News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A West Virginia man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, after having first been charged by complaint, on charges of conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is launching a process to transfer excess vehicles, equipment and supplies to local fire departments and Rangeland Fire Protection Associations in Idaho to enhance their wildland firefighting capabilities. Under BLM’s new Rural Fire Readiness (RFR) program...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ulises Medina, 25, of Earlimart, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah man with an extensive felony record will spend more than 15 years in federal prison for his part in a cross-country drug-trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: 13 Face Federal Charges, Two Face State Charges in Takedown of Narcotics Distribution Rings Involving Members of the Bloods Street Gang in Riverhead.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that ADAM RAISHANI, a/k/a “Saddam Mohamed Raishani," pled guilty to attempting to provide and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (“ISIS"). RAISHANI pled guilty today to a Superseding Information in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman today announced the charging of Victor E. Silvers, by a federal grand jury with seven counts relating to the premeditated murder of Sgt. Brittney N. Silvers, who was killed on base at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: A Norwalk man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fraudulently inducing teen girls into engaging in sexually explicit conduct and recording the conduct under the false promise that he was producing a pornographic film.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, Alabama Hills Stewardship Group and Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association will be hosting two-hour, guided hikes about the film, geology and natural history of the Alabama Hills. Hikes will begin at 10 a.m. and leave from the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and California State Route 136 in Lone Pine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Former Federal Contractors Plead Guilty to Federal Contract Fraud Conspiracy.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Eminence, MO: The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has begun a project to replace the vehicle bridge over the spring branch at Alley Spring. The bridge is located on Shannon County Road 106-308 and crosses the Alley Spring branch just east of...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a draft risk evaluation for Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), which is one of the first ten chemicals undergoing risk evaluation under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Alonzo Dean Jenkins, 31, of Anchorage, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to serve 100 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A jury previously found Jenkins guilty of the charge in June 2018, after a three-day trial.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: MOAB, Utah - The BLM strives to be a good neighbor in the communities we serve, and facilitates opportunities for commercial recreation on public lands to help local communities grow. To streamline and improve management of its Special Recreation Permit program, the BLM Canyon Country District is establishing two periods each year for submitting and processing Special Recreation Permit applications, including applications to renew expiring permits.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: A North Canton woman was indicted for robbing four banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Michael J. Favors, 26, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to murder two potential witnesses.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Wreaths Across America at Andersonville National Cemetery.
By State Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Rep. Nita M. Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee and its Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations; Rep. Barbara Lee; Rep. Jan Schakowsky; and Rep. Lois Frankel today denounced...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that MICHAEL KMEC, 40, of Marlborough, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud related to an embezzlement scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2018
News Release: Find Your Roots during Winter Festival of Prairie Cultures.
