News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: BOISE - James Stewart Maxheimer, 46, of Meridian was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court to 72 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Drug Trafficker Brought to Justice After 32 Years on the Run.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office is hosting a training program to share best practices for security at houses of worship.

By Commerce Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), announced today a hearing for Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Disrupter Series: Quantum Computing."

By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: ABILENE, Texas - Following a two-day trial before Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings, a federal jury has convicted Michael Deon Thompson, 37, of Abilene, Texas, for his role in a heroin drug conspiracy resulting in serious bodily injury, announced U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Colin McDonald (619) 546-9144.

By DOL Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited New Windsor-based Verla International LTD, and proposed fines of $281,220 for failing to protect its employees from dangerous chemicals, and other hazards.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Michael Holt, 49, of Brentwood, pleaded guilty in federal court to bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.

By USDA Newswire | May 11, 2018
Release: Enderun Colleges beat out two other culinary schools to win the first-ever Great American Taste Culinary Competition, hosted by the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in partnership with the Lyceum of the Philippines University on Saturday, May 5, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: San Antonio, TX - The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) concerning the re-use of the Sisson House at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park through a lease with the NPS. This RFEI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP.

By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER GALBRAITH KELLY JR., a former executive at Competitive Power Ventures (“CPV"), pled guilty to defrauding CPV by misrepresenting that the former Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor, Joseph...

By EPA Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), announced today a legislative hearing for Friday, May 18, 2018 at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2278, the Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2017, and H.R. 2389, to reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project."
By EPA Newswire | May 11, 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) today issued the following statement after President Trump’s speech on drug pricing reforms.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a scam in which he and co-conspirators defrauded victims by pretending to be employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Keystone Heights, Florida, man was sentenced yesterday to 50 months for a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Derrick Shane McCullough, 28, previously pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Stuart applauded the work of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Charleston Police Department.

By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Hyattsville, Maryland men were each sentenced today to 26 years in prison for sex trafficking three minors throughout the East Coast from September through November 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Renato Libric Arrested In Connection With Alleged $1.5 Million Wire Fraud Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: (Calumet, MI) The Advisory Commission and National Park Service at Keweenaw National Historical Park are pleased to announce that 18 Keweenaw Heritage Grants have been awarded for projects throughout Upper Michigan’s historic Copper Country.

By US DOT Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: MILTON, Del. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, visited Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge and Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge to discuss his efforts to preserve and protect important habitats in the First State with stakeholders and Delawareans.

By EPA Newswire | May 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today in reaction to President Donald Trump’s speech on lowering prescription drug prices...