News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler recognizes the dedication and bravery of Indiana law enforcement officials.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today announced the details for its hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into opioid distribution practices, particularly alleged pill dumping in West Virginia.
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS) today announced the details for its hearing with the leadership of national and regional drug distributors in regards to the committee’s bipartisan investigation into opioid distribution practices, particularly alleged pill dumping in West Virginia.
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $30 million in funding for projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program: Duration Addition to electricitY Storage (DAYS). DAYS project teams will build innovative technologies to enable long-duration energy storage on the power grid, providing reliable electricity for 10 to approximately 100 hours.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Yesica Paola Rojas-Baten, 19, an illegal alien from Guatemala, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to unlawful re-entry by an alien after removal, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Thomas Annello, Acting Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Joseph A. Banco Jr., Acting Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.
By EPA Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Sharing the Road: Policy Implications of Electric and Conventional Vehicles in the Years Ahead."
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: Johnny Clyde Benjamin, Jr., M.D., an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Vero Beach, Florida, was found guilty by a federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, on April 27, 2018, of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Furanyl Fentanyl which resulted in death, aiding and abetting the distribution of Furanyl...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On April 30, 2018, Maximino Contreras, 47, of Tollison, Arizona, was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Judge, to serve 210 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A retired highway patrol trooper was convicted today on a charge of lying to the FBI during an investigation into illegal gambling in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Stephan McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2018
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden man today admitted possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute as part of a drug trafficking organization operating in the city of Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
