News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Filiberto Moran Vasquez, age 50, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to time served (23 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Un Hag Baeg, 58, of Marina del Rey, Calif., a Korean national currently living in the U.S., pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to defraud the United States government by evading federal excise taxes due on 143 million cigarettes sold domestically, but which the co-conspirators claimed were destined for cargo vessels sailing out of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 25 House Democratic cosponsors are using a House resolution (H.Res. 555) to force the Trump administration to be more transparent about its review of national monuments. The Democrats introduced the resolution of inquiry (ROI) today, a...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that $2,278,604 in Department of Justice grants were awarded yesterday to the Pleasant Point Passamaquoddy Tribe ($899,965) and the Indian Township Tribal Government ($1,378,639).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMAEL ARTIS, also known as “Rah," 36, of Norwich, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: October 8 through 14, 2017 is Earth Science Week with Fossil Day on October 11. Every day is a day to celebrate Earth science at Capitol Reef National Park. The park was established to preserve and protect the Waterpocket Fold, a unique geologic feature on Earth. 19 layers of rocks and many fossils can be seen in the park.
By State Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tonight, at the Twin Oaks estate, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will commemorate Taiwan National Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that BLAIR ANDERSON, age 42, of Houma, pled guilty today to an Indictment charging him with violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: . Last month the Committee wrote to Equifax regarding the data breach that is now estimated to have exposed the personally identifiable information of at least 145 million Americans. Committee staff has been briefed by IRS and by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that MAURICIO RODRIGUEZ-BORJAS, age 38, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal re-entry of removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On October 4, 2017, Victor Van Cleave appeared for his arraignment on federal charges in U.S. District Court in Des Moines, Iowa, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. A federal grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against Van Cleave, charging him with tampering...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security passed H.R. 3548, the “Border Security for America Act." Introduced by Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), the bill includes a provision from Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) to prevent federal agencies from obstructing U.S. Customs and Border Projection’s (CBP) activities on federal border lands. Chairman Bishop issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - An alleged member of Chicago’s criminal street gang, the Latin Dragons, has been charged with murder in aid of racketeering, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and U.S. Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced that the Pacific walrus will not be designated as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). New data ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - A jury today convicted Oniel McKenzie, age 37, of Brooklyn, New York, of possession with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana found in Rensselaer County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two members of a violent New Haven street gang were sentenced today in New Haven federal court for committing gang-related murders and other criminal activity. Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall sentenced JEFFREY BENTON, also known as “Tall Man," “Fresh," and “JT," 32, to 40 years of imprisonment and ROBERT SHORT, also known as “Santana," 30, to 30 years of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two West Virginia men were sentenced today for mail fraud, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Applications are being requested for Capitol Reef National Park’s 2018 Artist-in-Residence program. We are seeking applicants for the park’s Artist-in-Residence program who will be able to express the park’s resources and meanings in a unique way that engages the public through a variety of artistic mediums such as painting, drawing or photography. The goal of this program is to appreciate the aesthetic value of National Parks like Capitol Reef.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: If you’re wondering when a hydrogen-powered car will become a viable option for you, take heart. A team including scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have overcome a significant hurdle to manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells by creating a way to check whether the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Baton Rouge Man Pleads Guilty to Theft of Disaster Assistance Funds.
