News from August 2018
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: LAKEVIEW, Ore. - As part of the 2018 National Public Lands Day celebration, the Bureau of Land Management’s Lakeview District is seeking volunteers to help improve Hart Bar Recreational Area on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. As stewards, the BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current and future generations, supporting conservation as we pursue our multiple-use mission.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - The FBI has arrested five residents of a compound in Amalia, in Taos County, N.M. (Amalia Compound), on a federal criminal complaint charging them with violating the federal firearms and conspiracy laws. The arrests were announced by U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge James C. Langenberg of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - Aug. 31, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A California man pleaded guilty today to threatening to kill the family of Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, for Pai’s role in repealing regulations relating to net neutrality.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a federal jury sitting in Charleston returned unanimous guilty verdicts following the trial of former Logan County Schools Superintendent Phyllis Doty, 68, of Logan. The guilty verdicts came after a four day jury trial before Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber. The FBI and the West Virginia Legislature Commission on Special Investigations conducted the investigation.
By State Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee events...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: BAKER CITY, Ore. - As part of the 2018 National Public Lands Day celebration, the Bureau of Land Management’s National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center is seeking volunteers to help improve the site on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Connecting kids to public lands connects them to America’s natural and cultural heritage.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Edward Espejo, 44, formerly of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Maxim Levin, 40, of Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to filing a false tax return. The charge carries a maximum penalty of three years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Dr. Yu Xue, 48, of Wayne, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to benefit a Chinese pharmaceutical company named Renopharma.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former corrections officer at the Jackson County Detention Center was sentenced in federal court today for smuggling contraband cell phones and other items to inmates at the Jackson County Detention Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Lone Wolf (formerly known as Jeffrey B. Myers), age 40, and Deborah Burnett, age 55, both of Havre de Grace, Maryland, were charged in separate criminal informations on Aug. 30, 2018, for illegal possession of wildlife.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - On Friday, September 7th, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will meet to receive testimony from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) on Chief’s Reports received from the Corps. Congressional review of these reports, along with an explanation of the process by which the Corps develops its projects, is a necessary step in the finalizations of a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Ibrahim Dirweesh, 34, of Atlanta, Georgia, with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kenneth Hoag, 57, of Dansville, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer to possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Next Thursday, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Aviation Subcommittee will hold a hearing to consider issues related to the integration of new aircraft types into the National Airspace System (NAS).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after President Donald Trump notified Congress of his intention to enter into a modernized trade agreement.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: In order to accommodate the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, the road construction schedule in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park will temporarily change.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 31, 2018
News Release: Initial attack operations started today on both the Forest Canyon Fire and the Mirror Fire. On the Forest Canyon Fire hand crews hiked down from Trail Ridge Road. Mitigation and containment efforts are concentrating on preventing fire spread and spotting downhill. The Forest Canyon Fire is burning below...
