News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A criminal complaint was unsealed today in the District of Columbia charging a Russian national with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation within the United States without prior notification to the Attorney General.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: ALAMOGORDO, NM - Enjoy a free family-friendly event and learn more about the special animals, especially moths that only live in the white gypsum dunes. Join us for MothaPalooza at White Sands National Monument on Friday, July 20, 2018, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed two bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills pertaining to user fee programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOE Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed two bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee bills pertaining to user fee programs at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man who was convicted at trial of defrauding a local businessman through a fraudulent investment scheme was sentenced this morning by United States District Judge David O. Carter to 41 months in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: MENAN, Idaho - Investigators determined the July 15th North Butte Fire was caused by shooters illegally using exploding targets. The North Butte Fire burned 827 acres and will be contained today at 8 p.m.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $659.8 million in airport infrastructure grants, as part of $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Keion Griffin, age 23, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was indicted on July 11, 2018, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced Mitchell Felix Brooks, a/k/a “Speedy," age 47, of Temple Hills, Maryland, to 129 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of a mixture of phencyclidine (“PCP").
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park is pleased to announce the selection of Malia Furtado as the July Artist-in-Residence. Malia is a bluegrass fiddler born and raised in the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley and her artistic formation is steeped in the traditional music of the Appalachian...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announces today that Senior United States District Judge Callie V.S. Granade sentenced Donna Marie Allison, 54, a resident of Springtown, Texas, to 12 months imprisonment for committing wire fraud. The judge ordered that Allison...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: SAN JOSE - A federal grand jury in San Jose indicted Xiaolang Zhang on Thursday, July 12, 2018, for theft of trade secrets, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Federal Bureau of Investigations, Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. Zhang was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia K. DeMarchi today on charges of theft of trade secrets, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832. Zang entered a plea of not guilty at the hearing.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: In July 2018, twelve high school students from Nome and Koyuk participated in the fourth annual Nome Archaeology Camp. The hands-on camp aimed to inspire curiosity about cultural and natural resources, teach the practical skills necessary to research, document and protect heritage resources, and introduce new fields of study, career paths, and mentors.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: Andrew A. Shonk, 36, of Massillon, was charged with receiving and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: A Wayne County man was indicted in federal court on charges involving methamphetamine, cocaine and crack cocaine.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House today passed S. 490, a bill aimed at boosting our nation’s energy infrastructure, by voice vote. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, Del. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, gave testimony at a hearing on EPA's decision to deny four petitions from Delaware under Section 126(b) of the Clean Air Act seeking to reduce ozone pollution in Delaware emitted from power plants in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Senator Carper was joined by DNREC Secretary Shawn Garvin.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Full Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after the House today passed S. 490, a bill aimed at boosting our nation’s energy infrastructure, by voice vote. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk for his signature.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today announced a markup for Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at 1 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Trenton woman today admitted her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed hundreds of grams of heroin in Trenton and the surrounding area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
