News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


Murkowski Welcomes FERC Approval of Alaskan Marine Renewable Energy Project

News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today announced the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the final installation and operation of a river marine renewable energy (MRE) project in Igiugig, Alaska, under a pilot permit.


News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with City of Eastpointe, Michigan, Under the Voting Rights Act.


Former Supervisor at Louisiana Correctional Facility Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights of Inmates

News Release: Former Supervisor at Louisiana Correctional Facility Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy to Violate Civil Rights of Inmates.


Chairwoman Lowey Statement at Subcommittee Markup of FY 2020 Homeland Security Funding Bill

Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2020 bill.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - David Allen Boileau (58, Holiday) has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with criminal interference with a right to fair housing and obstruction of justice though witness tampering. If convicted, Boileau faces a maximum penalty of 1 year in prison for the criminal civil rights violation and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for witness tampering.


News Release: MCALLEN, Texas - A South Texas federal grand jury on Wednesday returned an indictment against a Honduran man for human smuggling and making a false family claim.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dustin L. White, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury today for a drugs and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo for members of the media to view the 2018 population estimates for the nation, states and counties by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, and for the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and municipios by age and sex.


Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Transporting Images of Child Rape and Abuse

News Release: Defendant used False Identity Information to continue to work with Children even after First Conviction and Sex Offender Registration.


Former CEO Of Municipal Credit Union Sentenced To 5½ Years In Prison For Multimillion-Dollar Fraud And Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that KAM WONG, the former chief executive officer (“CEO") of Municipal Credit Union (“MCU"), a non-profit financial institution, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 66 months in prison for...


News Release: BOSTON - A retired Massachusetts State Police (MSP) Lieutenant and a suspended MSP Trooper were sentenced today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the state agency.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Pat Toomey (R-Penn.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), have introduced legislation recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in China, and condemning increasing repression and human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party, as well as the use of surveillance by Chinese authorities.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Kwame E. McCauley, 37, of Galena, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 60 months in prison for his role in stealing identities to obtain and use new and existing in-store lines of credit at well-known retailers.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A South Carolina school teacher pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiring to distribute child pornography.


News Release: A Pennsylvania anesthesiologist pleaded guilty today to filing a false income tax return, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: A Honduran national pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to sell identity documents belonging to Puerto Rican U.S. citizens to individuals illegally residing in the United States. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Rosa ...


News Release: A federal jury in Michigan found a Houston, Texas, woman guilty of a nine-count indictment for her role as the leader of several robbery crews that traveled all over the United States in order to conduct home invasions of families of Indian and Asian descent. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Special Agent in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI’s Detroit Field Office made the announcement.


News Release: Peyman Amiri Larijani, 33, a citizen of Iran and former resident of Istanbul, Turkey, was charged in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia in two separate indictments. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District of Columbia and Assistant Secretary Nazak Nikakhtar of the U.S. Department of Commerce.


News Release: Executive Summary The assured supply of critical minerals[1] and the resiliency of their supply chains are essential to the economic prosperity and national defense of the United States. The United States is heavily dependent on foreign sources of critical minerals and on foreign supply chains resulting ...


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