News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An Adams man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield in connection with a plot to engage in terrorist activity inspired by, and in the name of, ISIS.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Matthew Dean Smith, of Great Cacapon, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer for abusing a program that provided discounted homes to law enforcement officers and misleading an investigator during a background investigation for security clearance.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers on the role industry interests may have played in the agency’s efforts to suppress a public health study on the human health risks of a class of chemicals known...
By EPA Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers on the role industry interests may have played in the agency’s efforts to suppress a public health study on the human health risks of a class of chemicals known...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: A man who possessed a firearm as a felon and fired a shot at a Waterloo police officer was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Fire researchers will tell you that there’s a simple solution for reducing fire hazards: eliminate flammable materials. If it doesn’t burn, the experts say, then there won’t be a fire. Of course, that option isn’t very practical or realistic; after all, who wants to sit on a block of cement when you can have a cushiony recliner?
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: TUMACÁCORI, AZ - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 46,309 visitors to Tumacácori National Historical Park in 2017 spent $2,644,700 in communities near the park. That spending supported 41 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3,300,400.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - A 22-year-old Houston resident has pleaded guilty to stealing guns that belonged to three police officers who were traveling out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: By: U.S. Senator John Barrasso May 19, 2018 Casper Star Tribune Most people turn on their faucets without giving much thought to where the water comes from. Just as little consideration is given to the intricate series of dams and levees protecting communities from floods. In Wyoming, we are very ...
By State Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement in reaction to a speech made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo...
By USDA Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - After deliberating less than one-half hour, a federal jury found Kahlil Shelton guilty of five counts of violating federal narcotics, robbery, and firearm laws and Deron Howell guilty of eight counts of violating federal narcotics, robbery, and firearm laws.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2018
Release: 219 Grants Will Support Innovation and Job Creation
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fourth video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today demanding answers on the role industry interests may have played in the agency’s efforts to suppress a public health study on the human health risks of a class of chemicals known...
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter requesting that Chairman Trey Gowdy place 12 motions for subpoenas on the agenda for the Committee’s upcoming business meeting on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Gregory Martin Williams, age 57, of Muldrow, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C), and Title 18, punishable by not more than 20 years imprisonment, up to a $1,000,000.00 fine, or both.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released the fourth video from its “Personal Stories from the Opioid Crisis" video series.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2018
News Release: PEORIA, Ill. - On Friday, May 18, Senior U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm found Clifton “Ty" Robinson, 44, of Chicago, guilty on all counts charged for his role in a tax fraud scheme that resulted in an alleged loss to the government of approximately $1.5 million. Judge Mihm presided over the bench trial which began on May 14.
