News from April 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky., - Delvagio Christopher Lax,33, of Lexington, KY, was sentenced today to 37 months years in prison by United States Senior District Court Judge Joseph M. Hood for Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Judge Hood also ordered Lax to pay a fine of $5,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - For 45 days in February and March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration surged its enforcement and administrative resources to identify and investigate prescribers and pharmacies that dispensed disproportionately large amounts of drugs. The ultimate goal of the surge was remediating or removing those whose actions perpetuate the controlled prescription drug crisis in America, particularly opioid drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Twin brothers Kecole Dukes and Kemeca Dukes have been convicted of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine. Both Dukes’ were on parole having recently served a sentence for selling crack cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Haleakalā National Park and the Pacific Whale Foundation are recruiting local volunteers for Waele ma Haleakalā, the twice-monthly invasive plant removal project. Waele translates to weed, clear, or remove weeds. Another meaning is that by caring for the land, the land will take care of you. The next Waele ma Haleakalā will occur this Saturday, April 7, 2018. Since April of 2017, Waele ma Haleakalā volunteers have pulled 6,342 invasive pines and almost 2,500 invasive plants.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation intends to provide $542,926 to the Bureau of Land Management for the purchase of 1,387 acres within BLM’s Ciervo-Panoche Natural Area in Fresno County.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Columbus man who was caught selling heroin in Huntington in 2016, was sentenced today to 21 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Traemone Khalil Miller, 22, previously pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin and fentanyl in federal court in Huntington. United States Attorney Stuart praised the excellent investigative work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged three individuals with federal drug offenses for allegedly conspiring to sell synthetic cannabinoids at a Chicago convenience store.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Reno man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sexually exploiting his infant daughter and to distributing images of her engaged in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Yuma, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Yuma Field Office Lower Colorado River (LCR) Travel Management Plan (TMP) public scoping period has been extended until April 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, 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 New York woman today pleaded guilty to her role in a Dominican drug trafficking ring responsible for distributing multi-kilogram quantities of heroin in New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Chinese national pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for defrauding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in its administration of the Student and Exchange Visitor Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against New York Food Manufacturer Linked to Listeriosis Outbreak.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: The Carbon Capture Simulation Initiative (CCSI), led by the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), released the CCSI Toolset as open source software.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Peter Dauphin, 45, of Laconia, pleaded guilty in federal court to five counts of distributing “ice" methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - Quenton Irwin White, the former U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee as well as the former Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction, has been sentenced to federal prison for a mail fraud scheme to defraud black farmer clients. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 2, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York woman today pleaded guilty to her role in a Dominican drug trafficking ring responsible for distributing multi-kilogram quantities of heroin in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By State Newswire | Apr 1, 2018
News Release: Brazil - Oil and Gas Auction.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2018
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. April 1, 2018 - Today, the Fire and Fuels Management Program announce the planned prescribed burns and mechanical treatments for 2018. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks mechanical fuels treatments, prescribed burns, and lightning-caused wildfires...
