News from October 2017
By DOL Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON, TX - The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) have partnered to organize and distribute protective equipment and other resources to those affected by Hurricane Harvey. OSHA offices in Houston and Corpus Christi will work...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: A Toledo felon was indicted for using a firearm during the robbery of a Jimmy John’s sandwich shop last month, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, Toledo Police Chief George Kral and Trevor Velinor, Special Agent in Charge of the ATF Columbus Field Division.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: Oct. 12, 2017 - Today at 10 a.m. EDT, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will testify before the Full House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about the 2020 Census. The purpose of the hearing is to evaluate the U.S. Census Bureau’s efforts to redesign and modernize data collection for the 2020 Census, and to review the initial phases of the 2018 End-to-End Census Test.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 52-year-old resident of The Woodlands has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 25-year-old Nigerian man who resided in Houston has been ordered to federal prison for perpetuating a wire fraud scheme involving various Internet scams, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Wiseman Oputa pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud April 20, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Poplar Grove resident was sentenced today in federal court by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for distributing 448 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 44-year-old Porter man has entered guilty pleas to distribution, receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Eric Furzland is a sex offender who has been required to register since his conviction for indecency with a child in 1997 in Harris County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A Salem, West Virginia man has admitted to an unlawful possession of a firearm charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: FBI is Seeking Assistance for Bank Robbery in Miami Lakes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: Defendant threatened to kill members of law enforcement and burn a mosque.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: Arizona Man Arrested and Charged with San Marcos Bank Robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY-Starting Monday, Oct. 16, a temporary closure will be in effect for several trails and walkways within the Jenny Lake area of Grand Teton National Park. The temporary public closure is necessary to ensure public safety during helicopter transport of heavy material to the Hidden Falls and...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - A federal grand jury in Wilmington has charged a former Chemours employee with conspiring to steal trade secrets and attempting to monetize them with Chinese investors, announced Acting U.S. Attorney David Weiss and Gordon B. Johnson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Baltimore Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced the second-in-command of the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips street gang today admitted...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK CITY, NY - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that LAQUAN PARRISH, aka “MadDog," aka “Quanzaa," a leader of a violent street gang in the Bronx called the “2Fly YGz" (“2Fly"), was sentenced today to 195 months in prison on racketeering and firearms charges. Parrish was sentenced by United States District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: We write to request a legal opinion from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) violated statutory prohibitions on the use of appropriated funds for lobbying and publicity or propaganda purposes as well as the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lerenzo M. White, aka “Justice" and “Justin," 31, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 180 months in prison and release supervision for life for sex trafficking women through force, fraud or coercion.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: SAN DIEGO - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) will participate in the 17th Annual Red Ribbon Luncheon on October 12th which will be attended by more than 225 civic and business leaders, educators, law enforcement, government officials, and youth to honor and award San Diego County individuals and organizations for their outstanding substance abuse prevention endeavors. The event will be hosted by Mark Bailey.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) presented the 2017 Housing Innovation Awards to 24 of the nation's leading builders yesterday at the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance's High Performance Home Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. Overall, 26 award-winning homes were selected from five categories: Affordable Homes, Multi-Family Homes, Production Homes, Custom Homes (Buyers), and Custom Homes (Spec).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Thomas Lee Crow, 48, of Fresno, charging him with aiding and abetting an unlawful animal fighting venture, attending an animal fighting venture, and unlawfully possessing animals for an animal fighting venture, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The offenses all involve cockfighting.
