News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -On May 16, 2017, Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent in (ASAC) of the Kansas City District Office, announced that a Nevada, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to exchange “food stamps" for methamphetamine or cash.
By Commerce Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy, M.D. (R-PA), announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “U.S. Public Health Response to the Zika Virus: Continuing Challenges."
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -On May 16, 2017, Assistant Special Agent in (ASAC) Troy Derby of the Kansas City District Office announced that two Kansas City, Mo., men pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a $1.2 million conspiracy to distribute oxycodone that was obtained by using forged and fraudulent prescriptions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: UPDATE -- Vernon C. Farthing, III, was acquitted of the charges alleged in the indictment described in the press release below.
By DOE Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), former Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced...
By Commerce Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), former Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), today issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump announced...
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday today sentenced Jamal Smith (31, St. Petersburg) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit a firearm traceable to the offense. Smith pleaded guilty on Feb. 27, 2017.
By Homeland Newswire | May 16, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration is preparing for the start of the summer travel period, typically marked by the Memorial Day holiday weekend and continuing through Labor Day. Record numbers of passengers are expected at airports this summer, with peak travel periods occurring in June and July, including the July 4th weekend. During the busiest days of the summer, TSA will screen more than 2.5 million passengers per day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that a civilian employee of Fort Polk pleaded guilty to demanding and receiving thousands of dollars from a contracting company performing work on Fort Polk Army installation.
By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2017
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - Recreational trails at the Headwaters Forest Reserve are now open and conditions are ideal for hiking.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: On the morning of May 14th, a wildland fire was spotted in the Juniper Canyon area of Big Bend National Park. Lightning from the previous evening is the presumed cause of ignition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: CONCORD - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Dennis Higgins (23), formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: MISSOULA - Roam Savage Chandler, 22, of Missoula, Montana, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, 10 years supervised release, and a $200 special assessment by United States District Court Judge Donald W. Molloy on Friday, May 12, 2017 for sex trafficking of a minor and using an interstate facility to...
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 15, 2017) - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue reminds farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses that were affected by the recent severe storms and flooding that USDA has several programs that provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas are ready to help.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: Joshua Brandon Vallum, 29, of Lucedale, Mississippi, was sentenced today in the Southern District of Mississippi to 49 years in prison for assaulting and murdering Mercedes Williamson because she was a transgender woman, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting Assistant Attorney General Tom ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2017
News Release: The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced today that it is conducting an investigation into the possible acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times by tronc, Inc., the owner of the Chicago Tribune. The owner of the Chicago Sun-Times, Wrapports LLC, disclosed today that (i) the Chicago Sun-Times ...
By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2017
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
