News published on Federal Newswire in June 2018

Russian and Syrian Nationals Charged with Laundering Millions of U.S. Dollars for Designated Russian Company That Shipped Jet Fuel to Syria in Violation of U.S. Sanctions

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON - Eight businessmen, including five Russian nationals and three Syrian nationals, were indicted today on federal charges alleging that they conspired to violate U.S. economic sanctions against Syria and Crimea, by sending jet fuel to Syria and making U.S. dollar wires to Syria and to sanctioned entities in Syria without receiving a license from the U.S. Treasury Department.

Geneva Man Pleads Guilty To Receipt Of Child Pornography

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Trebor Conolly, 36, of Geneva NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment, lifetime supervised release, sex offender registration, and a $250,000 fine.

Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup to Consider the HEAL Act

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: This afternoon, the Finance Committee meets to consider legislation dealing with a host of policies with respect to substance abuse. What troubles me most in this area is the extraordinary, long-running challenge of setting the right policies when it comes to painkillers.

EM Assistant Secretary White Lays Out Priorities, Wants to ‘Get to Completion’

By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Emphasizing that EM is capable of “big things," Assistant Secretary Anne White laid out her vision and priorities for the environmental cleanup program in two public appearances last week.

Walden and Burgess on NIH’s Efforts to Combat the Opioid Crisis

By DOE Newswire | Jun 12, 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 National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its research plan for the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative.

New Photography Exhibit Opening at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center

By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: Zoë Del Toro, a photography student at Kingsborough Community College who will be entering the School of Visual Arts this fall, is combing her keen observational skills and her deep appreciation for nature by showing the devastating impact single use plastics has on our environment. Her exhibit, Drowning...

First Detection of Longhorned Tick in Arkansas

By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018

News Release: LITTLE ROCK, ARK. - On Tuesday, June 5, 2018, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) confirmed the presence of the Longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in Arkansas. The confirmed Longhorned tick came from a dog in Benton County and was...

In Rare Move, Entire Committee Democratic Caucus Writes to Chairman Bishop Requesting Hearing on Workplace Harassment

By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In a rare move, the entire Democratic caucus of the House Natural Resources Committee wrote to Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) today requesting a hearing on sexual harassment and other types of workplace harassment at the Department of the Interior (DOI) and its agencies. Bishop has rejected...

Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Timeshare Fraud

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Timeshare Fraud.

Mexican cartel leader Edgar Valdez-Villareal, a/k/a “La Barbie,” sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and money laundering

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: ATLANTA - Edgar Valdez-Villareal, a/k/a La Barbie, who was born in the U.S. and rose to be a high-level leader of Mexico’s Beltran-Leyva Cartel, has been sentenced to 49 years and one month in federal prison on charges of cocaine trafficking and money laundering.

Justice Department Files Statement of Interest in Michigan Free Speech Case

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a Statement of Interest in Speech First, Inc., v. Schlissel in the Eastern District of Michigan. The plaintiff, Speech First, a nationwide organization dedicated to defending civil liberties, alleges that the University of Michigan has adopted policies prohibiting ...

District Court Enters Permanent Injunction Against Mississippi Compounding Pharmacy and Two of its Officers to Prevent Distribution of Adulterated Drugs

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against defendants Delta Pharma, Inc. (Delta Pharma), its President, Dr. Tommy T. Simpson, and its Vice President and Pharmacist in Charge, Charles Michael Harrison, to prevent ...

US Extradites Former President of Panama to Face Illegal Wiretapping and Embezzlement Charges

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: The United States today extradited Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal, who served as President of Panama from 2009 to 2014, to stand trial in that country on four charges related to an illegal wiretapping scheme allegedly conducted while he was in office.

74 Arrested in Coordinated International Enforcement Operation Targeting Hundreds of Individuals in Business Email Compromise Schemes

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: Federal authorities announced today a significant coordinated effort to disrupt Business Email Compromise (BEC) schemes that are designed to intercept and hijack wire transfers from businesses and individuals, including many senior citizens. Operation Wire Wire, a coordinated law enforcement effort by ...

Former Biscayne Park Police Chief and Two Former Patrol Officers Indicted for Conspiring to Violate Juvenile’s Civil Rights by Intentionally Making False Arrests

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Troy Walker, Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), ...

New York Man Sentenced for Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: Arafat M. Nagi, 47, of Lackawanna, New York, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support and resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Former Georgia Prison Guard Sentenced in Connection with Sexual Assaults of Female Inmates and Bomb Threat

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that former Georgia prison guard Edgar Daniel Johnson, 51, was sentenced to 51 months in prison for sexually assaulting three female inmates at the Emanuel Women’s Facility in Swainsboro, Georgia; for coercing the women to help him cover up the assaults; and for making a bomb threat at Elba Island on a separate occasion, in May, 2017. The Court will determine the amount of restitution owed to the victims at a later hearing.

Notice published on June 11 by Commerce Department

By Commerce News Now | Jun 11, 2018

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did State Department publish on June 11?

By State News Post | Jun 11, 2018

The US State Department published a one page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by State Department on June 11

By State News Post | Jun 11, 2018

The US State Department published a one page notice on June 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.