News from January 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- On Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017 the National Park Service will begin accepting applications for noncommercial river trip permits to raft the Colorado River through Grand Canyon National Park. The permits are for specific launch dates within calendar year 2018. A total of 463 permits...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Darrin Craig Dahl, 43, of St. Maries, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Dahl was indicted by a federal grand Jury in Coeur d'Alene on Aug. 16, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Timothy Carl Johnson, age 52, of Fort Washington, Maryland, pleaded guilty on Jan. 30, 2017, to theft of government property. Johnson, the former automotive fleet program coordinator for FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C., admitted he falsely reported the cost of automotive and/or towing services, charging the inflated or fictional costs to his government purchase card, and accepted cash payments from vendors to perform work on FBI vehicles.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: The BLM and the University of Wyoming are beginning a study to learn more about wild horse seasonal use and movements in the Adobe Town Herd Management Area. The study will begin with a bait trap gather and collaring of up to 30 wild mares in February. No wild horses will be removed during this non-helicopter gather.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Miami Field Office, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office...
By DOL Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to discuss the need to rescue Americans from the failed health care law, as well as the opportunities created by providing families with more education options. Both hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, announced the Committee’s new Democratic members and subcommittee Ranking Members for the 115th Congress. Ranking Member Thompson also announced the appointment of Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) to be Vice Ranking Member of the full Committee. The full list of Committee membership can be seen here.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Kansas man was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for his role in a scheme involving the illegal export of firearms from the United States using a hidden online marketplace, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Tom Beall of the District of Kansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - Fifteen alleged members of a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing cocaine and marijuana throughout West Tennessee have been indicted on federal charges. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Michael T. Gavin, Special Agent in Charge...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Today, the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative announced up to $30 million in new projects to support the integration of solar energy into the nation’s electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricity sources and improving the reliability and security...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today held its organizational meeting for the 115th Congress, approved the Committee rules and the Committee authorization and oversight plan, and confirmed subcommittee rosters.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: On March 6, 2017 President Trump issued a new Executive Order on Executive Order Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States that rescinded the Executive Order that was issued on Jan. 27, 2017. Click here for more information.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, Feb. 1, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) John Kelly will visit DHS employees performing our nation’s border security mission in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, region. While in ...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2017 — As excitement for this year's Super Bowl grows, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages consumers to use safe food handling practices at a championship level and avoid becoming one of the estimated 48 million Americans who gets sick from foodborne illnesses each year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice has reached an agreement with the St. James Parish School District in Louisiana that upon completion will end court supervision of the district’s schools. The consent order, approved yesterday by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, addresses all remaining ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Former Chief Administrative Deputy and Sheriff’s Uncle Also Plead Guilty A former Rutherford County Sheriff, his former Chief Administrative Deputy, and his uncle have pleaded guilty for operating a private electronic cigarette company in the county jail for personal gain and the concealment and misrepresentation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: A Los Angeles, California man pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally engaging in the business of importing tobacco products, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker for the Central District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: An Atlanta, Georgia based tax return preparer was sentenced to 150 months in prison today for filing tax returns fraudulently claiming more than $20 million in refunds, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney John A. Horn for the Northern District of Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: The Justice Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced today that three individuals have been arrested on charges related to their involvement in a scheme to defraud consumers with regard to a medical device that they marketed as a treatment for over 200 different diseases and disorders, and for violating a judicial order that was previously imposed after this scheme was originally uncovered.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 31, 2017
News Release: Harlem Suarez, a/k/a “Almlak Benitez,” 23, of Monroe County, Florida was convicted by a federal jury of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction, specifically, an explosive device, and providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
