News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Eric Judkins, 34, formerly of Nashua, has been sentenced to serve 14 months in prison for escaping from the Hampshire House Residential Reentry Center in Manchester, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded the expansion of the Family 2 Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to serve Indian tribes, which was included in the budget agreement passed by Congress last week.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is beginning preparation of an environmental analysis for a proposed travel management plan for public lands in western Owyhee County. This will include a six-week public comment period and two public meetings to assist the BLM in identifying appropriate areas for motorized and non-motorized recreation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: Michael Bonanno Engaged in a Bank Fraud Scheme With a Co-Conspirator, Who is Also Charged.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., today co-sponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by new Committee member Deb Fischer, R-Neb. The Fair Agricultural Reporting Method (FARM) Act would exempt air emissions from animal waste from being subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) reporting requirements.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) today applauded the expansion of the Family 2 Family Health Information Centers (F2F HICs) to serve Indian tribes, which was included in the budget agreement passed by Congress last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Today, the Court unsealed the indictment of a Florida man charging him conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and bank fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Tommy Ramirez, 29, of the Dominican Republic and Ramon Clavel, 55, of Haiti, were arrested Monday on a criminal complaint charging them with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Ramirez and Clavel made their initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and were detained pending further proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: 172-Count Indictment Charges 16-Person Violent Ring with Conspiring to Purchase and Sell Heroin and Cocaine in Newburgh, Orange County, and Throughout NY State; Investigation Also Recovered Guns and Cash; Several Defendants Alleged to Be Members of 600 Gang, Which Has Plagued Streets of Newburgh
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - Three Seattle men are in custody, and two are being sought by law enforcement in connection with a 6-month investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the Seattle Police Department of significant drug trafficking in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood. Patrick Tables, 53 and Michael Turner, ...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The Savannah River Site (SRS) management and operations contractor has refurbished a fleet of more than 1,300 pieces of equipment without cost using novel solutions such as incorporating a “replenishment" fee into rental rates.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2018
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division is warning residents to take caution when developing new relationships online, as they could be targets of the romance scam. According to the FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center (IC3), Florida is among the three states with the highest number of victims of confidence fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of President Trump’s Executive Order 13783 promoting energy independence [Section 7 (6)(iv)] from March 28, 2017, to review and modify federal regulations that unnecessarily hinder economic growth and energy development, the Bureau of Land Management today announced a proposal to...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -------- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that Jeffery Michael Patterson entered a plea of guilty on charges of making a false statement to federal agents. Patterson faces a maximum sentence of up to five years in federal prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Patterson will be sentenced by United States District Judge Timothy M. Cain after the completion of a presentence investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky.- A federal jury in Lexington has found Hector Salas, Jr., of Phoenix, guilty of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, more than 400 grams of fentanyl and one kilogram of heroin. The jury convicted Salas on Friday, February 9, 2018, following a 3-day trial in U.S. District Court. The jury also found Salas guilty of possession with the intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) today announced that approved Turkish banks under the Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102) are now approved to transact business in Israel. This is in addition to their approvals to also transact business in Turkey, the Caucasus Region, and the African continent.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C.- House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in reaction to the Trump administration’s infrastructure and budget proposals.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Moises Jimenez, 39, of Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to life in federal prison. Jimenez was convicted of felony drug and firearm offenses in August 2017, following a four-day jury trial. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON - Today, Jeanette Manfra, National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, released the following statement regarding the recent NBC news coverage on the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to combat election hacking.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 12, 2018
News Release: Budget Will Advance DHS Priorities WASHINGTON— Today, President Donald J. Trump delivered his Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Budget to Congress. The FY 2019 Budget reflects the administration’s priorities, including ensuring the safety and security of the American people. The budget requests $47.5 billion in discretionary budget authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a $3.5 billion or 7.8 percent increase from the FY 2018 President’s Budget.
