News from May 2018
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Finance Committee Members Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., today released a Senate Finance Committee report outlining the massive tax breaks Big Oil continues to rake in due to Trump’s tax law.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Klamath Basin Area Office has notified Klamath Project irrigators that they must temporarily restrict taking water deliveries from the Klamath Project due to a lack of available water. Reclamation officials also announced they have coordinated with two east-side irrigation districts to provide access to a different water source during this temporary pause so that limited irrigation operations can continue.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Defendant admitted responsibility for murder of 15-year-old in East Boston.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - On May 21, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging three defendants with conspiracy to distribute large amounts of marijuana and one defendant with illegally possessing firearms. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictments today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against a resident of the City of Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: A Solon woman was charged in federal court with embezzling $156,000 from a fund established on behalf of someone entrusted to her care.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument will be sponsoring a guided tour of the fort by full moonlight on Monday evening, May 28 beginning at 8:30 pm. This will be an opportunity for visitors to experience the tranquility of Fort Union by the beauty of moonlight!.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On May 22, 2018, Ryan Bono, 37, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 87 months in prison. Bono previously pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of child pornography, one count of possession of child pornography, and one count of knowing access...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City man who used his smart phone to pass a note to a teller was sentenced Tuesday to 37 months in federal prison for robbing a bank, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Clarksburg, West Virginia, woman and a Bridgeport, West Virginia man have admitted to their roles in a heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.-The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro sale event in Clovis, New Mexico, June 1 - 2 at the Curry County Events Center, where 50 wild horses and burros will be featured. The event will take place from noon - 6 p.m. on June 1, and 8 a.m. - noon on June 2. Animals will be eligible for direct purchase to a good home. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Defendant 48th person to be convicted in case.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Taylor Boyd-White Used Stolen Credit Card Numbers for Two Years.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Lovelock, Nev. - The Marzen House Museum will be opening and dedicating three new exhibits on the California Trail, Panama Nevada and Nevada minerals, Saturday, June 2 at 10 a.m. The dedication will be followed by tropical refreshments and snacks at the one-time only “Canal Juice Bar and Café" at the Marzen House Museum located at 25 Marzen Lane in Lovelock.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: Rapid City, SD - United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Randel Probst, retired special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), has received the U.S. Attorney’s Award for Exemplary Service to Project Safe Neighborhoods, one of the cornerstones of the Department of Justice’s ongoing fight against violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: LUFKIN, Texas - A Jasper, Texas couple and their daughter have been sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Workers recently removed a 38,000-pound crane from the Vitrification Facility at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) site, allowing for continued progress in the building’s demolition.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: BOSTON -The chief executive officer of PixarBio Corp., a Boston-based biotech company, and an associate, were indicted today on securities fraud charges in connection with a scheme to defraud investors and engage in trade manipulation of the company’s shares.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2018
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and the Swanton Sector Office of the United States Border Patrol announce that Zein Diaz-Ventura, 27, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned yesterday in U.S. District Court on an indictment charging him with reentering the United States after having previously been removed from the country. U.S. Magistrate Judge John Conroy ordered the defendant detained pending trial.
