News from March 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Former Cartersville police officer Bryson-Taylor Wayne Banks, who notified drug traffickers that the FBI was conducting a court-authorized wiretap, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Unlawful Notification of Electronic Surveillance.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Beavers: Making a Splash" a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 10:00 am. Beavers are incredible animals that can turn the tiniest streams into flooded wetlands.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that MICKEY FRED, also known as “Frankie," 39, of Bridgeport, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: Thousand Oaks, CA - About 200 aspiring wildland firefighters - all local military veterans - will attend four days of wildland firefighting training from March 2-5 at Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and at Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD), and Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-FL) announced today a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on legislation reauthorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and spurring the deployment of next-generation wireless services.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: United States Files Civil Enforcement Action to Stop Arkansas Compounding Pharmacy and CEO from Manufacturing and Distributing Adulterated Drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredo man and a Houston woman are headed to federal prison in separate, but similar cases involving drug smuggling via their vehicles, announced Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing to examine opportunities to promote the cybersecurity and resiliency of our nation’s critical energy infrastructure.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of DONALD THOMAS PERRIN, 58, a registered sex offender, to 40 years in prison for producing child pornography. PERRIN, who pleaded guilty on Oct. 10, 2017, moments before his jury trial was set to begin, was sentenced yesterday before Judge Wilhelmina M. Wright in U.S. District Court in Saint Paul, Minn.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Today is the 15 Year Anniversary of the Beginning of the Department WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized the 15 year anniversary of the start of its mission with a celebration event at the Ronald Reagan Building. Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen was joined by Vice President ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen participated in a roundtable discussion with United Kingdom Home Secretary Amber Rudd and top CEOs and industry leaders regarding aviation security. Secretary Nielsen released the following statement: “I am grateful for the close ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Today Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo for the Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration directing the DEA to evaluate and consider whether or not to amend its regulations governing the aggregate production quota where appropriate as expeditiously as practicable, including through a potential interim final rule. This is in response to studies indicating that the United States is an outlier in the number of opioid prescriptions issued each year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: Two former Memphis staffing company owners were sentenced to prison today for payroll tax fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee. Mark Stinson, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The United States filed a civil complaint and a motion seeking a preliminary injunction against Cantrell Drug Company and its co-owner and Chief Executive Officer, James L. McCarley Jr., to stop the manufacturing and distribution of adulterated drugs, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The Civil Rights Division and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas jointly announced today the filing of a complaint in federal district court against WiFi Alliance, a non-profit organization headquartered in Austin. The complaint alleges that WiFi Alliance violated the ...
By Fed Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve Board on Thursday communicated updated expectations for the next resolution plans of two domestic banks, CIT and Citizens Financial Group. The expectations are similar to those communicated to 16 domestic firms in March 2017.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: The Secure Payments Task Force will conclude its efforts in March with a final publication consisting of a collection of educational materials outlining the lifecycles and security profiles of today's primary payment methods, the Federal Reserve announced on Thursday.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – At a special ceremony today at the U.S. Department of Labor, Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta inducted President Ronald Reagan into the Department of Labor’s Hall of Honor, which was established in 1988 to honor Americans whose distinctive contributions have elevated working conditions, wages, and overall quality of life for American families.
By Labor Gazette | Mar 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta released the following statement today regarding the start of Women’s History Month: “Women’s History Month provides an opportunity for Americans to learn more about pioneering women who have shaped our nation – from trailblazers to quiet heroes. ...
By State News Post | Mar 1, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on March 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
