News from June 2018
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 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 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced that they are now accepting applications for Tribal Opioid Response Grants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that defendant Damon Jackson (aka “D", aka “Daddy Frost") was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment in United States District Court in Charleston for his role in a conspiracy to force underage girls and young women into sex trafficking by means of force and threats of force throughout the southeast.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: LODGE GRASS, MONTANA - On August 4, 2017, Nehemiah Brokenrope, Frank Nomee Jr., and Denise Stewart were shot and killed after entering a home on the Crow Reservation. Occupants of the home were also injured. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) conducted an extensive, 10-month investigation. The investigation involved numerous interviews, evidence collection and analysis, and autopsies of the deceased.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Rep. Jerry McNerney delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - On June 20, 2018, Deandre Eugene Cooper, age 35, and Charles Jesse Beuterbaugh, age 30, were sentenced by United States District Court Senior Judge James E. Gritzner for Possession of Contraband by a Federal Prisoner announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Cooper was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man has been sentenced to 120 months imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and heroin. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Washington - On May 11, 2018, Frey Cattle Company Inc. (Frey Cattle), Ballinger, Texas, waived its right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and paid a penalty of $4,000 for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Larry S. Hortert, Regional Director, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS), announced that Victor H. Gonzalez, 53, of Loxahatchee, Florida, pled guilty yesterday for...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Following a week in which more than 50 defendants appeared before United States Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe for their first appearance in federal court, today Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the filing of 73 indictments in the month of June.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), held a hearing today to examine H.R. 2651, the Horseracing Integrity Act of 2017. #SubDCCP members heard from expert witnesses representing a range of perspectives about this legislation and its impact...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Rafael Buli, 24, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 80 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced Brian Aguayo, a member of the Dove Springs Gangstas (aka “DSG"), to ten years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering charges associated with the kidnapping and murder of Darian Longoria in December 2015, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Jeremy Scott Clark (44, Ponte Vedra) today pleaded guilty to transporting images depicting child sexual abuse over the internet. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to 20 years in federal prison, and a potential life term of supervision. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. Clark has been detained since his arrest on March 8, 2018. He was employed as a teacher at First Coast High School in Jacksonville.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WHAT: The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), held a hearing today on the current status of and future issues with the advanced biofuels component of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). WHY: “Unfortunately, cellulosic biofuels have not progressed as well as hoped," said...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released two plans for 2018 operations of the Klamath Project. The Operations and Drought plans are based on current reservoir storage and anticipated hydrologic conditions based on the June 1 Natural Resources Conservation Service inflow forecast.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 56-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park will continue issuing free day ride permits to individuals who take stock on park trails this summer. Launched in 2017, the free permit system helps park managers understand where, when, and how many stock users visit the park. Rangers may ask to see people’s permits during rides on trails.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: Rep. Jerry McNerney delivered the following remarks at a Subcommittee on Environment hearing on “Advanced Biofuels Under the Renewable Fuel Standard: Current Status and Future Prospects:"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: FBI Announces the Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 22, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today passed H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin...
