News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Michael R. Bush, age 49, of Fort Edward, New York, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison following his guilty plea to receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Aleem Shabazz, age 27, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark to 47 months incarceration. On February 4, 2016, after a four-day jury trial, Shabazz was found guilty of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and two counts of Making False Statements to a Firearms Dealer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Matthew C. Riley, 50, of Narragansett, a former Narragansett Police Department K-9 Officer, was arraigned today in U.S. District Court in Providence on a federal grand jury indictment charging him with the transfer of obscene matter to a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: New York Return Preparers Charged in Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Schemes.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today issued the following statement following the administration’s action allowing employers to claim a religious or moral objection to the birth control coverage mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Celebración de la Cosecha (Harvest party).
By EPA Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today it will be holding a markup on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and Napa County will hold a community forum Oct. 11 at the Lake Berryessa Senior Center. The forum is being held to promote public input on possible recreation opportunities and services at Lake Berryessa. The forum will be held...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), announced today it will be holding a markup on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Health Subcommittee Chairman, Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today issued the following statement following the administration’s action allowing employers to claim a religious or moral objection to the birth control coverage mandate under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: A Fort Lauderdale, Florida resident was convicted by a jury of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office - invites the public’s participation in the development of the KFO Travel Management Plan and Environmental Assessment.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the Administration’s decision to lift sanctions on Sudan...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jerry Bean was sentenced to 96 months in prison for the armed robbery of a Dunbar Armored truck.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: A fugitive, wanted on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges for over two years, was arrested and is scheduled to have his initial appearance tomorrow in U.S. Magistrate Court in Miami, Florida.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House passed H. Con Res. 71, the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution, which includes reconciliation instructions for the House Committee on Natural Resources. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The former Director of Community Development for the National Community Stabilization Trust (NCST), a non-profit Nevada corporation created in 2008 in response to the national mortgage-housing foreclosure crisis, and four of six co-defendants made their initial appearances in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: Sacramento, Calif. - Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced several Department of Justice actions to reduce the rising tide of violent crime in America. Foremost of those actions is the reinvigoration of “Project Safe Neighborhoods," a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
News Release: BILLINGS - Steven Neil Hopper, 29, of Billings was sentenced today to 70 months in prison and three years on supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms. The charge stemmed from a one-count indictment in April of this year. Hopper entered a guilty plea to the single count in June. U.S. District Court Judge Susan Watters issued the sentence.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 5, 2017
Release: SALT LAKE CITY - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has implemented new and stronger carry-on baggage security screening procedures at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) and five other airports in Utah.
