News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raymond Crum, 63, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty to possession and receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Jasmuel Ray Robertson and Blaine County Deputy Sheriff Monty Goodwin acted in self-defense when shooting Jonathan Richard Daukei, age 38, on July 19, 2017, in Blaine County, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Sept. 2, and on Sunday, Sept. 3, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a living history encampment with the 16th Alabama at Point Park on Lookout Mountain. Programs, which last approximately 30 minutes, are scheduled at 10:30 am, 11:30...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - In Aug. 2016, a multi-agency investigation led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concluded with the filing of 59 federal indictments and a federal criminal complaint charging 104 Bernalillo County residents with federal firearms and narcotics trafficking offenses. To date, 71 of the 104 defendants charged as the result of this investigation have entered guilty pleas and 34 of them have been sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - Two Chicago men today became the fifth and sixth members of the violent “Hobos" street gang to be sentenced to life in prison on federal racketeering charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: Federal prosecution resulted following the use of a firearm during a road rage incident on I-265 in Louisville.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Workers at DOE’s Idaho Site have safely increased waste repackaging production thanks to the use of a soft-sided building originally constructed for maintenance of the spent nuclear fuel storage basin water filtration system.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Two illegal aliens who resided in Texas have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Mexican national Johnathan Ricardo Alvarez, 24, and El Salvadorian national Melvin Noel Vasquez, 33, who resided in Mission and Houston, respectively, pleaded guilty May 31, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: Defendant Fled to Florida, Was Later Arrested by U.S. Marshals.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Individual workers tackling legacy cleanup work are the focus of a series of videos produced at EM sites available on YouTube.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former banking executive pleaded guilty today to a fraud and identity theft scheme that caused over $3 million in losses.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke has been briefed on the situation in Barcelona, Spain and is being kept apprised of developments. DHS has reached out to Spanish authorities, and the Department is standing by to support our allies as they respond to and recover from this horrendous attack. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and those affected.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 17, 2017) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and the U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer today announced an agreement reached with the government of Colombia to allow for expanded market access for U.S. exports of paddy rice.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 17, 2017) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the government of South Korea has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs. Korea had imposed the ban in response to a recent detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) acknowledges the work done by the Department’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), as described in its report released today, entitled “Audit of the Department of Justice’s Administration of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.” Today’s VCF ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: Pharmaceutical companies Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. have agreed to pay $465 million to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly misclassifying EpiPen as a generic drug to avoid paying rebates owed primarily to Medicaid, the Justice Department announced today. Mylan Inc. and Mylan Specialty L.P. are both wholly owned subsidiaries of Mylan N.V., which is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department today announced recent developments under the Task Force on Crime Reduction and Public Safety to strengthen law enforcement and public safety in Indian country, including the continued expansion of a program that gives tribes access to federal crime data, addressing the opioid crisis, serving victims of sex trafficking, and strengthening investigations into crimes against children.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 17, 2017
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Heartland Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated Aug. 15, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By State News Post | Aug 17, 2017
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 17, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
