News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: A man who was shot by store employees while robbing a Tulsa liquor store was sentenced Friday to 22 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - Two former verification pharmacists at New England Compounding Center (NECC) were convicted yesterday of violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). The convictions mark the fourth and final trial resulting from the 2014 indictment of NECC owners, employees, and executives in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Jose Alvarez, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Steven Snipe, 27, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 15 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of sex trafficking a minor and one count of producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: San Antonio, TX - Michael Johnson, an alleged robbery suspect, was arrested today by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) and the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) SWAT Team.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Jose Garcia Faustino, 21, of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola to “time served" or 95 days in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for unlawful reentry by an alien after deportation or removal, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Jere T.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that MICHAEL RIVERA, 25, of New Britain, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By Commerce Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - As House Democrats today approved H.R. 9, the Climate Action Now Act, Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) highlighted climate impact stories that Americans across the country have sent the House Natural Resources Committee. Grijalva said the passage of H.R. 9 was a good step for climate action and that he looks forward to continuing to produce strong climate policy both in the Committee and through the House Democratic Caucus.
By Homeland Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: On May 2, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the federal government to take critical steps to strengthen America’s cybersecurity workforce. Importantly, the Executive Order will enhance mobility of our country’s frontline cybersecurity practitioners, support the development of their ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Tesa Keith, 37, pleaded guilty yesterday to violating the civil rights of a resident at the San Angelo State Supported Living Center in San Angelo, Texas, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox, and Michael Schneider, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Dallas Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: A former U.S. Army civilian employee pleaded guilty today to conspiring to accept bribes and disclose sensitive U.S. Army procurement information while serving as a range operations manager at Hawaii’s Schofield Barracks. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: The Department of Justice today announced that payments totaling $2,966,000 were issued to over 2,100 individuals who experienced disability discrimination while traveling or attempting to travel on Greyhound. The payments were part of a broader settlement from 2016 resolving the Department’s complaint ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: A former senior correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Beaumont, Texas, was indicted yesterday on charges that he used unlawful force on an inmate and then submitted a false incident report, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of Justice’s Civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: An Atlanta precious metals broker was sentenced to 21 months in prison today following his Dec. 12, 2018, conviction by a federal jury on three counts of failing to file income tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. Hakim has been in custody since Apr. 12, 2019. He was arrested and jailed after he failed to appear for his original sentencing date.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Steven Snipe, 27, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to 15 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of sex trafficking a minor and one count of producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Department of ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: Two former executives were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in an insurance investment scheme that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in victim losses. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special ...
By Fed Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Order of Prohibition against Christopher O'Connell, former employee of Centennial Bank, Lubbock, Texas, for misappropriation of bank funds.
By Fed Newswire | May 2, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve System's Community Development Research Conference, "Renewing the Promise of the Middle Class," will be held May 9-10, 2019, in Washington, D.C. The conference will feature the latest research on challenges faced by low- and moderate-income families when moving into the middle class, as well as threats to the economic security of middle-class households.
By Commerce News Now | May 2, 2019
News Release: Thank you, Andrei, for that kind introduction. The country is truly fortunate that you are the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Thank you for your service to all inventors living here and everywhere in the world.
By Labor Gazette | May 2, 2019
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA – After investigations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD), the owners and operators of a family of 11 restaurants with common ownership in Louisiana have paid $230,877 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages to 141 employees for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage, overtime, and recordkeeping requirements.
