News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that David Haynes, Kyle Haynes, and Bryan Day, all of Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford involving a scheme to defraud the Xerox Corporation of more than $20,000,000. Kyle Haynes and Bryan Day pleaded...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON- Starting Friday, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), in collaboration with the National Park Service, will resurface Waterside Drive between Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway and Massachusetts Avenue NW.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: On December 5, 2018, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) will hold a public meeting to discuss its plans for a new beach parking area in Buxton, North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - The first Executive Order issued by President Trump in February 2017 was to reduce crime and restore public safety to communities across the nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: Lelana Long Sentenced to 121 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2018
News Release: What do hops, madeira wine, and Martin Van Buren have in common? In 1782, you could find all three in a tavern!.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 4, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - With the Environmental analysis complete and a Decision issued, implementation of the Martin Fire Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ES&R) plan has begun. The first round of funding has been received, the Winnemucca District (WD) Fuels and ES&R program began treating the west...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: In anticipation of the upcoming midterm elections on November 6, 2018, the Department of Justice today provided information about its efforts through the Civil Rights Division, the Criminal Division, the National Security Division, and the FBI to assist state and local jurisdictions in ensuring that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the election process.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: The FBI is Seeking Information About a Bank Robbery Today in Hialeah, Florida.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: National Park Service Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: The FBI is Seeking Information from a Bank Robbery in Miami Yesterday.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA - On Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, a jury found defendant Carlos Miranda-Alonso guilty of felony assault on a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), and felony assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b). The defendant separately pleaded guilty to being an alien who knowingly eluded examination and inspection by immigration officers, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2), a misdemeanor.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: Fruita, CO - A small portion of the Liberty Cap Trail will be closed November 7-8, 2018 and again November 13-15, 2018 as a maintenance crew works on the trail. The closure will provide a safe environment for employees and protect hikers from potentially hazardous situations. The trail will be open over the Veteran’s Day holiday weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 3, 2018
News Release: SAN DIEGO, CA - On Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, a jury found defendant Carlos Miranda-Alonso guilty of felony assault on a federal officer, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1), and felony assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 111(b). The defendant separately pleaded guilty to being an alien who knowingly eluded examination and inspection by immigration officers, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2), a misdemeanor.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2018 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the United States has joined with 12 other nations to support policies that enable agricultural innovation, including genome editing. The International Statement on Agricultural Applications of Precision Biotechnology was released in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: CIO Gary Washington Receives Federal Leadership Award (Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Chief Executive Officer (CXO) Dashboard Project has been recognized by FedScoop Magazine as the Federal Government’s Innovation of the Year for creating the first comprehensive ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment, a comprehensive, strategic assessment of the illicit drug threats facing the United States. Attorney General Sessions made the following statement about the report: “This new report from the DEA confirms ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: A Santa Rosa, California, real estate salesperson was sentenced to 24 months in prison yesterday for filing a false income tax return that did not report income earned from the sale of marijuana, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC) has agreed to settle civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA), 31 U.S.C. §3729, by overstating the number of hours its employees worked on two battlefield communications contracts with the United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2018
News Release: A Fairfax, Virginia man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for downloading child pornography, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia and Assistant Director in Charge Nancy McNamara of the FBI’s Washington Field Office announced.
