News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of North Versailles, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 44 months’ imprisonment followed by three years’ supervised release and was ordered to pay a special assessment of $100 on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Two illegal aliens, one of whom was previously convicted of an aggravated felony in Arizona and has been deported at least three times, have been sentenced to prison for dealing methamphetamine in Norfolk.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Oversight and the FY2019 Budget:"
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: A Tampa resident, who was previously convicted at trial, was sentenced to more than 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a Tricare health care fraud scheme, receiving kickbacks and money laundering.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Former FBI Special Agent Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified National Defense Information.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett visited the Prescribed to Death opioid memorial today at President’s Park. The exhibit features 22,000 pills memorializing the 22,000 Americans who died of a prescription drug overdose in 2016.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - DOE officials highlighted major EM accomplishments and said they’re “reinvigorating a completion mindset" as they tackle cleanup and enable enduring site missions during addresses at the Energy Communities Alliance’s annual conference last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury indictment unsealed here today charges six men with conspiracy to distribute heroin in Kansas City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Acadia National Park Service Sign Shop Volunteers are the Northeast Region’s recipients of the George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service in the Group Category for 2017. Each year the National Park Service recognizes exceptional efforts in volunteer management and service.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is providing an opportunity for watercraft outfitting services on the west side of Lake Berryessa. Applicants need to apply by 4 p.m., Friday, April 27.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Sherman Jackson was sentenced today for unlawfully shipping firearms to more than 10 countries using an online vendor page “CherryFlavor" on the “darknet" website Black Market Reloaded (“BMR"). William Jackson, Gerren Johnson, and Brendan Person were previously sentenced for their respective roles in the trafficking scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Tucson, AZ--- The National Park Service (NPS) formally announced that Saguaro National Park will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs to enhance the visitor experience. Effective Jan. 1, 2019 entrance fees to the park will be $20 per vehicle, $15 per motorcycle, and an annual park pass will cost $40.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Terry J. Albury, a former Special Agent of the FBI, pleaded guilty today in the District of Minnesota in connection with his unauthorized disclosure and retention of classified national defense information.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “From Core to Edge: Perspective on Internet Prioritization:"
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office is initiating emergency fire prevention restrictions on public lands managed by the Taos Field Office in Santa Fe County, beginning Tuesday, April 17, 2018, due to high fire potential. The restrictions will remain in effect until further notice.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining data prioritization and how it is critical to the internet’s function and growth. #SubCommTech members heard from a range of expert witnesses who testified on the how and why data is currently prioritized on the network, and potential needs for future prioritization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Miami man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over 45 kilograms of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and morphine.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Communications and Technology hearing on “From Core to Edge: Perspective on Internet Prioritization:"
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), held a hearing today examining data prioritization and how it is critical to the internet’s function and growth. #SubCommTech members heard from a range of expert witnesses who testified on the how and why data is currently prioritized on the network, and potential needs for future prioritization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DARIS SNOW, also known as “Eagle," 25, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in the armed robbery of a Hamden store in April 2016.
