News from May 2018
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - Transportation Security Administration Administrator David P. Pekoske announced 31 members to serve on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC), which provides recommendations for improving aviation security methods, equipment and procedures.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal grand jury today returned a superseding indictment against Kareem Murphy, 36, of Darby, PA, for possessing a firearm in a school zone in Philadelphia, announced United States Attorney William M. McSwain. Murphy had previously been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of mail fraud and tax evasion, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park is open for the season. Due to melting snow on the road visitors should be prepared for icy conditions. Alpine Visitor Center and Trail Ridge Store are anticipated to open on Friday. At this time, night time closures will not be implemented. Because weather...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON- The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announces that a Federal grand jury in Wilmington has returned an indictment against RAYMOND LEE BRYANT, JR, of Roseboro, North Carolina. BRYANT is charged with carjacking, carrying and brandishing a firearm during and in relation to the carjacking, possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: MAY 24, 2018 - This report summarizes 2016 e-commerce statistics on shipments, sales and revenues from four sectors of the economy: manufacturing, wholesale, services and retail. These statistics are available for the nation from 1998.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on May 24, 2018, Francisco Diaz Vargas, 22, of Hastings, Nebraska, was sentenced to three years and one month (37 months) in prison for distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine actual. Following the prison term, Diaz Vargas will serve three years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Andrew Jacobs, age 20, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: National Missing Children’s Day, Friday, May 25, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Jury Concludes Reid Conspired With A California State Employee To Take Bribes In Connection With Construction Contracts.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Oversight Committee Democrats released a staff memo criticizing a Republican staff memo on “official time." Late last night, Republican Committee staff circulated a memo entitled, “Federal Labor Union Use of Official Time in Fiscal Year 2017." Despite multiple requests, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: For Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) has selected three projects to receive approximately $29.6 million for cost-shared research and development under Phase II of funding opportunity announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001450, Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE):...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A Reading man, and sixth member of a Reading area bank fraud ring, was charged with fraud today, announced U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Harry Miller, 60, Madison, Wisconsin, was found guilty of sex trafficking and maintaining a place for distributing and using heroin and cocaine. The jury reached its verdict yesterday evening after seven hours of deliberation following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Madison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven has sentenced Xavier D. Stewart (39, Temple Terrace) to eight years and four months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 12, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ARTHUR JOHNSON, age 40, of New Orleans East, has been charged in a seven-count Indictment. The lead charge (Count 1) is a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - United States District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced former Prince George’s County Liquor Board official David Dae Sok Son, age 41, of Bowie, Maryland, to five years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy, bribery, and obstruction of justice, in a scheme involving alcoholic beverage licenses in Prince George’s County, Maryland. The defendant also was ordered to forfeit $86,000.
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Today, the Energy Department (DOE) announced up to $3.5 million for hydrogen production research and development (R&D) that is compatible with nuclear energy sources. Many utilities are now economically incentivized to consider integrating nuclear energy production with other industrial processes to optimize thermal and electrical energy production.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Ambrose Wan, a/k/a “Ambrose Won," a/k/a “Bruno," 33, of New York, New York, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack;" possession with the intent to distribute cocaine, crack and heroin; and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine.
