DOJ Newswire Report News
Fallston Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. District Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher today sentenced Robert Jackson Wyatt, Jr., age 54, of Fallston, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography.
Kingsport Woman Sentenced To 21 Months For Lying On Atf Form To Purchase Firearms And Providing Firearms To A Felon
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
On May 1, 2023, Tonya Rae Saine, also known as Tonya Rae Bowles, 56, currently of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to 21 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville.
South Dakota Woman Sentenced to Ten Years for Possession of Drugs and Firearm
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Kylah Whiting, 21, of Winner, South Dakota, was sentenced on April 28, 2023, by Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard to a total term of 10 years’ imprisonment following her conviction for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime.
Baltimore Felon Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for a Conspiracy to Distribute Large Amounts of Fentanyl
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Defendant Also Violated His Supervised Release From A Previous Federal Drug Conviction
Camden County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Camden County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Distributing Child Pornography
Roswell escrow manager pleads guilty to wire fraud
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Christopher Adam Jensen-Tanner pleaded guilty to wire fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity.
Durbin Meets with the Keep Kids Safe Coalition to Discuss Efforts to Protect Children from Exploitation
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today met with the Keep Kids Safe Coalition to discuss efforts to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Durbin, Ossoff, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Overhaul Federal Prison Oversight
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Bipartisan bill requires DOJ Inspector General to conduct vigorous oversight & creates a new independent Ombudsman to investigate health & safety of staff & incarcerated people in federal prisons
Durbin Questions Witnesses During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the devastating fallout since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today delivered an opening statement during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing to examine the devastating fallout since the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Durbin Statement on Chief Justice Roberts Declining to Testify Before the Judiciary Committee Regarding Supreme Court Ethics
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Supreme Court ethics to be held on May 2 at 10:00 a.m. in room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas GARM and WFA for Documents and Communications
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed top officials from the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) and the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) for documents and communications related to their coordinated efforts to demonetize and censor disfavored speech online.
Chairmen Jordan, Green, and McCaul Statement on H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement after the introduction of H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023:
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas CDC, CISA, and GEC for Documents and Communications Related to Censorship Investigation
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
On April 28, Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) subpoenaed officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) for documents and communications related to the Committee's investigation into how the federal government coerced and colluded with private companies and other third-party groups to censor speech.
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas FBI Official Jennifer Leigh Moore
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Chairman Jordan Subpoenas FBI Official Jennifer Leigh Moore
New Testimony Reveals Secretary Blinken and Biden Campaign Behind the Infamous Public Statement on the Hunter Biden Laptop
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Chairmen Jordan and Turner Demand Documents and Communications from Blinken
Durbin Leads Letter to President Biden Urging the Administration to Create a Parole Program to Allow Noncitizens Work Authorization, Address Workforce Shortages
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 11 Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to create a parole program allowing state governments to sponsor noncitizens for parole and work authorization to meet critical workforce needs.
Graham: There Is A Concentrated Effort by the Left to Delegitimize The Supreme Court
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today discussed efforts by Democrats to try and undermine the legitimacy of the United States Supreme Court.
Senate Republicans Urge Biden To Reverse Course And Keep Title 42 In Place
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
Eleven Republican members of the United States Senate today sent a letter to President Biden urging him to reverse course and keep the Title 42 removal authority in place.
Durbin Leads Letter to President Biden Urging the Administration to Create a Parole Program to Allow Noncitizens Work Authorization, Address Workforce Shortages
By DOJ Newswire Report | May 7, 2023
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, led 11 Senate colleagues in a letter to President Biden urging his Administration to create a parole program allowing state governments to sponsor noncitizens for parole and work authorization to meet critical workforce needs.