News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: For Receipt of Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: HONOLULU - Mitchum L. Pastor, 52, was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for the bank robberies of First Hawaiian Bank and Hawaii State Federal Credit Union. As part of his sentence, Pastor must pay $320 in restitution, and serve 3 years of supervised release following his incarceration.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Lee’s Summit, Mo., police officer was charged in federal court today with armed bank robbery after leading officers on a 100-miles-per-hour vehicle pursuit.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management in Wyoming has released its initial environmental analysis for the fourth quarter competitive oil and gas lease sale. The 581 proposed lease parcels total approximately 780,679.36 acres of federal mineral estate located throughout the state.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has extended the public comment period for the draft Environmental Assessment (EA), for the proposed Rawhide Mining LLC Regent Expansion in Mineral County, Nevada. The BLM is also seeking public comments and input under Section 106 of the National Historic...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced details today for next week’s hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the company’s algorithms and content moderation. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, and it is entitled, “Twitter: Transparency and Accountability."
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider its rationale on a rule set to limit toxic power plant air pollution, including ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: After a 10-week trial, a federal jury in the Eastern District of Michigan convicted four members of the Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang today for their participation in various criminal acts, including racketeering conspiracy and related firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Authorities have arrested 10 members and associates of an Inglewood-based street gang on federal narcotics-trafficking and firearms charges contained in a grand jury indictment that outlines how the defendants obtained cocaine, used a purported convenience store to convert it into crack cocaine, and distributed the drugs on the streets of Inglewood and South Los Angeles.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: AUG. 29, 2018 - The tables from the 2015 and 2016 Current Population Survey include detailed social and economic statistics for age groups as well as racial groups that include the Hispanic, black or African-American, Asian and foreign-born populations.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced details today for next week’s hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the company’s algorithms and content moderation. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, and it is entitled, “Twitter: Transparency and Accountability."
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: . Jackson, Miss. - Loucious Collins, 37, of Jackson, pled guilty yesterday before United States District Judge David Bramlette III to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - A criminal complaint was unsealed today alleging Phillip Allan Beach, 48, of Cottage Grove, Oregon, knowingly and intentionally took possession of a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Waste Management Texas has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the government based upon a pattern and practice of hiring illegal aliens at the company’s Houston location, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick along with Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ronald P. Lopez, 25, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty this morning in federal court to a bank robbery charge. Lopez entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office invites the public to experience wild west history at the 27th Annual Jarvie Fest on Sept. 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: Juan Ángel Napout also Ordered to Forfeit $3.3 Million in Bribe Receipts and Fined $1 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Woodbridge man today for sex trafficking two minor girls, ages 14 and 16.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), announced details today for next week’s hearing with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey on the company’s algorithms and content moderation. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building, and it is entitled, “Twitter: Transparency and Accountability."
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - An Independence, Mo., business owner was charged in federal court today with participating in a conspiracy to commit arson against a rival business as well as a residence.
