News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - William Anthony Everett and Marcus Lamont Ward, Jr. were charged in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit and commission of armed robberies of two banks, and several robberies of Metro PCS stores, Subway sandwich shops, and a Dollar General store. The men were also charged with several counts of possessing a firearm during these armed robberies. Everett was also charged with possessing a firearm while a convicted felon.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a markup for Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By DOE Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “21st Century Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Health Initiatives."

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced a hearing for Thursday, July 19, 2018, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “21st Century Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Health Initiatives."

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - Six individuals are facing federal criminal charges as part of an investigation into heroin and crack cocaine sales in the Rockford area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Demetri Dearth, 61, of Cottonwood, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to one year in prison and $2,500 in special assessments for forging and falsifying documents and then billing clients of her employment drug testing company for tests that never occurred, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Enjoy a Day of Bird Activities at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas Cascio, 52, of Cheektowaga, NY, who was convicted following a jury trial of bank robbery, was sentenced to serve 180 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old man has received additional prison time for threatening to kill a Texas federal judge, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Charles M. Gilmore Jr., a former resident of Missouri, pleaded guilty Feb. 20, 2018.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the release of the Administration’s 2017 Hurricane Season FEMA After-Action Report...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Three Gypsy Joker Outlaw Motocycle Club Members & Associate Indicted for Violent Murder and Kidnapping in Aid of Racketeering.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM LIEBERMAN, 42, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a securities fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA New Jersey Division, and Craig Carpenito, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Gregory W. Ehrie, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Newark Field Office announced three members of the New Jersey set of the violent street...

By State Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming committee event...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area would like to remind everyone that the deadline for submitting entries for the 2018 Big South Fork photography contest is August 3.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old man has received additional prison time for threatening to kill a Texas federal judge, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Charles M. Gilmore Jr., a former resident of Missouri, pleaded guilty Feb. 20, 2018.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, joined the Senate in unanimously confirming the Administration’s pick to lead the Office of Government Ethics, Emory A. Rounds III. The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is responsible for conducting oversight of executive agencies.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS -The Bureau of Land Management Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comments on the proposed Gemini Solar Project in Clark County, Nevada. The proposal aligns with the Trump administration's America First Energy Plan, an all-of-the-above approach that includes renewable sources such as wind, geothermal, and solar, as well as sources such as coal, oil, and gas - all of which can be developed on public lands.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM LIEBERMAN, 42, of Boca Raton, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a securities fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2018
News Release: Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey D. Hill (619) 546-7924 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Perry (619) 546-7964.