News from February 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Initiative partners federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, to enhance coordination of efforts and available resources.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement today regarding the United States Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on the case Janus v. AFSCME Council 31. In this case, big businesses...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: DAVENPORT, Iowa-- On Feb. 23, 2018, United States Chief District Court Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Chelsea Ross Meier, III, to 90 months in prison as the result of his plea of guilty to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Meier, age 35, of Davenport, Iowa, was also ordered to serve four years of supervised release and pay $100 to the Crime Victim’s Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Clarence Robert Brown, Jr., 61, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for possessing videos depicting child pornography, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. District Judge Max. O. Cogburn, Jr. also ordered Brown to serve 20 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Montgomery, Ala. - Today, Anna Marie Knowles, 36, of Headland, Alabama, was arrested on charges of wire fraud, theft of government property, and using a false document in a matter under the jurisdiction of the federal government, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., from the Middle District of Alabama. Knowles was employed in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency office located in Dothan, Alabama.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter requesting that Chairman Trey Gowdy issue a subpoena to compel the Department of Defense (DOD) to produce documents the Committee requested more than four months ago relating to its preparation for, and response to, Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington -Ernest James Harris, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Hall of Fame scientist internationally known for finding innovative ways to control fruit flies that threaten crops around the world, died Tuesday at his home in Kaneohe, Hawaii. He was 89.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter to Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA) in response to his February 15th letter requesting a hearing on school safety following the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Last week, Derek Lamont Terry, 29, of Colton, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Cindy K. Jorgenson to 240 months’ imprisonment. Terry previously pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of children and to two counts of transportation of minors with intent to engage in prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today that he is reorganizing the District of New Jersey office to add additional resources to areas that are vital to the health and safety of the people of New Jersey.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Salem, Ore. -- The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Northwest Oregon District, Upper Willamette Field Office is now accepting comments on the Row River Trail Improvement Project. This project is a great example of the BLM’s commitment to serving the American family by being good neighbors, supporting traditional land uses such as grazing, and providing access to hunting, fishing, and other recreational opportunities.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today saying that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to regulate the practices of internet service providers when they are not acting as common carriers...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statement on today’s announcement from Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on proposed spectrum auctions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that Jeffrey S. Bonneau, age 38, of Bancroft, Nebraska, was sentenced today by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp having previously pled guilty to bank robbery. Bonneau was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment, 3 years’ supervised release and 150 hours of community service after previously pleading guilty to robbing the First Bank of Bancroft.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. Jonathan Cortez, 24, of Charlotte, was sentenced today to 135 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug charges, announced R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joseph P. Kelly announced that Jeffrey S. Bonneau, age 38, of Bancroft, Nebraska, was sentenced today by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp having previously pled guilty to bank robbery. Bonneau was sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment, 3 years’ supervised release and 150 hours of community service after previously pleading guilty to robbing the First Bank of Bancroft.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed six public health bills, five of which originated in the Energy and Commerce Committee. Collectively, the bills prioritize prevention efforts, improve education for medical professionals, and establish or reauthorize important grant programs.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on a new study from the Urban Institute showing the damage of President Trump’s efforts to sabotage health care.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement in response to the ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today saying that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to regulate the practices of internet service providers when they are not acting as common carriers...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a National City, California, man today pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to transport 141 kilograms of narcotics from California to New Jersey.
