News from March 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, sent letters to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger requesting documents relating to reports of problems affecting the ability of people in Georgia to exercise their right to vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Joseph Kamosky, age 36, of Damascus, Pennsylvania, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession of illegal firearm silencers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Dany Perez-Brito, 44, of the Dominican Republic, pled guilty to Conspiracy to Possess a Controlled Substance on Board a Vessel Subject to the Jurisdiction of the United States in District Court before Judge Curtis Gomez, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Butler, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of wrongfully disclosing the health information of another individual, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - City of Atlanta contractor Lohrasb “Jeff" Jafari has been charged in a 51 count federal indictment with conspiratorial bribery, bribery, tampering with a witness, tax evasion, money laundering, and structuring.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Steburg had prior drug trafficking convictions and was caught selling a stolen handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 21-year-old McKinney, Texas man has pleaded guilty to child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Applications Accepted for 2019 National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps Program at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - The Israel - U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation is seeking proposals for collaborative projects to develop advanced technologies for the homeland security mission. The BIRD Homeland Security (HLS) program is a joint initiative funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the Israel Ministry of Public Security (MOPS).
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: U.S. wholesalers experienced a 5.9 percent increase in sales in 2017, according to estimates from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) released today from the U.S. Census Bureau. This is the first increase since 2014, from $7.2 trillion in 2016 to $7.6 trillion in 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK -Dwayne G. Perkins, age 38, of Albany, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, to be followed by 4 years of supervised release, for possessing and intending to distribute heroin, cocaine and more than 28 grams of crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: NEW BERN - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced KEVIN PAUL WOOD, 19, of Raleigh to 57 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The Justice Department today announced that California Auto Finance, a subprime auto lending company based in the City of Orange, has agreed to enter into a court-enforceable consent order to resolve allegations that it illegally repossessed two servicemembers’ cars without court orders while they were on active duty.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Black Rock Desert High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area (NCA), along with the Friends of Black Rock High Rock (FBRHR) announces the Call for Artists for the 2019 Artists in Residence Program. The deadline for applications is April 22, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: St. Croix, USVI -United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Neville Jeffrey, 70, Mohamed Hoseain, 66, Richard La Cruz, 51, and Mark Anthony Williams, 32, all of Guyana, were sentenced to 48 months, 36 months, 30 months and 27 months respectively for possession of cocaine on board...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A former Roslindale Post Office employee was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with embezzling mail.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) during today’s hearing titled: “U.S. Maritime and Shipbuilding Industries: Strategies to Improve Regulation, Economic Opportunities, and Competitiveness."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 36-year-old Houston woman has been ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution following her conviction of conspiring to commit $50 million health care fraud as well laundering money, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. A jury convicted Daniela Gozes-Wagner in September 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Bankrate Inc.’s Successor in Interest Agrees to Pay $28 Million to Resolve Securities and Accounting Fraud Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Bordentown, New Jersey, woman and a Philadelphia man today admitted their respective roles in a GoFundMe scam that gained nationwide attention, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
