News from November 2018
By DOT News Wire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the “Bureau”) will provide up to a $5.95 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to the Port of Everett in the State of Washington. The loan is for the Marine Terminal Rail Improvements Phase II Project (the “Project”).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - Grency Junior Nunez Barrera, 32, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to aggravated identity theft, social security fraud, and making false statements, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Paris man was indicted by a federal grand jury today, and charged with engaging in crop insurance fraud.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to review and comment on a draft environmental assessment for a proposal to fabricate fuel at Idaho National Laboratory’s Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) and/or the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) to support efforts by U.S. companies to develop and deploy new reactor technologies.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Four Alleged Members of the Aryan Circle Gang Charged with Aggravated Assault in Aid of Racketeering.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Brian Shane Johnson, age 41, of Twisp, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on June 6, 2018, to possessing Oxycodone without a valid prescription or order. As part of the...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The California Trail Interpretive Center will present a series of guided tours of its state-of-the-art exhibits in Spanish.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: More than 18,000 credit card numbers stolen; at least $1.2 million dollars in fraudulent purchases made.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: PRC State-Owned Company, Taiwan Company, and Three Individuals Charged With Economic Espionage.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Laverne Schaeffer, age 46, of Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Oct. 30, 2018 before U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE -Amber Annette Hosking, 39, and Jessica Fay Barnes, 32, sisters, from Spokane Valley, Washington, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit federal program theft, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard P. Barrett will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming general election on November 6, 2018. AUSA Barrett has been...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Investigation Conducted with Assistance of Taiwan Authorities Results in U.S. Indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Defendant had two prior deportations to Honduras.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - In a complaint filed on June 8, 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged that Imperial Frozen Foods Op Co LLC, of Wake Forest, N.C, failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $2,242,125 to 22 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Elizabeth, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 45 months in prison for operating a scheme to fraudulently obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in commercial and residential merchandise from various companies, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Tony Leonard, a/k/a “Tom Cat," 49, of Lewiston, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - First responders and educators now have a new, free tool at their disposal to help ensure the safety of our nation’s schools, as well as the students and faculty within them. Developed by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the U.S. Army Simulation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: Buehrer, A West Michigan Resident, Continued to Participate in Underground Pit Bull Terrier Fighting Even After Serving State Prison Time for Dog-Fighting Offense.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 1, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Grand Junction’s own Colorado Canyons Association (CCA) received the Public Lands Foundation national Landscape Stewardship Award. To honor CCA, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to attend an award presentation on November 6, 2018, from 10 - 11 a.m., at the Grand Junction Field Office.
