News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Matthew Bailer, 33, of Jamestown, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint 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 29, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - In the wake of the Mendocino Complex Fires, U.S. Attorney Alex Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett have stepped up efforts to remind the public to be aware of the potential for fraudulent activity in connection with the cleanup of the fires.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - Ikaika Erik Kang, 35, a Sergeant First Class in the U.S. Army stationed at Schofield Barracks, pleaded guilty today in federal court to four counts of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Kang was...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Led Officers in 100 MPH Pursuit from Lee's Summit to Grandview.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Meth dealer who distributed roughly a pound of meth every two weeks was also in the country illegally.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: On August 29th 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Region of the United States, caused hundreds of thousands of people to be displaced from their homes, and caused damages estimated in excess of $100 billon. In the wake of Katrina, billions of dollars in federal aid flowed into the Gulf Region...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced DELMAS CARLYLE GAUSE, a/k/a “Trampus," 53, of Shallotte, North Carolina, to 71 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Today, three individuals, a Vero Beach attorney, a property developer and a condominium buyer were sentenced to prison for participating in a criminal conspiracy and making false statements to a federally insured institution. Two of the three men were ordered to forfeit a total of approximately $290,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was arrested and charged today with distributing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - All 10 Democratic members of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Environment wrote to Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Environment Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL) today renewing a request for the Chairmen to schedule a hearing on the Environmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Also Admits Possessing, Distributing, and Transporting Child Pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. Norquist: We respectfully write to request information about the Department of Defense’s plans to address so-called “use it or lose it" spending at the end of the federal fiscal year. Historically, federal agencies increase spending during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.[1] Although...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Opportunities to Improve Health Care."
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The Tuscarora Field Office, Bureau of Land Management Elko District is closing the campground located at the Wildhorse Reservoir until further notice due to fire damage from the South Sugarloaf fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Ezequiel Rivera Gomez aka Francisco Mejia, 48, made his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being arrested and charged with illegal reentry into the United States, United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert announced. The Magistrate Judge detained Gomez pending preliminary and detention hearings scheduled for Aug. 31, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: UPDATE, Sept. 10, 2018: Due to poor conditions at the site and the future forecast of additional wet weather, the 2018 WWII Weekend living history camp and USO Dance have been canceled. The speakers, including veterans and authors, have been moved to the Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Yesterday, the House Judiciary and House Oversight committees conducted a joint interview with Bruce Ohr, a senior career attorney at the Department of Justice, for nearly eight hours. The interview was part of the Majority’s continuing investigation of the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton investigation...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man with a long history of felony arrests and convictions has been sentenced to federal prison after his conviction for possessing a semi-automatic rifle with a high-capacity magazine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORGE TAVERAS-DeJESUS, 36, a citizen of the Dominican Republic formerly residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and for illegally reentering the U.S. after being deported.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) held its annual Secretary’s Honor Awards and Presidential Rank Awards ceremony at DOE Headquarters. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry spoke at the event, recognizing the outstanding achievements of individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond in fulfilling DOE’s mission and serving the Nation.
