News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018



Reclamation releases environmental documents for Marble Beach Bank Stabilization project

News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation has issued the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for a bank stabilization project at Marble Beach on Lake Roosevelt in Stevens County, Wash.


Harrisburg Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Stolen Gun

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.


News Release: Saguaro National Park News Release 19-02.


Temporary TSA Pre✓® Application Center Opens at Central Wisconsin Regional Airport

Release: Mosinee, Wis. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced that a temporary TSA Pre✓® Application Center will be open at Central Wisconsin Regional Airport (CWA) from Monday, Nov. 5 through Friday, November 9.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal prosecutor will be on duty on election day to respond to complaints of possible election fraud or voting rights violations in federal elections in Kansas, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Release: SEATTLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is holding a one-day recruitment and hiring event Saturday, Nov. 3, to recruit full- and part-time Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and Paine Field Airport (PAE) in Everett, Wash.


November 2018 General Election Day Program

News Release: United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Timothy W. Gist 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 Gist has been...


News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Last week, workers began pulling up the foundation slab of the former K-29 gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment building, opening a large area of land that the Oak Ridge Office of EM (OREM) is set to transfer to the community for industrial redevelopment.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister will send a member of his staff to observe in-person the voting in Dodge City, McAllister said today.


U.S. Attorneys in Mississippi Stand Ready to Protect Voting Rights on Election Day

News Release: United States Attorneys Mike Hurst of the Southern District of Mississippi and William C. Lamar of the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that they have appointed District Election Officers (“DEO") in their respective Districts to be responsible for overseeing the handling of complaints of election fraud and voting rights abuses in Mississippi in consultation with U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.


Algerian Terrorist is Sentenced to 15 Years’ Imprisonment

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers announced that an Algerian man was sentenced today to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiring to provide material support and resources to terrorists. United States District Judge Petrese B. Tucker presided over the proceeding.


Former Department Of Defense Employee Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Entice A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Mohammad Abdul Malek (67, St. Marys, GA) today pleaded guilty to attempted enticement and coercion of a minor. Malek faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman and Richard P. Donoghue, the United States Attorneys for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, respectively, announced today that special telephone numbers have been set up to receive complaints of possible violations of federal election laws relating to the upcoming general elections in New York City and other counties in their districts.


Peterson, Yoho, and Marshall lead letter in support of regulatory flexibility for livestock haulers

News Release: House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN), and members Ted Yoho (R-FL), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) submitted a bipartisan letter to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) in support of a petition to waive livestock haulers from certain provisions of Hours of Service...


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.


DOE Bluewater Disposal Site Tour a Success

News Release: On Oct. 25, 2018, DOE offered a free, public tour of LM’s Bluewater, New Mexico, Disposal Site. Bluewater was a uranium-ore processing site addressed by Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA). It is located in Cibola County, approximately 9 miles northwest of Grants, New Mexico, and covers 3,300 acres.


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Hampton woman today for her role in a fraud conspiracy related to a federally funded summer food service program.


News Release: United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Timothy W. Gist 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 Gist has been...


News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney Russell M. Coleman announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Thomas Dyke will lead the efforts of the Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Dyke...