News from August 2018
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Better Buildings Interior Lighting Campaign (ILC) recently recognized 15 organizations for leading the way in upgrading their interior lighting and control systems. These partners, along with those recognized in the last two years, have newly installed or upgraded more than 2.8 million lighting fixtures and controls system - cutting energy use on average by 54% and saving $68 million on energy bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla. - United States Attorney Trent Shores and Cherokee Nation Attorney General Todd Hembree joined together to voice their support for a Department of Justice and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposal for a reduction of controlled substances that may be manufactured in the United...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Three residents of the Western District of Pennsylvania were sentenced yesterday in federal court for violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: Committee Explores Potential Implications for Electricity Demand and Cybersecurity
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: MACON: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that on Aug. 21, 2018, Robert Shawn Parker, age 32, Lenox, Georgia, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson in Macon to 61 months imprisonment, followed by 25 years of supervised release, for a conviction of Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump announced his replacement program for the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2018
News Release: Philadelphia - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jonathan Foggie, 34, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to a Superseding Information charging him with two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence, and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: FALL RIVER MILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management has reopened the Pit River Campground in eastern Shasta County, as the nearby Hat Fire has been contained. The campground is five miles west of Fall River Mills, along California State Route 299.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Michael White II, 19, of Canton, OH, pleaded guilty to failure to obey a lawful order by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer and was sentenced by Judge Roemer to a $5,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has been indicted on federal criminal charges for allegedly sharing images of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Bottom Line: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) mission is to protect America from cross-border crime and illegal immigration that threaten national security and public safety. This mission is executed through the enforcement of more than 400 federal statutes and focuses on effective immigration enforcement, preventing terrorism and combating the illegal movement of people and goods.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Bottom Line: With more than 60,000 employees, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is one of the world's largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with securing our borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade. As the United States’ first unified border entity, CBP ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Marlonn Hicks, 31, of Crown Point, Indiana, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for distributing information regarding the manufacture and use of explosives, with the intent that the information be used for and in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: The United States filed a civil complaint against Foo Yuan Food Products Company, Inc. (Foo Yuan) of Long Island City, New York, its Owner and President Hsing Chang, and its Secretary Susan Chang, to stop them from preparing and distributing adulterated seafood products in violation of federal law, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment against a real estate company, a realtor, and his accountant for participating in a long-running conspiracy to defraud companies, including financial institutions, in connection with foreclosed properties in the Minneapolis area and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: An indictment was returned today charging Ahmadreza Mohammadi-Doostdar, 38, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen, and Majid Ghorbani, 59, an Iranian citizen and resident of California, with allegedly acting on behalf of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran by conducting covert surveillance of Israeli ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to willfully failing to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), which would have disclosed his foreign bank accounts, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: Two former employees of the Juniata Community Mental Health Clinic in Philadelphia were sentenced today for their roles in the conspiracy led by Renee Tartaglione, the former head of the nonprofit mental health clinic, to take money from the clinic, announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 20, 2018
News Release: David W. Wilcox, director of the Division of Research and Statistics, will retire at the end of this year after 30 years of service with the Federal Reserve Board, including seven years as the director of the division.
