News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: JACKSON, MS-George Nangah, 51, of Cordova, Tennessee, was arrested following a 14-count indictment by a federal grand jury alleging wire fraud, announced United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi William C. Lamar, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Mississippi Christopher Freeze and Mississippi State Auditor Shad White.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Yako Miska Andrew, 28, of Anchorage, has been charged for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The charge is a result of last week’s undercover “stolen vehicle sweep" conducted by APD, with the assistance of other state and federal law enforcement agencies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: Martin Nicholson Is Ordered Held Without Bail Pending A Hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago today filed a criminal fraud charge against a north suburban financial advisor for allegedly swindling more than $2.5 million from elderly clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Lafayette man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for making threats through interstate communications to the Lafayette office of U.S. Representative Clay Higgins.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: Charges Stem from 2017 Torch-Lit March on Grounds of the University of Virginia and Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Chariman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Health Chairman Michael C. Burgess M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after President Donald Trump today signed two important bills into law, S. 2553 the Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018, and S. 2554 the Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: Chinese Intelligence Officer Charged with Economic Espionage Involving Theft of Trade Secrets from Leading U.S. Aviation Companies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - Five residents of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, have been charged in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh with violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: A Romanian national was returned to the United States Friday to face federal charges that accuse him of being the leader of an international cyber fraud ring that used malware to steal in excess of $4 million after taking people’s passwords, personal identifying information, and bank account information.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: Berlin, MD-The National Park Service has completed its September 2018 population census of the wild horses on Assateague Island. The total population of the Maryland herd is currently at 79 horses, including 21 stallions and 58 mares. The third foal of the year, colt N6BMT-FQ, was born in September to N6BMT-F “Jojo".
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Carson City District Office, Fish & Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Affairs announce the lifting of fire restrictions that have been in place since June 27, 2018. Restrictions will expire at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday morning, Oct. 10, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: Defendant Acted As a Lookout for Bank Robbery Crew That Robbed Four Banks, Three in Nassau County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Michael Gutierrez, 35, of Pomona, California, was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography.
By State Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We are extremely disturbed that the Guatemalan government misused military equipment donated by the United States to attempt to intimidate U.S. Embassy and United Nations personnel. Today, we write to request a detailed public report from the State Department on this troubling matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced JOHN DEVERE BATTLE, 25, of Durham, to 1,272 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release. He...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Javier Beltran, 34, of Strathmore, pleaded guilty today to two counts of use of a firearm during a crime of violence, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced the release of the Strategy for Protecting and Preparing the Homeland against Threats from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Geomagnetic Disturbance (GMD).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses potentially impacted by Hurricane Michael of programs to provide assistance in the wake of disasters. USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices stand ready and eager to help. Additionally, USDA’s Operations Center will function around the clock.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2018
News Release: (Washington, D.C., October 9, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today hailed President Trump’s directive to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to begin a rulemaking process to expand the sale of corn ethanol, to include E15 year-round. Perdue issued the following statement: “This ...
