News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Industrial wastewater treatment at the Fernald Preserve in Ohio has been ongoing since a uranium metals refinery was constructed at the site in 1951, at the beginning of the Cold War. Later, when cleanup of the site was progressing in the 1990s, wastewater treatment efforts were exponentially increased...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Today’s young adults look different from prior generations in almost every regard: how much education they have, their work experiences, when they start a family and even who they live with while growing up. A new U.S. Census Bureau report, The Changing Economics and Demographics of Young Adulthood:...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: During the week of March 5 through 9, staff from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) gathered in Phoenix, Arizona, to participate in the 43rd Annual Waste Management Conference, the premier international conference for providing education and information exchange on global radioactive waste management.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges today sentenced Todd Shepard (49, Missouri) to 15 years in federal prison for the forcible assault of a federal officer, inflicting bodily injury, and using a deadly weapon. This new penalty term must be served in addition to his other currently active sentences. Shepard pleaded guilty on Jan. 27, 2017.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, HHS announced today the first round of grants to help states and territories combat the opioid epidemic. The $485 million in grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and be used toward the prevention of opioid abuse and treatment to those affected.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Louis Tobin, 30, formerly of Rutland and Bennington, Vermont, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford on Tobin’s previously entered guilty plea to conspiring to distribute heroin to 48 months imprisonment...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Defendant Convicted in First Trial Involving D.C. Law Prohibiting Unlawful Disclosure of Naked Photos.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A step outside is a step in the right direction. On Park Rx Day, April 23, National Park Service sites will offer free admission and host special events to highlight the important role of greenspace in physical and psychological wellness. Park Rx Day is part of the National Park Week celebration taking place from April 15 through 23.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: A Daytona Beach resident pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr in Fort Pierce, Florida to committing four bank robberies.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. wrote to Chairman Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in advance of the vote tomorrow, urging the FCC not to restore a loophole that would further concentrate television station ownership and raise cable costs for consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - William Laurence Stanley, 53, a self-proclaimed black hat search engine optimizer and reputation manager, was found guilty yesterday following a five-day trial before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater for retaliating against a victim for providing truthful information to law enforcement about Stanley’s prior commission of a federal offense, that being extortion, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) today to request a review of federal safety standards in evaluating dams during the hydroelectric re-licensing process conducted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The letter comes on...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Today, U.S. District Court Judge Gordon J. Quist sentenced defendant Quintin Howell, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, to 15 years in prison. The sentencing concluded a multi-defendant joint investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Kalamazoo Valley Enforcement (KVET), Michigan...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. wrote to Chairman Ajit Pai of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in advance of the vote tomorrow, urging the FCC not to restore a loophole that would further concentrate television station ownership and raise cable costs for consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man who held a jewelry store owner at gunpoint was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Emily Oberst, 24, of Syracuse, New York pled guilty today in federal court to one count of conspiracy to sexually exploit children and 11 counts of child exploitation, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and FBI Special Agent in Charge Vadim Thomas of the FBI Albany...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Las Cruces, N.M. - Starting on Friday, April 21, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District will begin repairing the access road to Picacho Peak Recreation Area, northwest of Las Cruces. It will take BLM three weeks to repair the access road damaged from last year’s monsoon rains. While the work is completed, the Picacho Peak trailhead and picnic areas will remain open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 19, 2017
News Release: Prosecution Brought under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
