News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Jefferson County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal law relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A felon who disguised himself by applying dark colored makeup pleaded guilty Tuesday to armed robbery of a casino floor cashier cage at New York-New York Hotel and Casino, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - Two Beaumont brothers have been indicted on federal violations in connection with a shooting in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today sent a letter to IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig asking the IRS to fully investigate allegations of potentially illegal tax fraud committed by the Trump family. The letter follows detailed reporting of tactics used by Trump and his father to avoid paying gift and estate taxes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: ARIZONA - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth A. Strange joined the Department of Justice today in announcing more than $70 million in grant funding to bolster school security. These grants will help to educate and train students and faculty, as well as support law enforcement officers and first responders on the scene of a school violence incident. The recipients of these grants in Arizona are.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Deborah Marcellus, 64, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 37 months in prison for engaging in a wire fraud scheme and filing a false income tax return. Marcellus pleaded guilty to these charges on July 2, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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 a nationwide initiative that brings together...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: KC Man Indicted for Illegal Firearms, Assaulting Federal Officers.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE, La. - U.S. Attorney’s Office staff members and local law enforcement and community leaders met in neighborhoods throughout Caddo, Bossier and Lafayette parishes Tuesday as part of their annual National Night Out crime and drug prevention events. The U.S. Attorney’s participation...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-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.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today commended Senate passage of bipartisan, bicameral legislation to combat the opioid crisis. The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act has already passed the House and will now go to the president for his signature.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: “When California was wild, it was one sweet bee-garden throughout its entire length, north and south, and all the way across from the snowy Sierra to the ocean." -John Muir, 1894. The Mountains of California.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: COLUMBIA, SC ------ United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that 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.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District is continuing to sell firewood cutting permits at multiple locations. Pinyon Pine and Utah Juniper permits are $10 a cord. Only dead trees - standing or down may be cut.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE or Department) is committed to managing its responsibilities associated with the legacy of World War II and the Cold War. This legacy includes radioactive and chemical waste, environmental contamination, and hazardous materials at over 100 sites across the United States...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis. H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), will now move to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today the Senate passed bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid crisis. H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, authored by Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR), will now move to the president’s desk to be signed into law.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: SHREVEPORT/LAFAYETTE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that after a year of increased firearm and violent crime prosecutions, that there has been a substantial reduction in violent crime throughout the Western District of Louisiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 3, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal jury took less than five minutes on Tuesday to convict a Birmingham man of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
