News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - More than 25 individuals are facing federal or state drug charges for allegedly selling pure fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Trevor David Littleman, 25, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the Hobbs Act, assault, and firearms charges. Littleman’s plea agreement recommends that he be sentenced to a ten-year term of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida- U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Carl L. Lawson (46, Jacksonville) to 16 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon and for violating the conditions of supervised release that Lawson was serving in connection with a prior federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBUGRH, PA - Kahlil Shelton, age 23, formerly of Duquesne, PA and Deron Howell, age 25, formerly of Swissvale, PA have been sentenced to 192 months and 511 months, respectively, and three years of supervised release on numerous drug, firearm, and robbery convictions, United States Attorney Scott ...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: On Friday, Sept. 28, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Assistant Administrator for Human Resource Management Annie B. Andrews was inducted into the 2018 National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame in the Government and Law category.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. - The Bureau of Reclamation will conduct underwater inspections of the outlet works stilling basin, intake structure, and spillway stilling basin at Taylor Park Dam on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Taylor Park Dam is located in Gunnison County, Colorado.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - Transportation Security Administration officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped a man with a loaded handgun at one of the airport checkpoints Monday, Oct. 1, marking the 12th handgun caught so far this year. In 2017, TSA officers caught 13 guns at the airport’s checkpoints.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NORWALK, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Excelsior Company - based in Norwalk, Ohio - for machine guarding hazards after an employee required hospitalization when he suffered a crushed arm. Proposed penalties total $213,411.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: DENVER - U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer announced that on Sept. 26, 2018, U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson sentenced Filip Lucian Simion, age 25, to 132 months (11 years) imprisonment for conspiracy to import controlled substances and launder money. Judge Jackson also ordered a personal money judgment against Simion in the amount of $850,000.00.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: On the first day of National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, the Department of Justice announced it is awarding almost $320 million to combat the opioid crisis in America. The unprecedented funding will directly help those most impacted by the deadliest drug crisis in American history, including crime victims, children, families, and first responders.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: St. Augustine, FL - On Sunday, October 7 through Tuesday, October 9th, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument will be hosting special guest lecturer, David Kroese, to speak on his travels through 417 of the National Park Service’s park sites. Mr. Kroese will also bring his one-of-a-kind displays of National Park Service Centennial badges and Find Your Park pins that he has collected himself from hundreds of national park sites across the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced today that Carl Frederic Sealey was sentenced to 78 months in prison for running a Ponzi scheme and bilking his clients out of more than $1.6 million. United States District Court Judge Gerald J. Pappert, who presided...
By State Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Colombia: Clean Energy Auction. Mexico: Seeking to Lead in Wind Energy. Mexico: New FinTech Regulations. Peru: Electricity Sector. Resource Links.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Grand Canyon National Park invites the public to celebrate National Fossil Day on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. Events are designed to celebrate National Fossil Day and will be held throughout the day to highlight the importance of fossils and their uses.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today begins a new approach to its research and development (R&D) mission with a new organizational structure that will improve its ability to more rapidly transition technology capabilities into operations and enable it to quickly respond to emerging threats.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia - The rich heritage of southern West Virginia is celebrated through the winning photographs in the 2018 Hidden History Photo Contest exhibit. These history-based photographs taken by West Virginia amateur adult and youth photographers are currently on display at the Bramwell...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Salt Flat, Texas - Do you like exploring caves and rocks and learning about the elements that shaped them? Have you gone hiking with friends and family in a national park and discovered caves and karst landscapes? Has a hike past a disappearing stream or a sinkhole along a trail made you wonder, “What caused that?" Guadalupe Mountains National Park announces its annual youth poster contest with this year’s theme: “Holey Landscape: The World of Caves and Karst.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of filing false income tax return and theft of government property, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND - Jossean Manuel Echevarria, 30 years old, of Hammond, Indiana, and Diquan Dashawn Ray, 23 years old, of Burnham, Illinois were charged on Oct. 1, 2018 by criminal complaint with Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, announced U.S Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Collected Disability Payments Claiming He Couldn’t Work, while Telling Coast Guard He had No Impairments for Captain’s Credentials.
