News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Aaron Johnson, age 29, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on Oct. 16, 2019, by a federal grand jury on four counts of armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Jamie Gillette, 53, of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and making and subscribing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. Pursuant to a written plea agreement filed with the Court, Gillette waived indictment and pleaded guilty to a two-count criminal information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today wrote to the University of Virginia (UVA) Health System regarding a recent news report in Kaiser Health News outlining its potential failure to live up to its legal obligations as a tax-exempt organization.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement on the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against Dallas Fonseca, 43, of Visalia, charging him with felony theft in Kings Canyon National Park, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a North Carolina man late yesterday on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud for his role in orchestrating a scheme that caused over $1.4 million in losses to multiple victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 33-year-old Brenham resident and ex-employee of Wells Fargo bank has admitted to embezzlement, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By State Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about bipartisan legislation he introduced with Sen. Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in response to Turkey’s military incursion into northern Syria and attack on America’s partners in northeast Syria, including the Kurds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Phoenix Division and the Arizona Attorney General's Office announced the indictment of Rufina Lopez Covarruvia by a State Grand Jury for allegedly using her 13-year-old daughter to try and hide cocaine from officers during a traffic stop. Covarruvia is charged with multiple felony charges including one count of Involving or Using a Minor in a Drug Offense, a Dangerous Crime Against Children.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Rahmel Smith, a leader of the Eight Trey Cowboy Crips gang that operates in Flatbush, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base, heroin and marijuana, and use of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime. When sentenced, he faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years’ imprisonment and a maximum of life imprisonment. The guilty plea was entered before United States District Judge Allyne R. Ross.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the remaining profiles and tables for the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates. Data products for this release include Selected Population Profiles and Subject Tables. These profiles and tables can be found via the Census Bureau's new data dissemination platform at data.census.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Imad Dawara, 39, of Swathmore, PA and Bahaa Dawara, 31, of Woodlyn, PA, who are brothers originally from Syria but now American citizens, were arrested and charged by Indictment on Oct. 16, 2019. During a news conference held...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine the status of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) and its continued importance to our nation’s energy security.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC WILLIAMS, 38, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to two years of probation for smuggling phones into the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury (FCI Danbury) where he was employed. Judge Bolden ordered Williams to perform 100 hours of community service while on probation.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: HOUGHTON, MI - On Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019, from 4 - 6 pm, drop in to the Houghton Visitor Center at the Ranger III dock for the second annual Halloween themed Ranger III Big Boat Boo.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a federal grand jury, sitting in Madison, returned an indictment yesterday charging Martin W. Curlee, Jr., 38, La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a gun crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Josevan Arias, 25, of Posen, Illinois, and Elmer Rodriguez-Colio, 30, of Sacramento, charging both with conspiracy to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, and charging Arias separately with dealing firearms without a license, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: Today, Committee Democrats convened a markup of H.R. 3, a radical drug pricing scheme that eliminates choice and competition, and jeopardizes innovation, investment, and access to future cures.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: First responders face increasingly dangerous conditions on our roadways. With quieter vehicle cabins and more driver distractions than ever, sirens and flashing lights are often ineffective in grabbing the attention of drivers. Statistics from the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2019
News Release: HUNTSVILLE - Federal agents yesterday arrested a former Madison County man on various charges of child exploitation involving multiple victims, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.
