News from May 2018

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A man from Texas was charged in federal court here today with taking a Hutchinson, Kan., girl across state lines for sex, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: FBI Releases 2017 Statistics on of Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted.

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday afternoon, Devan Edward Leonard, 28, Kyle Filbert Gray, 26, and Lucille Jean Leonard, 48, members of the Navajo Nation, of Lukachukai, Ariz., were sentenced by United States District Judge David G. Campbell following their respective guilty pleas to RICO conspiracy for their participation...

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: SCOTT BREAUX (“BREAUX"), age 39, of Marrero, Louisiana, was charged in an Indictment today for bank theft, announced United States Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Convicted Felon Possessed a Loaded Handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 64-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been charged with possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: The Defendant Committed More Than 11,000 Defacements of Various Military, Government, and Business Websites Around the World Using the Online Pseudonym “Alfabetovirtual".

By US DOT Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), issued the following statement on a memo signed by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt titled, “Back-to-Basics Process for Reviewing National Ambient Air Quality Standards."

By State Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement at a press conference on the Trump Administration’s withdrawal from the Iran deal...
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced upcoming actions to finalize the ban on methylene chloride, a highly toxic chemical that can be used for paint stripping...

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Three Birmingham men involved in a 2017 crime spree that included an armed carjacking and the smash-and-grab theft of 16 guns from a Pelham store were sentenced to prison this week in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Jay T. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.

By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Ghanaian national was indicted by a federal grand jury with illegal possession of identification documents and aggravated identity theft.

By EPA Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “Examining the State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure: Investment, Planning, Construction, and Alternatives:"
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Morgan Fallon, 37, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure the person of another. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) delivered the following remarks on the House Floor during consideration of H.R. 3053, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act...
By Commerce Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Subcommittee on Energy hearing on “Examining the State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure: Investment, Planning, Construction, and Alternatives:"

By DOE Newswire | May 10, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar participated in the White House Summit on Artificial Intelligence for industry representatives. Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly transforming every segment of American industry – from applications in precision agriculture and medical ...
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho- The Bureau of Land Management’s Coeur d’Alene District needs a campground host for the popular Mica Bay Boater Park. The boater park is located on Lake Coeur d’Alene at Mica Bay which is approximately 9 miles south of Coeur d’Alene. If spending your summer camping along the lake surrounded by breathtaking mountain views piques your interest, this could be the opportunity for you!
By Interior Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: MOUNT PLEASANT, SC - The "Music Under the Oaks" free summer concert series begins June 2, 2018 at 11 am at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, located at 1254 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant. The one-hour concert will feature African drumming and dance from the Lowcountry artists of NIA Productions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Mercy Health, a nonprofit organization based in Cincinnati that operates healthcare facilities in Ohio and Kentucky, has agreed to pay the United States $14,250,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.