News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- A federal grand jury has returned a thirty-eight count superseding indictment Tuesday charging Cameron Banks (a/k/a Reggie Staggers), age 32, of Georgetwon, S.C., Angela Pyatt, age 49, of Conway, S.C., and Solomon Pyatt, age 56, of Conway, S.C. with Conspiracy to Commit...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 5797, the IMD CARE Act, authored by Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA) by a bipartisan vote of 261-155.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Providence man accused of robbing a Providence bank just prior to closing for the business day on Valentine’s Day in February 2017, pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to a charge of bank robbery.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is preparing for another record-breaking travel season this summer, as 243 million passengers and crew are projected to come through security checkpoints nationwide between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a former office manager of a Cameron company pleaded guilty last week to stealing more than $91,000 from her employer.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a hearing with U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to examine the use of tariffs under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “The Benefits of Tax Reform on the Energy Sector and Consumers:"
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today received broad support from 30 Kansas stakeholder groups for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor today in opposition to H.R. 5797, The IMD CARE Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Riverside, California, man today pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to transport more than five kilograms of cocaine from California to New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that NICHOLAS AURORA JR., 34, of Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first six months of which AURORA must serve in home confinement, for illegally distributing steroids. Judge Bolden also ordered AURORA to pay a $2,000 fine and perform 200 hours of community service.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: Although the parking lot has been expanded several times, vehicle congestion still remains a safety issue. The parking lot is reaching capacity almost daily between 10 a.m. and 12 noon, forcing the Page Police Department to direct newly arriving visitors away from the area. Once the parking lot is full...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACOB FREEMAN, 22, of Ansonia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine. Judge Meyer ordered FREEMAN to serve the first three months of his supervised release in home confinement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Three Wichita men were indicted Tuesday on charges of making counterfeit money and using it to pay for athletic shoes, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced federal charges in two separate bank robbery cases. JAYVON DOMINIQUE GANT, 27, was charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery and DAMIEN JAMES MCDONALD, 40, was charged by complaint with one count of bank robbery.MCDONALD made his initial...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Maurice Darnell Jones, Jr., 22, of Vacaville, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to four years in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - “All aboard" for a fun day of railroading adventure! Where better for Scouts to learn about the history of railroading, contemporary railroad operations and safety practices, and ride in vintage railroad passenger equipment than at Steamtown National Historic Site? The park will host three Boy Scout Railroading Merit Badge Workshops this summer: Sunday, July 1; Saturday, July 14; and Sunday, August 12.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: On June 19, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials participated in a hearing titled "Opioids in the Homeland: DHS Coordination with State and Local Partners to Fight the Epidemic." The hearing took place in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was held by the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Jun. 19, 2018 – Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 10 members to fill vacancies on the National Fluid Milk Processor Promotion Board.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 19, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., June 19, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the selection of Erica Navarro to serve as Director of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis (OBPA) for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). OBPA administers the Department's budgetary functions and ...
