News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wellington woman was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of collecting more than $92,000 in Social Security disability benefits while she was working, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. In addition, she was charged with misusing a credit card belonging to her church to obtain cash and buy merchandise for herself.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Justice Department announced today that a former supervisory deputy jailer at the Kentucky River Regional Jail (KRRJ), Perry County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison related to his role in an unprovoked violent assault of a detainee.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Following remarks on the start of health care open enrollment, Assistant Democratic Leader Patty Murray (D-WA) denounced President Trump and Republican leaders for their continued push to ram through extreme, conservative judges for lifetime court appointments.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that a federal jury has found Diosme Fernandez Hano (43) and Reinaldo Arrastia-Cardoso, a/k/a “Reinaldo Arrastia" (47), both from Hialeah, guilty of armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. The sentencing hearings are scheduled for Jan. 29, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BOBBY JOSEPH HAMMOND, age 38, of Metairie, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information for destruction of government property.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Kids of all ages are invited to celebrate and play in the outdoors at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Saturday, November 4, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The program will include building forts, hiking in Miller...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Tracey Moses, 48, of Sicklerville, New Jersey entered guilty pleas today to all counts of a ten-count indictment charging her with wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. At the guilty plea hearing, before the Honorable C. Darnell Jones II, defendant Moses admitted that from...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H.R. 2936, the “Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017." Introduced by Rep. Westerman (R-AR), the bipartisan bill reduces the risk of catastrophic wildfire and dramatically improves the health and resiliency of federal forests and grasslands.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
Release: RICHMOND, Va. - To ensure the security of airline passengers and the nation’s airports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun to implement new, stronger screening procedures for carry-on items at airports across the country with the procedures now starting to be phased at Richmond...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT- Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2018 Artist-in-Residence Program at Glacier National Park.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in partnership with Israel’s Ministry of Energy (MOE) and the Israel Innovation Authority announced $4.8 million for five newly selected energy projects as part of the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Six people were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to ship at a ton of marijuana to Ohio from Hawaii, California and Oregon, and then launder the drug profits, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Tracey Moses, 48, of Sicklerville, New Jersey entered guilty pleas today to all counts of a ten-count indictment charging her with wire fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. At the guilty plea hearing, before the Honorable C. Darnell Jones II, defendant Moses admitted that from...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 28-year-old man from Houston has entered a guilty plea to all counts as charged - distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - To commemorate Veterans Day the National Park Service will waive entrance fees for the entire holiday weekend. Savannah’s national park - Fort Pulaski National Monument - will be free to visit Saturday and Sunday, November 11th and 12th.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Justice Department announced today that a former supervisory deputy jailer at the Kentucky River Regional Jail (KRRJ), Perry County, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 126 months in federal prison related to his role in an unprovoked violent assault of a detainee.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Charge Arises Out of DEA Seizure of More Than Six Pounds of Methamphetamine at Greyhound Bus Station in Albuquerque.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ian Nigel Page, 44, of Crownsville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 51 months incarceration for making an unlawful firearm, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 1, 2017
News Release: Saltwater recreational fishing remains one of America’s favorite pastimes and a key contributor to the national economy-with 9.6 million anglers making nearly 63 million trips in 2016, catching more than 371 million fish (61 percent of which are released alive), and in 2015, contributing $36 billion...
