News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: An Akron man was indicted on charges for stealing the identities of others in relation to bank fraud.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Hurricanes and heavy rains often cause strong, overflowing river currents that can damage critical infrastructure, such as bridges. For example, after Hurricane Katrina, many National Guard convoys loaded with aid did not drive on bridges for fear the bridges could not support the heavy trucks. To safely transport, they had to use roundabout roads or boats to reach Katrina survivors.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration is expecting a record breaking number of flyers this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday travel period with more than 25 million passengers traveling through security screening checkpoints nationwide Nov. 16 through Nov. 26, an increase of 5 percent from...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle, sentenced CHRISTIAN LAVAR BURTON, 38 from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, to 120 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: On November 9, 2018, Etevaldo Ferreira De Souza, 47, of West Palm Beach, was found guilty by a jury of one count of making false statements in a naturalization proceeding, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1015(a).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: A federal jury in Flint, Michigan, today found Amor M. Ftouhi, 51, of Quebec, Canada, guilty of three crimes, including an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, in conjunction with an attack on Bishop Airport officer on June 21, 2017, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Washington - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing in infrastructure projects in a dozen states (PDF, 132 KB) to improve e-Connectivity in rural communities.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN: Voyageurs National Park is in search of water salvage businesses that can conduct submerged vessel and other personal property recovery operations within park boundaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The former CEO of a charity headquartered in Springfield, Missouri has pleaded guilty to her role in a multi-million-dollar political corruption scheme that involved bribes and campaign contributions for elected public officials in Missouri and Arkansas, announced U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison of the Western District of Missouri and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: A Dominican national illegally residing in the United States using false identities was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for passport fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Seven people were indicted on federal firearms charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Patrick Miller, a 25 year old resident of Kaufman, Texas was sentenced to 84 months incarceration, ordered to pay $387.20 restitution after being convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: EVANS, Ga. - The safety challenges and successes of EM’s liquid waste cleanup mission at the Savannah River Site (SRS) were among the key themes of a recent event attended by DOE representatives and site contractors.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense for Veterans (Part 2).
By DOL Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: GRAND ISLAND, NE - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Rivera Agri Inc. - a provider of temporary agricultural labor - for failing to protect employees working in excessive heat after a farmworker succumbed to apparent heat-related symptoms while working in a cornfield near Grand Island, Nebraska.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced 29-year-old Marcellus Antoine Burgin of Cypress, TX, and 27-year-old Rasul Kareem Scott of Marrero, LA, to 300 months and 210 months in federal prison, respectively, for carrying out fraud and racketeering schemes that involved the attempted capital murder of State District Court Judge Julie Kocurek in November of 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Finding of No Significant Impact for a Natomas Central Mutual Water Company supervisory control and data acquisition (or SCADA) project intended to improve water management and reduce water demand within the Natomas Basin.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: The importance of partnership in ecological restoration is echoed by John Spence, co-founder of EWRP.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Alex King, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration for his involvement in methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Patrick Miller, a 25 year old resident of Kaufman, Texas was sentenced to 84 months incarceration, ordered to pay $387.20 restitution after being convicted of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
