News from February 2018
By State Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before the Committee on Tuesday, February 27. The hearing, entitled “The FY 2019 Foreign Affairs Budget, " will begin at 9 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced today that Aaron J. McDuffie, aka “G", 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin and butyryl fentanyl causing death, and distribution...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule to allow short-term insurance plans for longer periods of time.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for his conviction of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Johnathan Samuel Borden, 32, pleaded guilty Nov. 20, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Feb. 16, 2018, RACHAEL ALEXANDER, also known as Rachael Vierling, 40, of Stratford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for participating in two fraud schemes.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: With over 25,000 visitors each year, the Blue Heron mining area and interpretive center offers many recreational and educational opportunities on the Kentucky side of Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. From boating to hiking and ranger-guided programs, there is much to explore in this area.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a proposed rule to allow short-term insurance plans for longer periods of time.
By State Newswire | Feb 19, 2018
News Release: Cairo, Egypt - Today in Egypt, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Subcommittee Chairman Paul Cook (R-CA) met with U.S. and Egyptian officials to discuss ongoing matters in the U.S.-Egyptian partnership, as well as the security challenges Egypt faces.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON – Last week, senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) participated in a series of coordination meetings with state and local election officials, private sector companies, and federal partners to discuss cybersecurity for the nation’s election infrastructure.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2018
Release: APHIS Stakeholders, You may have heard of the recent passing of Dr. Saul T. Wilson on February 1st after a brief illness. Many of you will know Dr. Wilson as a visionary leader in the control and eradication of animal diseases. He was a man who dedicated his career to public veterinary medicine, first ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Shot Victim, Who Had Been a Friend, in the Chest.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen met this morning with Guatemalan Minister of Government, Enrique Degenhart, whom she congratulated on his appointment as Minister. During the meeting, she outlined her priorities on enhancing air, land, and maritime border security, combating transnational criminal organizations ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Discuss the Need for Border Security with DHS Frontline Personnel WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen joined Vice President Mike Pence along the southern border in McAllen, Texas. While in McAllen, Secretary Nielsen and Vice President Pence took an operational tour ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Focused work will help agency reduce a maintenance backlog and make trails safer for users WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the selection of 15 priority areas to help address the more than $300 million trail maintenance backlog on national forests and grasslands.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 -- Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of eight members to serve on the Softwood Lumber Board.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2018 – Experience farming and ag research first hand with two Pre-Forum Field Trips prior to the 2018 Agricultural Outlook Forum. Early arrivals may take part in two tour options on Wednesday, Feb. 21; the Forum takes place on Feb. 22-23 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Crystal City, Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: A Pennsylvania couple that owned and operated an internet floral business was convicted yesterday of failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and of filing fraudulent personal and corporate tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions offered his condolences and support for the people of Broward County, Florida yesterday. He also ordered the Department of Justice to assist the victims of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as well as the state and local agencies that are leading the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: The Department of Justice announced that a grand jury in the District of Columbia today returned an indictment presented by the Special Counsel’s Office. The indictment charges thirteen Russian nationals and three Russian companies for committing federal crimes while seeking to interfere in the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Earlier today, Al-Qaeda operative Ibrahim Suleiman Adnan Adam Harun, aka Spin Ghul, 47, was sentenced to life in prison following his Mar. 16, 2017 trial conviction of multiple terrorism offenses, including conspiracy to murder American military personnel in Afghanistan, conspiracy to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Nigeria, and providing material support to al-Qaeda.
