MEDFORD, Oregon, Dec. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: A Josephine County, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for illegally manufacturing marijuana and filing false tax returns with the IRS. Steven Shirley, 52, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and five years' supervised release. He was also ordered to pay $290,291 in restitution to the IRS and $12,896 in restitution to the Bureau o  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a review of the accomplishments of the 2021-2024 Democratic majority Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes a compilation of the four years under Chair Durbin's leadership and during the Biden-Harris Administration. "Our country demands much of the Senate Judi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) and Representative Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01) released a letter urging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to take immediate actions to implement their bipartisan legislation providing critical tax relief for wildfire victims. President Biden recently signed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act into law.The Federal Disaster Tax   more