News from May 2018
By Homeland Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Graves, Chairman Frelinghuysen, and Ranking Member Quigley, for your work on this bill.
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - During his weekly reporter briefing, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) held an enrollment ceremony for three bills that are awaiting President Trump’s signature. Among the bills signed and readied for President Trump was S. 204, the Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - Wendell Lamar Senior, a/k/a “Dareal Chico," has been indicted by a federal grand jury for assaulting a federal officer, possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, possessing firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing firearms while under indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that WAYNE MARGARUM, SR., 71, of Stamford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to two counts of willful failure to file an income tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for First Degree Burglary and Larceny.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Keystone, SD - The official start of the summer season offers enhanced visitor enjoyment through extended hours and opportunities to address deferred maintenance projects at Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today questioned the Commerce Department’s announcement it would investigate whether imported automobiles threaten national security.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Ranking Member Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral ...
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: SHOSHONE, Idaho - Envisioning an electronic mountain bike (eMTB) in your future? The BLM Shoshone Field Office is offering an opportunity to try one out June 2, 2018 from 9 a.m. - noon at the Croy Creek Trailhead -- 3.5 miles west of Hailey. Local vendors will supply the eMTBs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Charles William Dove, age 34, of Warsaw, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Robert L. Miller, Jr. for the crime of possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District will be showing a free screening of a new documentary that covers the history of the iconic United Comstock Merger Mill, commonly known as the American Flat Mill. The free screening will be Thursday, May 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Fourth Ward School, at 537 South C Street in Virginia City, NV.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Jason Frett, 36, and Ashley Warner, 54, both of Tortola, were arrested today on a complaint charging them with possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. Frett and Warner made their initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller and were detained pending further proceedings.
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Jeffrey Baran, current Commissioner of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), for a second term and Annie Caputo and David Wright for their first terms as members of the NRC.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: TAOS, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Taos Field Office has temporarily closed the La Junta Trail at the Wild Rivers Recreation Area to the public. The closure is required to address potential safety concerns on the trail. The closure will remain in effect until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: BOISE - Bruce Eugene Froman, 41, of Meridian, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court to attempted coercion and enticement, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. As part of his plea, Froman also agreed to forfeit the cell phone used in the commission of the charged offense.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: The National Historic Landmarks Program is proud to announce the release of Finding a Path Forward: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study! To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the study was released at a celebration on May 22 in the U.S. Department of the Interior that included a keynote address by the study's editor, a workshop, and panel discussion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Florida Man Charged with Albany Bank Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - On May 15, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted four individuals for federal drug charges. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the indictments today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Titus Thompson, Jr., 33, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Johnny Fletcher, age 40, an inmate at the United States Penitentiary at Canaan (USP Canaan), located in Waymart, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 22, 2018, by a federal grand jury for assaulting two federal correctional officers and possession of contraband in prison.
