News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2018
News Release: Defendant allegedly posted an internet threat to shoot white attendees at rally.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On June 7, 2018, United States District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Melvin Lashley, a/k/a “Menace," age 28, of Baltimore, to fifteen years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute a kilogram of more of heroin and 280 grams or more of crack cocaine. Lashley pleaded guilty to these crimes in May 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Fred Santiago, 30, of Dunkirk, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $10,000,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: DENVER - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado today sold 59 parcels totaling 50,573 acres for $1,395,024 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: On June 7, 2018, Bruce J. Walker, Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Electricity (OE), testified before the U.S. House Science, Space, and Technology Energy Subcommittee during a hearing on “The Electric Grid of the Future.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 5, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a ten-count superseding indictment against Marcus Hutchins, also known as “Malwaretech," and “irp@jabber.se," related to creating and distributing the Kronos banking Trojan and UPAS Kit malware.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of Interstate Transportation of a Minor for Purpose of Engaging in Unlawful Sexual Activity, Conspiracy to Commit Sex Trafficking, and Sex Trafficking of a Child, United States Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - On June 6, 2018, United States District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced David Albert Hunter, a/k/a Lil Dave, a/k/a Dave, age 31, of Baltimore, Maryland to 321 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Oscar Luis Burgos (32, Casselberry) to 25 years in federal prison for production and receipt of child pornography. He pleaded guilty on March 9, 2018.
By State Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Support continues to grow for legislation introduced Wednesday by U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and a bipartisan group of senators to require congressional approval of tariffs designated under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management Consolidated Business Center (EMCBC) today issued a Final Request for Proposals (RFP) for EM Consolidated Technical Support Services for the continuation of a wide range of technical services currently being performed on task...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: DENVER, CO - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited EnviroTech Services Inc. - based in Greeley, Colorado - after an employee died due to lack of oxygen while cleaning the inside of a railcar. A second employee who tried to rescue the co-worker was also overcome, but survived. EnviroTech Services Inc. faces $64,857 in proposed penalties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS: United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Charles E. Peeler, announces that guilty pleas were entered on June 7, 2018, in front of United States District Judge Marc T. Treadwell by Curtis Hall, age 37, of East Dublin, Georgia, Lantesia Lanier, age 41, of Dublin, Georgia, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was charged today in federal court in Boston with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: On June 7, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen met with Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández in Washington, D.C. She was joined by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Kevin McAleenan. During the meeting, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: For the ninth year in a row, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has earned an “A” grade or higher on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Annual Small Business Procurement Scorecard (PDF, 2 pages, 53 KB). For this reporting period, the Department earned its third “A+,” the highest score possible.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON—President Trump’s Executive Order on Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to collect relevant data and provide quarterly reports on data collection efforts. On June 7, 2018 DOJ and ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018 – Today, the Technology Modernization Fund Board (Board) awarded funding to support the development of USDA’s Farmers.gov customer experience portal, which helps better connect America’s farmers, ranchers, conservationists, and private foresters with vital USDA resources and programs. The Board is chaired by the Federal Chief Information Officer for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
By USDA Newswire | Jun 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 7, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that California dairy producers have voted to approve a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) for the entire State of California. As a result of this favorable vote, USDA today published a final rule in the Federal Register ...
