News from July 2018

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), and former Reps. William “Bill" Clay Sr. (D-MO) and Jim Leach (R-IA), filed an amicus brief in the case of AFGE, AFL-CIO et al. v. Trump opposing...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management recently hired Stephanie Connolly as the Southwest District Manager, and the public is invited to network with her during open houses in Durango, Dolores, Grand Junction and Montrose.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: The United States filed a civil complaint today in federal court in Brooklyn against IMC Eastern Corporation (“IMC") and Island Transportation Corporation (“ITC"), seeking to recover the costs associated with the investigation and cleanup of groundwater contamination at the New Cassel/Hicksville Groundwater...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 2, 2018, Van L. Mayes (a/k/a Vaun L. Mayes) (age 31) of Milwaukee was arrested and charged by a criminal complaint with attempted arson, possession of a firearm by a felon, and possession of a destructive device in relation to a crime of violence, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 844(i), 922(g), and 924(c)(1)(B)(ii).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - Gabriel Rounds, 36, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment for his role in distributing more than 100,000 oxycodone pills in the Memphis area and conspiracy to knowingly conduct financial transactions affecting interstate commerce, known as money laundering. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: In Del Rio today, U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced Ricardo Lopez, the former Mayor of Crystal City, TX, to 97 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release and to pay $24,003.95___ restitution, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Demetrius Nathaniel Pitts, aka Abdur Raheem Rafeeq, aka Salah ad-Deen Osama Waleed, 48, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was charged with one count of attempting to provide material support to al Qaeda, a designated foreign terrorist organization. Pitts was arrested Sunday by members of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: Today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the appointment of Uttam Dhillon as Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Dhillon will replace Robert Patterson, who has retired after 30 years of service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: A violent member of the Omaha, Nebraska area Crips Gang was sentenced today to seven years in prison at the federal courthouse in Omaha, following his Feb. 22 jury trial conviction for participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving acts of violence, including attempted murder and assaults, witness tampering, and drug distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have entered into a consent decree with MFA Incorporated, headquartered in Columbia, Missouri, and its wholly owned subsidiary MFA Enterprises, Incorporated (collectively, “MFA”), to address alleged chemical accident prevention ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: A Brentwood, Tennessee man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 66 months in prison for his criminal conduct in marketing and misrepresenting health insurance plans, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Don ...

By Fed Newswire | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Monday announced that they have extended the next resolution plan filing deadline for 14 domestic firms by one year to Dec. 31, 2019, to allow additional time for the agencies to provide feedback to the firms on their last submissions and for the firms to produce their next plan submissions.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 2, 2018
News Release: HURRICANE, WV - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Design Roofing LLC for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards at residential construction sites in Scott Depot and Culloden, West Virginia. The company faces proposed penalties of $101,988.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 2, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jul 2, 2018
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.