News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - Krystle Sheals, 32, of Marion, Arkansas, has been indicted on federal charges of devising a scheme to defraud and obtain money and funds through false pretenses and the impersonation of a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictment today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Acting U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Sean Michael Fitzgerald, 36, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Robert J. Jonker for operating a common carrier under the influence of alcohol. Fitzgerald will serve 12 months and 1 day confinement...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders sent a letter to Acting Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Eric Hargan today requesting the analysis and justification used to justify the Trump Administration’s decision to abruptly expand the exemption allowing certain organizations to exempt themselves from the contraceptive coverage requirements guaranteed by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Hedgesville, West Virginia woman has admitted to her role in a heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney William J. Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after his White House meeting on taxes...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an indictment charging OSCAR YOVANI SEVILLA SANTOS-CRUZ, age 42, of Honduras, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - Two men have been indicted in a wire fraud conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) formally announced a hearing for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Federal Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis: A Status Update on CARA and Other Initiatives."
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement to mark the 45th anniversary of the Clean Water Act.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 18, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, introduced St. Louis native Emily Murphy at her Committee nomination hearing today to lead the General Services Administration (GSA). The agency is responsible for the federal government’s purchases, real estate management, and IT systems, and it plays an essential role in eliminating wasteful spending on government contracts.
By State Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary:. We are deeply concerned by recent events in Guatemala which demonstrate a setback for the country in its efforts to combat corruption and impunity. We write today to urge you to use your authority under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (P.L. 114-328, title XII,...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Ebensburg, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of misapplication of funds by a bank employee, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - A certified public accountant who worked at a tax preparation firm in Irvine has pleaded guilty to federal charges resulting from her obstruction of a federal investigation into millions of dollars in tax refunds claimed in tax returns that were prepared by her firm.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Eight men are in federal custody on sex trafficking of children charges outlined in a federal criminal complaint filed last week, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: Curtis Lee Wyatt Indicted for Offenses Related to the Escape of Fugitive Eric C. Conn.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Marcurio Carlisle Tsosie, 34, of Chinle, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to 18.5 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by lifetime supervised release with sex offender conditions. Tsosie had previously pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact of a child.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - EM’s Idaho Site is considering the use of a new robotic arm to help transfer more than 220 cubic meters of radioactive calcined waste to newer bins, ultimately closing the location where the material has been stored for more than 50 years.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: MOAB, Utah-On Oct. 3, Maggie Wyatt of the Public Lands Foundation presented the 2017 Landscape Stewardship Award to long-time volunteers, Geoff and Sandy Freethey. The BLM nominated the Freetheys for their dedicated service helping BLM develop a world-renowned non-motorized trail system, promote responsible...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) launched the Hidden Signals Challenge , a $300,000 prize competition that seeks concepts for novel uses of existing data ...
