News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2018
News Release: Fourteen Syracuse Residents Face Racketeering Charges in Federal Indictment.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Bridgewater, South Dakota, man convicted of Insurance Fraud was sentenced on Oct. 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Bridgewater, South Dakota, man convicted of Insurance Fraud was sentenced on Oct. 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine was sentenced on Oct. 22, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Possession with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 28, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.

By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: PRINCETON, W.V., Oct. 27, 2018 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote the safe disposal of prescription drugs in rural communities. Hazlett made the announcement in observance of the 16th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: Attorney General Sessions today issued the following statement on the horrific tragedy in Pittsburgh: “Hatred and violence on the basis of religion can have no place in our society,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “Every American has the right to attend their house of worship in safety. Today 11 ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Philip Wright will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA...

By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: Activities Planned at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument in November.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Scott W. Brady, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, and Robert Jones, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, issued the following statement today in response to media inquiries.

By USDA Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award additional priority points to Solid Waste Management Grant Program applications proposing innovative projects to promote the safe disposal of prescription drugs in rural communities. Hazlett made the announcement in observance of the 16th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the mass shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Philip Wright will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 27, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke applauded President Donald J. Trump’s designation of Kentucky’s Camp Nelson as a National Monument. Initially established as a Union Army supply depot and hospital, Camp Nelson became a key emancipation site and refugee camp for African American...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: “After receiving a request for assistance from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense has approved providing mission-enhancing capabilities to Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the Southwest Border (SWB). This assistance is in addition to the previously authorized support to CBP's Operation Guardian Support mission.

By USDA Newswire | Oct 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2018 — As part of a continuing effort to provide relief from the effects of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today that households in 12 Florida counties that may not normally be eligible for nutrition assistance under regular Supplemental Nutrition ...