News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: A U.S Postal Service mail carrier was indicted for allegedly stealing the contents 74 letters addressed to homes in Twinsburg, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Cedarcreek, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill and George...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Latest Operation "Home of the Brave" Sentences Total 849 Months And $481,000.00.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is announcing the “Ranger-led" Summer Program Schedule starting Saturday, June 3, 2017 and running through Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Programs will be offered each day of the week. See descriptions and listings below.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy announced today that Mark Gonzalez, 22, and Michael Perez, 21, both of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Six people from Greater Cleveland were indicted in federal court for firearms crimes, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that it will conduct a referendum on a proposal from the California Walnut Board to amend the federal marketing order for walnuts grown in California. The proposal would provide the board with authority to borrow from a commercial lending institution.
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced today it has designated June 12-18, 2017, as “Safe + Sound Week," a new nationwide effort that calls on organizations of all sizes in a wide range of industries to raise awareness of the value and importance of workplace safety and health programs.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
Release: “Today the President announced that the United States will no longer be bound by an agreement unilaterally entered into by the Obama Administration. This was neither submitted to nor ratified by the U.S. Senate, and is not in the best long term economic interest of the United States. President Trump’s decision will prove to be the right course of action and one I fully support.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), today announced a hearing for Thursday, June 8, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: Improving Consumer’s Financial Options With FinTech."
By DOL Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Dear Secretary Acosta: I write to express my deep concern regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) rescission of guidance that clarified workers’ right to authorize a representative of their choosing, including a third-party from outside the workplace, to accompany and aid...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces the return of an indictment charging Oniel Christopher Russell, a/k/a OG Russell (39), a Jamaica national, with being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm and felony assault on a federal officer. If convicted on all counts, he faces a maximum penalty of 18 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with Pierce County Transportation Benefit Area Corporation of Pierce County, Washington. The settlement resolves allegations that Pierce Transit violated the employment rights of Washington Army National Guard Member...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today urging him to schedule a series of hearings with federal agency officials under the Committee’s jurisdiction to discuss President Trump’s proposed Fiscal Year 2018 budget. Historically, agency officials are invited to provide testimony and input following the release of a President’s proposed budget.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 1, 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), released the following statement on the administration's decision for the United States to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ethan Guillen, 18, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance today in federal court on a criminal complaint charging him with possessing a destructive device not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record (NFRTR). Guillen remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and detention hearing, both of which are scheduled for tomorrow.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Following the Trump administration’s announcement that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement - making it one of only three nations on Earth, alongside Syria and Nicaragua, not to honor the groundbreaking deal - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) said the Trump administration and its allies have put countless human lives at risk to please a small circle of climate deniers with no credibility and little public support.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), announced a hearing for Thursday, June 8, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the Role of the Department of Health and Human Services in Health Care Cybersecurity."
