News from June 2018
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: EASTHAM, Mass. -Summer is here, and Cape Cod National Seashore is again hosting free evening events at the Salt Pond Visitor Center. Join authors, performing artists, historians, and scientists to learn about the seashore’s resources and fascinating stories. Programs are held every Tuesday and Thursday...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to administer an $18.5 million offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium. The consortium is a cooperative innovation hub that will...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Friday, June 22, 2018, at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects."
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone of New Jersey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In this week’s address, Pallone highlighted the dangers of Republicans’ latest attack on the protections that ensure more than 130 million Americans with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage. Video and audio of the Weekly Democratic Address can be downloaded here...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Louis Garcia, 31, of Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 15 years in prison for his conviction on drug trafficking and firearms charges. Garcia will be on supervised release for eight years after completing his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: MILWAUKEE-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro event providing wild horses and possibly a few yearling and burros, July 13 - 14, 2018, at 22295 Sheep Farm Road, Ewing, Illinois. Yearling and burros may not always be available at the event. The animals will be available...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Marcos A. Martinez, 31, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty yesterday afternoon in in Las Cruces, N.M., to federal methamphetamine trafficking and firearms charges filed as the result of a multi-agency investigation into a criminal organization that was trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and firearms in southeastern New Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: McComb, Miss. - Lajerick James, 26, of Jackson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette III, to serve 95 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF").
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Tyler Craig Anderson, 27, and Robert Lincoln, 26, both of Jamestown, NY, with conspiracy to make false statements to purchase firearms, which carries a maximum penalty of...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the FY2018 Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services grants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Crimes Involved Laundering of Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Narcotics Proceeds Using a Variety of Methods, Through the United States, Italy, Hong Kong, and Mexico, As Well As Trafficking Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine and Heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ronald George, 47, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Vanderwagon, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an abusive sexual contact charge. George entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends that he be sentenced to a term...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Deandre Forrest, 39, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 180 months in prison. A jury convicted Forrest in December 2017 of seven counts related to the distribution of cocaine and crack and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nevada’s seniors are some of the most respected and cherished members of our communities, but also some of the most vulnerable members. Today on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reaffirms its commitment to raising awareness and combatting elder abuse and exploitation.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a legislative hearing for Friday, June 22, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R. 2651, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Maria Guadalupe Martinez-Plascencia, 47, and Claudia Anel Cuevas-Sandoval, 37, both of Guadalajara, Mexico, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute Schedule I and Schedule II controlled substances. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: Natchez, Miss. - Kiandas Washington, 19, of Jackson, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge David C. Bramlette, III, to serve 13-months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for theft of a firearm from a licensed dealer, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - On June 13, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) launched Operation Limelight USA at Washington Dulles International Airport. The program is designed to increase public awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM) and help to deter its practice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and several local investigators were recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony today in Washington D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 15, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was charged in federal court in Boston yesterday with three additional counts of bank robbery.
