News from November 2018
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the United States Department of Labor proposed a new rule for implementing the state option to require drug testing for individuals seeking to receive Unemployment Insurance...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A McKeesport, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced in federal court to five years of probation, together with four months of home detention, and restitution of $19,289.00 on her conviction relating to Social Security fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Two residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges stemming from an armed bank robbery, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that two practitioners were sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Irene Berger for drug crimes in connection with the HOPE Clinic. Stuart praised the investigation conducted by the United States Food and Drug Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Richard Bailey, 67, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 25 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for production and possession of child pornography. The defendant pled guilty to these charges on June 18, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A St. Albans man was sentenced today for gun and counterfeit crimes, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Joshua Hicks, 35, was sentenced to 60 months in prison by United States District Judge Irene C. Berger. Stuart praised the investigation conducted by the St. Albans Police Department, the United States Secret Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a final Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment on the Delta Irrigation Canal Salinity Control Piping Project located in Delta County, Colorado. The project will replace approximately 6.1 miles of open irrigation ditch with buried pipe. The purpose of the project is to prevent seepage and reduce salinity loading in the Colorado River Basin.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) has released a tax and oversight package that includes the Retirement, Savings, and Other Tax Relief Act of 2018 and the Taxpayer First Act of 2018. This package includes retirement and other savings enhancements, legislation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Bellwood man has been indicted on a federal sex trafficking charge for allegedly recruiting a woman into prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Donald Conway, 42, of Florence, Kentucky, was sentenced on Thursday, by United States District Judge David Bunning, to 16 years in federal prison for possessing heroin and cocaine with the intent to distribute the drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jeremy T. Walker, of Jackson, was sentenced today, before United States Senior District Judge William H. Barbour, Jr., to 97 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Dana Nichols, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Walker was also ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Russian national has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of wire fraud, computer fraud and money laundering, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A former Kansas City, Mo., Fire Department paramedic pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing fentanyl and morphine from ambulances for his own personal use.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Leitscha Poncedeleon, 29, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was sentenced to 168 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Nickey Lynn Anderson, age 35, of Idabel, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment and 3 years supervised release for Felon In Possession Of Firearm And Ammunition, in violation of Title...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Reynaldo Villalobos, 37, of Tulare, charging him with theft of public money and making false statements regarding right to Social Security benefits, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management has completed a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and is seeking public comments for the proposed Ormat, Tungsten Mountain Solar Project. The BLM is also seeking public comments and input under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act for the project. This includes looking for information and identifying historic properties in or near the project area. Public comments will be accepted through Dec. 14, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal grand jury today indicted a Pell City woman on multiple counts of wire fraud and bank fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: Dear Director Redfield: I write to express concern regarding the Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and to obtain information on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ongoing response and current capabilities in responding to the outbreak. Ensuring...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 29, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A Bellwood man has been indicted on a federal sex trafficking charge for allegedly recruiting a woman into prostitution.
