News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A federal jury found a Wichita-area pharmacist guilty today on charges of unlawfully dispensing opioid prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two men involved with a rip crew responsible for multiple home invasions and carjackings to steal narcotics in Hidalgo County have been ordered to prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft of Government Property, Misuse of Funds by Representative Payee, and False Statement was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: A local nonprofit owner has pleaded guilty to his role in a public corruption scandal, admitting he funneled bribes from real estate developer Ruel Hamilton to former Dallas City Council Member Carolyn Davis, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Pecos, NM: Join Carlos Herrera of Cochiti Pueblo on July 27th and 28th for a demonstration of how traditional Cochiti-style drums and baskets are made! Herrera will showcase his methods and materials, including basket weaving styles, at the Pecos National Historical Park visitor center between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on both days. For more information, contact Pecos NHP at (505) 757-7241.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Alton Jay Cowboy, 50, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Santa Fe, N.M., for his conviction for violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Cowboy was sentenced to six-days of time already...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Joshua Kaufman, 33, of Biddeford, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to eight years in prison and five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 23, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Following the announcement of a proposed rule this morning from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that would eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the Chairmen of the House Committees on Ways and Means, Education and Labor, and Agriculture issued statements on the potential of the rule to keep millions of Americans from the temporary food assistance they need.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Devierre Cheppell, 28, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to the unlawful distribution of cocaine base, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and Steven A. Sund, Chief of the United States Capitol Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Two residents of Philadelphia, Pa., were indicted on July 9, 2019, by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Committee is adopting a bold new target in its fight against climate change - achieving a 100 percent clean...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today introduced a chairman’s mark, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019, to lower the price of prescription drugs for Americans. The committee also announced a markup for the legislation will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 9:30 a.m. ET.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: COPPER CENTER, AK - Point protection operations on the Tenas Jack, Kuntson and Copper/Cheschina cabins and at Dadina Lake near the Chetaslina Fire (#606) are complete. Firefighters returned to the Valdez-Copper River Area Division of Forestry helibase after plumbing the structures, setting up the hose...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Steven L. Silverman, of Thurmont, Maryland, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for bank robbery, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding HHS provide the Committee with a legally required report on the agency’s plan to care for unaccompanied children in their custody including children forcibly separated from their families due to the Trump Administration’s so-called zero tolerance policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: MADISON, Wis. - United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Dustin Caya, 35, of Mount Hope, Wis., was sentenced on July 19 by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 78 months in federal prison for possessing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm as a felon. Caya was convicted of these charges after he entered a plea to them on July 19.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and Climate Change Chairman Paul Tonko (D-NY) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Committee is adopting a bold new target in its fight against climate change - achieving a 100 percent clean...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar demanding HHS provide the Committee with a legally required report on the agency’s plan to care for unaccompanied children in their custody including children forcibly separated from their families due to the Trump Administration’s so-called zero tolerance policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury has charged four Chinese nationals and a Chinese company with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), conspiracy to violate IEEPA and to defraud the United States; conspiracy to violate, evade and avoid restrictions of the Weapons of Mass...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 23, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 23-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of two counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
