News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Shadrick Jarmarcus Jett, age 26, Joel Ray Cain, Jr., age 25, Gary Jerome Smart, age 26, all of Florence, SC, and Christopher Jamall Moody, age 27, of Effingham, SC, pled guilty in federal court in Florence, South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court on one count of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - David Reis, 41, of Pawtucket, is facing a statutory sentence of 5-40 years in federal prison for trafficking significant quantities of crack cocaine and cocaine when he is sentenced in May.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: An interagency team of law enforcement officers executed a search warrant last week on a residence in Hot Springs, Arkansas, taking two people into custody on multiple charges. Both subjects also had multiple active felony warrants for delivery of meth (methamphetamine).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: Please attribute the following statement to Justice Department spokesman Devin O'Malley.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sable Daniel, age 29, and Russell Whitmore, age 34, both of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, were charged yesterday in a four-count superseding indictment with additional charges that both Daniel and...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RYAN LOONEY, 21, of Hamden was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to three years of probation, the first six months of which LOONEY must spend in home confinement, for distributing oxycodone involved in an overdose in 2016.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Review of Emerging Tech’s Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Marietta Harris pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Court Judge Henry T. Wingate to conspiring to defraud the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, U.S. Secret Service Special Agent in Charge Michael Williams and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Acting Special Agent in Charge Ted R. Magee.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) is seeking applicants for the 2018 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) summer program to work and learn alongside National Park Service (NPS) rangers. YCC is a paid outdoor work program that provides a safe, educational, and meaningful experience for young adults of all backgrounds and interests.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Sen. Ron Wyden, D-OR, and House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Rep. Richard Neal, D-MA, issued the following statement on President Trump’s transmission to the Senate of his nomination of Amy Karpel to serve on the International Trade Commission.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: Methamphetamine, cash, and a 9mm handgun found in searches of defendant’s property.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: Two Cleveland men were indicted for robbing a Richmond Heights bank.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), and senior Agriculture Committee member U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) raised concerns with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) regarding farm program payments that are made to the estates of deceased farmers.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Review of Emerging Tech’s Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics."
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “The Future of Transportation Fuels and Vehicles."
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure held the hearing, “Oversight: FBI Headquarters Consolidation Project " Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Review of Emerging Tech’s Impact on Retail Operations and Logistics."
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of assault of federal officers, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 28, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), today held a hearing reviewing eight legislative proposals pertaining to the Controlled Substances Act, as part of the committee’s ongoing efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
