News from December 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Matthew Wesley Shaffer, 39, of Walton, Ky., was sentenced today, to 35 years in prison, by United States District Court Judge David Bunning. In August of 2017, Shaffer was convicted by a jury of two counts of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A San Bernardino County man faces federal sex trafficking charges after he allegedly posted an advertisement on Craigslist that offered “sexual tutoring" to females of any age and later agreed to provide “training" to a 12-year-old girl.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), praised the Senate's confirmation of David Ross to serve as the assistant administrator for the Office of Water at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); and Matthew Leopold to serve as assistant administrator for the Office of General Counsel at the EPA.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On January 6, 2018, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a special 2-hour driving and hiking tour (approximately ½ mile total walking distance) exploring the Chickamauga Battlefield. This caravan style tour begins inside the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 3-2 vote to repeal net neutrality consumer protections...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: LOGANVILLE, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited R.A.W. Construction LLC for exposing its employees to trench collapse hazards. The Tallahassee-based company faces proposed penalties of $148,845.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Antonio Carr, 24, of Niagara Falls, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Louisiana tax return preparer was sentenced to seven years in prison today for filing fraudulent returns, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: “Puntagon" Spending Package: Summary and Key Points. “The Republican majority continues to lurch from crisis to crisis of their own making. This partisan and irresponsible package fails to advance the safety and prosperity of American families and communities and leaves no path to accomplish urgent and...
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C.-Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced H.R. 4643, the Safe Air Transport of Hazardous Materials Act of 2017, legislation that provides the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with authority to regulate hazardous...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today following the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 3-2 vote to repeal net neutrality consumer protections...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A United States District Court jury convicted Deandre Forrest, 39, of Columbus, of seven counts related to the distribution of cocaine and crack and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Nathan Antonio Davis, age 38, of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, today to thirteen and a half years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved the Restoring Internet Freedom order.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Smoke may be visible in Mesa County now through March when crews from the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit burn slash piles generated from multiple Bureau of Land Management fuels reduction project.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JAVON MORSE, 22, of Norwich, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: NATHANIEL THOMAS PUGH, III, 35, of Savannah, Georgia, was convicted on Dec. 12, 2017 by a federal jury after a two-day trial before U.S. District Court Judge William T. Moore, Jr. Pugh was convicted of possessing a firearm as a felon, possession of ethylone, commonly referred to as "Molly," with the intent to distribute, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - The former Administrator for the Washington County Ambulance District, William Gum, a/k/a “Mal" and his wife, Charlena Gum, a/k/a “Charli", who also was an employee of district, were indicted on charges involving stealing from the District, an agency that receives Federal program benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park Announces Temporary Closures.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 14, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor was sentenced on June 2, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
