News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, AR - Former Arkansas State Senator and an Arkansas consultant have been convicted for a bribery scheme in which state funds were directed to non-profit entities in exchange for kickbacks funneled through the consultant’s business, announced Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas and Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - First, I want to thank the jury for their service. This was a complicated case. The subject matter was dense. Those of you who observed trial know, however, that the jury paid close attention to the witnesses and carefully reviewed the documents throughout the seven weeks of trial. Further, the jury’s questions during their deliberations demonstrated a comprehensive review of the evidence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JOSE DECIDERIO ALVARADO-CARDOZA, age 31, a citizen of Honduras, pleaded guilty yesterday to a one-count indictment charging him with illegal reentry of a removed alien after deportation, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1326(a).
By USDA Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Valley Produce Corp.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Fayetteville, AR - Former Arkansas State Senator and an Arkansas consultant have been convicted for a bribery scheme in which state funds were directed to non-profit entities in exchange for kickbacks funneled through the consultant’s business, announced Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas and Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Los Alamos, NM, Jemez Springs, NM, Pecos, NM, & Watrous, NM - Due to the increased risk of wildfire in the region, the Pueblo Parks Group, which includes Bandelier National Monument, Valles Caldera National Preserve, Pecos National Historical Park and Fort Union National Monument, will enter Stage II fire restrictions on Friday, May 4, 2018 at 8:00 AM. These restrictions are necessary to help land management agencies reduce fire risk and prevent wildfires.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Five physicians of Redirections Treatment Advocates, LLC, an opioid addiction treatment practice with offices in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, have been indicted on charges of unlawfully dispensing controlled substances and health care fraud, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, United States...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Clif J. Seaway Was Found Guilty After a Four-Day Jury Trial in December 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal jury found John Lamont Winn, 53, of Vallejo, guilty today of passing counterfeit $100 bills, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By EPA Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT) issued the following joint statement today after news that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai directed the immediate transfer of the Universal Service Fund to the U.S. Treasury...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), announced a hearing with executives from the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the U.S. Center for SafeSport (USCSS), and four National Governing Bodies (NGBs) regarding sexual abuse within the U.S. Olympic community. As reported by Reuters, the hearing will be held on Wednesday, May 23, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, May 10, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining the State of Electric Transmission Infrastructure: Investment, Planning, Construction, and Alternatives."
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a Federal grand jury in Raleigh has returned an eleven-count indictment charging RICARDO JEROME BENNETT, SR., age 47, of Wilmington, North Carolina, with ten counts of Receipt of Child Pornography and one count of Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Defendants admit substituting “clean dirt" for legitimate soil samples in order to fake the results of radiological remediation efforts.
By DOL Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold its annual National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls May 7-11. The event encourages companies and workers to pause during the workday for topical discussions, safety demonstrations, and training in hazard recognition and fall prevention.
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on May 1, 2018, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against a man involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident in the Legend Lake area of the Menominee Indian Reservation. The indictment charges...
By DOJ Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A New Jersey resident has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Democratic leaders sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt today raising a series of questions following reports that a lobbyist, whose wife rented a $50-a-night condo to Pruitt, attempted to influence appointments to the agency’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) on behalf of his clients. The reports directly contradict Pruitt’s earlier claims that the lobbyist, Mr. J. Steven Hart, did not have business before EPA.
By Interior Newswire | May 3, 2018
News Release: MONTROSE, COLO. - Reclamation’s Curecanti Field Office announced today that the East Portal Road located east of Montrose will be closed Tuesday, May 8 and Wednesday, May 9 for installation on of a cattle guard. The road will reopen on Thursday, May 10. The road, beginning at the junction with State Highway 347, provides access to the Gunnison River within the Curecanti National Recreation Area, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, and Crystal Dam.
