News from October 2018
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement regarding reports that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent proposals to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) aimed at dismantling the 2012 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which have long received bipartisan support and have proven to be incredibly effective.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Defendant had two prior removals for illegally entering the United States.
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: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Marvin Gene McLaughlin, of Enid, Oklahoma, was sentenced today to 30 months incarceration for a sex offender registry violation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Spiech Farms LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Tyler Barriss, 25, Los Angeles, Calif., was arraigned in federal court in Wichita today on a superseding indictment charging him in connection with a Dec. 28, 2017, swatting incident in Wichita, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Energy Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement after President Trump signed H.R. 1109, a bill authored by committee member Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), into law last week.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Teresa D. Hudrlik, of Valley Grove, West Virginia, has admitted to committing wire fraud while employed by the City of Wheeling, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - Jose Ramon Rivera (23, Orlando) was sentenced to 10 years and 11 months in federal prison for distributing heroin and methamphetamine, possessing firearms as a convicted felon, and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime. Rivera pleaded guilty on July 12, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service has completed the Kīpahulu Comprehensive Plan (KCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA). The purpose of the KCP is to improve visitor access to and enjoyment of the Kīpahulu District while reducing visitor-caused impacts to the park’s resources; to improve safety; and to ensure...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: More than $4.8 Million Awarded to Partners within Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Copper Center, AK - The Wrangell‐St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: AmerisourceBergen Corporation Agrees to Pay $625 Million to Resolve Allegations That it Illegally Repackaged Cancer-Supportive Injectable Drugs to Profit From Overfill.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Memphis man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for possession of heroin with intent to distribute. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Heather Downs, 31, of Gardiner, Maine, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.".
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: On Sept. 28, 2018, a Boynton Beach resident was sentenced to 27 years in prison after having been convicted at trial of producing and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christine Miles, 59, of Windsor Locks, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60...
By DOL Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has awarded $9.3 million in Susan Harwood federal safety and health training grants to 74 nonprofit organizations nationwide. The grants will provide educational and training programs to help employees and employers recognize serious workplace hazards, implement injury prevention measures, and understand their rights and responsibilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - A Tiptonville man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for possession of child pornography. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2018
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - Federal, state and local authorities announced this afternoon the first major federal prosecution of organized gang activity in Roanoke as part of the newly reinvigorated Project Safe Neighborhoods violent crime reduction initiative. The indictment charges four suspected gang members...
