News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, man convicted of Receipt of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on December 8, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a letter from 59 female Members of Congress asking the Committee to investigate numerous sexual harassment allegations against President Donald Trump...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: John H, Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Scott Pierce, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, announced that MARCEL VAN WOLVELAERD, 62, of Guilford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to submitting false documents to the U.S. Postal Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal judge has found a 43-year-old legal permanent resident who lived in Sugar Land guilty of receipt, access with intent to view and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - An independent panel of experts recommended DOE stabilize a second waste storage tunnel on the Hanford Site using engineered grout.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: SOUTH BEND - The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Thomas L. Kirsch II, announced that Edward Bishop, age 26, of Lafayette, Indiana was convicted of using and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, after a two-day jury trial before District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Georgina Fisher, a/k/a Georgina Baratta, 47, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to attempting to cause a financial institution to fail to file a transaction report before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the draft environmental assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the City of Tracy Central Valley Project interim renewal contract.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Washington state honored EM Richland Operations Office contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) for its commitment to hiring veterans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - William Cashel was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for production and receipt of child pornography between Jan. 1, 2015 and Aug. 28, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: RAWLINS, Wyo. -Today, the BLM released a proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Assessment that identifies how visual resources should be managed on public lands in southcentral Wyoming. The proposed RMP Amendment and EA support the administration’s goal to manage public lands...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), and the Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), teamed up for a joint hearing on the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) standards set for motor vehicles and their impact on innovation, jobs, and consumer choices.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Darien Bordeaux, 33, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and cleanup contractor CH2M HILL BWXT West Valley (CHBWV) completed the first phase of demolition to the Vitrification Facility at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP).
By EPA Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -Today, President Trump signed two bills into law, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report and HR. 4374, legislation to address a provision within the NDAA.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: Defendant Attacked Victim After Illegally Entering Her Residence; DNA Linked Him to Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: Postal worker stole packages containing oxycodone and hydrocodone mailed from the VA and intended for veterans, then resold pills with codefendant.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed three Energy and Commerce Committee bills that further the committee’s efforts to advance energy infrastructure, promote clean and renewable hydropower, and improve the recycling and reuse of materials.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 12, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Wanblee, South Dakota, man convicted of three counts of Abusive Sexual Contact was sentenced on December 4, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
