News from November 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - United States Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney David T. Maguire will lead the efforts here in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming midterm elections on November 6.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ELTON WILLIAMS, age 28, of New Orleans, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Nannette Jolivette Brown, to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine hydrochloride, marijuana, and Tramadol.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Harry Wallace will lead the efforts of U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Washington County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating the federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Rebecca Weber will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Weber has been appointed...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Scott Gaddy, 48, of Albany, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, and honest services wire fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., Nov. 1, 2018) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement regarding the decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the registration of dicamba for two years. The extension is for “over-the-top” use to control weeds in fields for cotton and soybean plants genetically engineered to resist dicamba.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Former fugitive and social security disability lawyer Eric Christopher Conn, 58, of Pikeville, Kentucky, was sentenced in September to a total of 27 years in prison for his role in retaliating against an informant, fleeing from the United States, and defrauding the U.S. Social Security Administration ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio, Director Phil Keith of the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), and Dr. Pete Blair, Executive Director of the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center at Texas State University today announced an $8.7 million grant to provide multi-disciplinary, scenario-based active shooter training to first responders across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Damiane Buehrer, 40, of North Adams, Michigan, was sentenced to 46 months in prison for his role in a dog fighting conspiracy based in the surrounding counties of Grand Rapids, Michigan, by U.S. District Court Judge Paul L. Maloney yesterday. His prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted a state-owned enterprise of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), a Taiwan company, and three individuals, charging them with crimes related to a conspiracy to steal, convey, and possess stolen trade secrets of an American semiconductor company for the benefit of a company ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Oklahoma, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the State of West Virginia announced a settlement agreement with MPLX LP (MPLX) and 11 of its subsidiaries that will strengthen air pollution controls at 20 natural gas processing plants located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Texas and Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Four alleged members or associates of the Aryan Circle (AC) have been indicted and three arrested for their alleged roles in a Nov. 9, 2013 aggravated assault in Jefferson County, Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedential opinion today affirming the Court of Federal Claims decision that federal corporate taxpayers may not deduct as a cost of goods sold expense an excise tax expense that was never actually incurred or paid, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Travis A. Greaves of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Today, in response to a request from Governor Rick Scott on Oct. 23, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that a commercial fishery failure occurred in Florida as a result of Hurricane Michael, which struck the panhandle with devastating force on October 10.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta issued the following statement today regarding National Native American Heritage Month: "During National Native American Heritage Month, we celebrate the rich history and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives. With pride in their heritage, ...
By State News Post | Nov 1, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 1, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 1, 2018
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Nov 1, 2018
The US State Department published a two page notice on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
