News from October 2018
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-In recognition of the contributions of the Mustang Heritage Foundation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is recognizing MHF during a Nov. 2-3 wild horse and burro event at Meadowood Recreation Area in Lorton, Virginia. The BLM’s partnership with the MHF began in 2007 and since then the organization has been responsible for the placement of more than 11,200 wild horses and burros in good homes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A convicted felon who was under house arrest was indicted today on a federal charge of escaping custody, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced the launch of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first ever Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. The GO Competition, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), is a series of challenges to develop software management...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: A North Lauderdale resident was arrested and charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: The United States Department of Justice has announced the expansion of the Tribal Access Program for National Crime Information (TAP). TAP will allow the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapahoe Tribes of the Wind River Reservation to more effectively protect its citizens through the exchange of critical information across several national crime information systems. The program was launched in August of 2015 and served forty-seven tribes across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA -The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, Byung J. “BJay" Pak, announces that Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) William Toliver will lead the efforts of this office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming general election on November...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Arthur Lamar Adams, 58, of Jackson Mississippi, was sentenced today to 235 months in federal prison for wire fraud involving a large, multi-state Ponzi scheme involving more than one hundred million dollars and hundreds of victims spanning a number of years, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Tommy Lee Phillips, age 30, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, pled guilty on Oct. 29, 2018, before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson for being a felon in possession of a stolen handgun.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Kevin LaMarcus Mitchell, 20, of Moss Point, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to 21 months in prison, followed by 3 years of post-release supervision, after having pled guilty to illegally possessing a firearm as an unlawful user of controlled substances, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Dana Nichols. Mitchell was also ordered to pay a $5,500 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that the United States filed a lawsuit yesterday, alleging that a Florida legal services provider and two of its officers violated the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) by intentionally discriminating against Hispanic homeowners by targeting...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - United States Attorney Joseph D. Brown announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) have been appointed to 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Fingerprints Show he was Also Convicted in 2006 for Illegal Entry into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Managed others in the distribution of over a kilogram of meth.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Rural Resource Guide is the One-Stop-Shop Listing of Federal Programs That Can Support Grassroots Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic and Build Resiliency WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2018 – White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Deputy Director Jim Carroll and U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: In anticipation of the upcoming general elections, the Department of Justice today provided information about its efforts through the Civil Rights Division and Criminal Division to ensure 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 | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: The Justice Department today announced the one-year anniversary of its initiative to combat sexual harassment in housing. Since its launch in October 2017 and nationwide expansion in April 2018, the Department has seen a major upswing in both reporting and enforcement. Over the past year, the Department has: * Opened 34 new sexual harassment matters. This is more than any previous year and nearly five times the number of matters opened in the prior year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: A Huntington Beach man pleaded guilty yesterday to filing a false tax return that failed to report millions of dollars in foreign bank accounts and the resulting income, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: On Oct. 25, 2018, Jason Michael Ludke, of Milwaukee, pled guilty to conspiring to provide material support or resources to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2339B(a)(1). Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, United ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Chinese intelligence officers and those working under their direction, which included hackers and co-opted company insiders, conducted or otherwise enabled repeated intrusions into private companies’ computer systems in the United States and abroad for over five years. The conspirators’ ultimate goal was to steal, among other data, intellectual property and confidential business information, including information related to a turbofan engine used in commercial airliners.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 30, 2018
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and United States Attorney William M. McSwain for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that an Algerian man was sentenced today to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists. United ...
