News from September 2017
By DOE Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: The Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nine projects to receive approximately $4 million in cost-shared federal funding to improve the technical, environmental, and economic performance of new and existing technologies that extract, separate, and recover rare earth elements (REEs) from domestic U.S. coal and coal by-products.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Perdue and Interior Secretary Zinke on mineral withdrawals.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jason C. Bishop, age 27, of Albany, New York, was sentenced today to time served (approximately 18 months of imprisonment), to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for distributing oxycodone in Albany County.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA -Asplundh Tree Experts, Co., one of the largest privately-held companies in the United States, headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (“Asplundh"), pleaded guilty today to unlawfully employing aliens, in connection with a scheme in which the highest levels of Asplundh management remained...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: HENDERSON, TX. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold the 23rd annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo at the Rusk County Expo Center in Henderson, Texas, featuring a wild horse and burro adoption event with 35 animals. The adoption will take place from noon - 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, and from 8 am - 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida- U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger today sentenced Wesley Eugene Parker (25, Fernandina Beach) to 15 years in federal prison for distributing cocaine. He pleaded guilty on May 22, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Munia Parvin a/k/a Zarrin Hoque (50, Sarasota) has pleaded guilty to unlawful procurement of United States citizenship. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RICHARD BRUNO, 47, of Waterford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 192 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for producing child pornography.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the appointment of seven new members to the Federal Aviation Administration's 13-member Management Advisory Council (MAC). The MAC advises the FAA's senior management on policy, spending, long-range planning, and regulatory matters.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Long-Time Cybercriminal Targeted Elderly Victims by Falsely Claiming a Grandchild Was in Jail and Needed Money Immediately.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to firearm and drug offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, NH- Steven Tucker, 31, of New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in the District of New Hampshire today to one count of sex trafficking of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: A man who sexually exploited a child and committed extortion pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Corey Amundson announced today that STEVEN F. ANGLE, age 61, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick to two years in federal prison for filing false tax returns and obstruction of the Internal Revenue laws. ANGLE was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $129,000 and a fine of $50,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted two Birmingham lawyers and an Alabama coal company executive on charges of conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment charges that the three paid a state legislator to take official action favorable to their...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that MIKEL DWAYNE MEEK, age 48, of Holdenville, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 3 years probation for DELAY OR DESTRUCTION OF MAIL BY POSTAL EMPLOYEE, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1703.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Former Investment Advisor Indicted for Fraud and Perjury.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury on Wednesday indicted two Birmingham lawyers and an Alabama coal company executive on charges of conspiracy, bribery, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The indictment charges that the three paid a state legislator to take official action favorable to their...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: DENVER - Jerald S. Williams, age 73, of Longmont, Colorado was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Wiley Y. Daniel to serve 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States, the United States Attorney’s Office and IRS-Criminal Investigation announced. Following his sentence...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2017
News Release: Three others admit to trafficking of illegal narcotics.
