News from April 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss the benefits of the outdoor recreation industry and explore how it is driving economic growth, creating millions of jobs, and generating investment opportunities in communities across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Salem, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking nominations for five open positions on the Northwest Oregon Resource Advisory Council. As published in a notice in the Federal Register on April 10, 2017, the BLM will consider nominations for 45 days.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: APR 27 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Dwight Jarvis, 28, of Monroe, Connecticut waived his right to be indicted and pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of distribution of cocaine (“crack").
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A suspended physician was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala on charges of federal health care fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Today, Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-N.J.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inspector General, requesting an investigation into Administrator Scott Pruitt's decision to reject a petition banning the toxic pesticide chlorpyrifos, reversing a previous EPA proposal to terminate use of this chemical and ignoring the EPA's scientific record on the risks from this neurotoxin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Saturday is the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 13th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Defendant will be Subject to Deportation Proceedings after a 24-Month Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - U.S. Attorney Bruce D. Brandler of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania wants to encourage the public to participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 29, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A Dallas, Texas, woman, Melissa Trevino, 23, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 210 months in federal prison for her involvement in an attempted kidnapping, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and 12 Energy Subcommittee Democrats sent a letter to Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today to request a second hearing on making improvements in hydropower operations, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: DETROIT, Mich. - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners are...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - A University of Maryland research reactor will continue operating as a result of a collaboration with EM's Idaho Site.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM’s Idaho Site is preparing to retrieve and transfer radioactive waste as part of a larger project needed to meet a milestone in a legal agreement with the state.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Justin Pennington (30, St. Johns County) guilty of one count of conspiracy and nine counts of wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count and mandatory restitution of approximately $5 million. His sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr., announced today that a Jefferson County, Kentucky, resident pled guilty in United States District Court this week, before Senior Judge Thomas B. Russell, to attempted online enticement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida and our partners continue to take significant steps to reduce recidivism and help formerly incarcerated individuals successfully contribute to their communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard Petix, 32, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to making material false statements and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - The Department of Justice designated the week of April 24-28, 2017 as National Reentry Week. National Reentry Week, which was first observed in April 2016, is a week designed to highlight the efforts to assist formerly incarcerated individuals as they successfully return to and contribute to...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today held a hearing to discuss the benefits of the outdoor recreation industry and explore how it is driving economic growth, creating millions of jobs, and generating investment opportunities in communities across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Justin Pennington (30, St. Johns County) guilty of one count of conspiracy and nine counts of wire fraud. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count and mandatory restitution of approximately $5 million. His sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 2, 2017.
