News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Mark Edward Jeffery, a former Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) officer, who allegedly brought alcohol, drugs, and contraband cellphones into Hays State Prison, was arraigned on federal charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Peter Breitnauer, of Kenmore, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of hydrocodone. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (“PSN"), the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: The FAA’s Reauthorization delivers a safer, more secure and efficient aviation system to the traveling public and helps fuel economic growth and competitiveness. Creating a stronger infrastructure and maintaining American leadership in innovation are priorities for President Trump and Transportation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: Six Co-defendants Previously Pleaded Guilty for Their Participation in the Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 5, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Ronald Siebert, 36, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson, to a mandatory minimum 15 years in federal prison, for possessing ammunition as a convicted felon. Siebert pleaded guilty to this charge on July 31, 2018. His prison term will be followed by a three-year period of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for October.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: Washington - On Sept. 27, 2018, the Cattleman’s Brenham Livestock Auction LP, Brenham, Texas, waived its right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and paid a penalty of $3,000 for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: 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 at reducing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Edward Hartley, 37, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: Map of the Goodnews Bay area depicting the land status. The BLM lands (represented in gold) were those affected by the public land orders that were removed. The blue hashed areas represent lands being conveyed to the state.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office and Bishop Area Climbers Coalition will host a volunteer stewardship event on Sunday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Volunteers will rehabilitate areas of the Volcanic Tableland impacted by dispersed camping and prepare the Pleasant Valley Pit Campground for the annual influx of campers for the Eastern Sierra’s busy rock climbing season.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement today on the passage of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which will provide the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) with authorities to counter unmanned aerial systems ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: New Community Assessment Tool Empowers Rural Leaders to Make Data-Driven Decisions to Build Resilient Communities WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has launched an interactive data tool to help community leaders build grassroots strategies to address the opioid epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: A grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania has indicted seven defendants, all officers in the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU), a military intelligence agency of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, for computer hacking, wire fraud, aggravated identity ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of conspiring to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, Acting Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON –Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement in support of the Administration’s release of a National Counterterrorism Strategy: “The first duty of any government is to keep its citizens safe,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “The terrorist threat to this nation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: Remarks as Prepared for Delivery Thank you, to the Cybersecurity Coalition and the Cyber Threat Alliance, for the invitation to speak at CyberNext DC. When I was preparing my remarks, I noticed that the theme of the conference is “Privacy, Partnerships, Protection.” That’s a helpful framework for my ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2018
News Release: A Raleigh, North Carolina, man pleaded guilty today to one count of willful failure to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Robert J. Higdon Jr. for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
