News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - JAMES PAUL JOHNSON, 66, of Oklahoma City, and Interstate Helicopters, Inc., pleaded guilty today to failing intentionally to report to the Federal Aviation Administration five leases of fixed-wing aircraft from 2014 to 2016, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By State Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives tonight passed H. Res. 1055 to reaffirm strong U.S.-Liberia ties and call for full implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recommendations.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: An Akron man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison after ordering 500 grams of a fentanyl analogue from China.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that ARIEL ACOSTA, a/k/a “A-Loc," a/k/a “Blue," a/k/a “True Blue," was sentenced today to 160 months in prison for firearms and narcotics trafficking. ACOSTA and his co-conspirators sold seven guns, including...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - The Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office and Leave No Trace are partnering with the Humboldt County School District and Superintendent Dr. Dave Jensen to teach youth about responsible recreation practices along with encourage them to play outside!
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: MACON- A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 charging George Randolph Jeffery, age 58, of Monroe, Georgia. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: FBI Media Alert: Apparent Murder-Suicide Leaves Four Adults Dead in Tsayatoh, New Mexico.
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 Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: Klamath Falls, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Oregon/Washington office announced today the Lakeview Veterans Fire Crew has achieved certification as the Lakeview Veterans Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC). Of the 112 IHCs throughout the nation, Lakeview Veterans is the tenth BLM-funded hotshot crew, and the only one focused on recruiting and developing veterans.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 276,732 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - Haley Nicole Young, 25, of Flatwoods, Kentucky, was sentenced today, to 24 months federal in prison, by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for selling fentanyl and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: BILLINGS - The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Blackfeet Nation announced that nearly $500,000 in U.S. Department of Justice funding has been awarded to the tribe, based in Browning, to assist with violent crime prosecutions in tribal court and in U.S. District Court.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the appointment of Conner Prochaska as the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first Chief Commercialization Officer. He will serve as the Director of the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: HOUGHTON, MICH-- The National Park Service (NPS) has been monitoring the wolves that were captured in Minnesota earlier this fall and transported to Isle Royale as part of a multi-year project to restore predation in the remote park. Sixteen different wolves were captured on the Grand Portage Chippewa...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - William Borges, 20, of Otis, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to one count of distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Nancy Lopez Perez, 44, of Lemoore, pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped two travelers carrying handguns at checkpoints within a three-day span.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Merriam restaurant owner was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months in federal prison for falsifying records he submitted to prove he was paying his workers minimum page, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 13, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Crews with EM Richland Operations Office contractor Mission Support Alliance recently installed eight antennas on a 400-foot meteorological tower to improve wireless services at the Hanford Site. Workers scaled the tower located at the center of the site to install the antennas close to the top of the tower. The new antennas will support wireless services in the Hanford tank farms and future remote locations needed for cleanup operations.
