News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 57-year-old Sherman, Texas doctor has pleaded guilty to federal drug distribution and fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) joins President Trump and communities across the nation in celebrating Manufacturing Day, a day to highlight modern manufacturing, recognize skilled workers, and inspire the next generation of innovative manufacturers.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A federal jury Thursday found a Morris County man guilty of downloading child pornography from the internet, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James H. Bess, Jr., 63, of Apple Valley, CA, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to possession with intent to distribute of five grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and an $8,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: In preparation for the 2019 congestion study, DOE published a Notice of “Procedures for Conducting Electric Transmission Congestion Studies" in the in August 2018 and requested written comments by October 9, 2018. DOE is now extending the comment period by fifteen days. Written comments must now be received...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Maria Soto, doing business as Mary’s Produce, satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Acting Special Agent in Charge Keith Kruskall, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that James H. Bess, Jr., 63, of Apple Valley, CA, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer to possession...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement in response to the Labor Department’s September 2018 jobs report...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on October 4, 2018, Bryant Omonttez Williams, 38 of Lincoln, was sentenced to 21 years and 10 months (262 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture and 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine between July of 2016 and September of 2017. Following the prison term, Williams will serve five years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Pharmacy Employees and Customers Were Held at Gunpoint in Afternoon Hold-Up.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: HUNTSVILLE - A Huntsville man who shot at police in 2015 when they came to his home to serve a search warrant received a federal prison sentence Thursday of more than 17 years, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on October 4, 2018, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Grant Vance and Gregory Paradis with drug-related crimes. The indictment alleges that between early 2018 and June 28 of 2018, Vance and Paradis conspired to distribute buprenorphine, and that on June 28, 2018, Vance possessed with intent to distribute buprenorphine.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Lopez, WA - Today the Bureau of Land Management announced the release of the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the San Juan Islands National Monument (Monument).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - On Oct. 3, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lifted the temporary emergency fire area closures for all public lands managed by the BLM Pinedale Field Office. The temporary fire emergency closure went into effect Sept. 21 in an effort to protect the public and assist ongoing Roosevelt firefighting operations in the area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - One year ago today, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: SCHNECKSVILLE, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited KidsPeace Inc. for exposing employees to workplace violence hazards at two behavioral and mental health facilities in Orefield, Pennsylvania. The company faces proposed penalties totaling $29,010.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Las Cruces District invites the public to celebrate National Fossil Day through three planned activities on Oct. 13 and 17, highlighting public land paleontological resources and the important information they offer.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Valley Produce Corp., operating out of Jonesboro, Ga., for failure to pay for produce.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: North Charleston, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that the United States Attorney’s Office continued its firm commitment to upholding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Assistant U.S. Attorney Rob Sneed served as a presenter during an ADA Workshop for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community.
