News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge James C. Langenberg of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, and Director Jesse Delmar of the Navajo Nation Department of Public Safety (NNDPS) announced that Melvin Russell, a previously convicted sex offender, was sentenced today in federal...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s speech on drug pricing.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: OXFORD, MS. William C. Lamar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, together with Thomas J. Holloman, III, Special Agent in Charge of IRS - Criminal Investigation, announced today that a Pontotoc, Mississippi woman was sentenced on Wednesday before U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock to 21 months incarceration followed by three years supervised release for identity theft and stealing government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Robert Miguel Castillo (45, Palm Coast) to three years and four months in federal prison for possession and transfer of machine guns. Castillo had pleaded guilty on August 6, 2018.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today issued a statement following President Donald Trump’s speech on drug pricing.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
Release: Today, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the launch of the Water Security Grand Challenge, a White House initiated, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) led framework to advance transformational technology and innovation to meet the global need for safe, secure, and affordable water.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: DALLAS - Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Division announced that the DEA Dallas Field Division is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, during its 16th...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BARTON STUCK, 72, of Westport, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to multiple offenses stemming from an investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Agustin Rodriguez-Sandoval, 44, and Gustavo Barraza-Barboza, 33, both Mexican nationals, charging them with conspiracy to grow marijuana, growing marijuana, and damaging public lands, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury indicted a Norwell man today for sexually exploiting children.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued the following statement after the White House announced it will create a National Spectrum Strategy to improve spectrum management and support next-generation networks.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A prominent member of the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips (BGC) - who was found guilty by a jury last year of three counts of distribution of crack cocaine, which included him selling crack cocaine near schools - has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 25, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Gregg Harper (R-MS) today released a statement following the Department of Justice (DOJ) announcement on the creation of the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force. The Energy and Commerce Committee has spent more than a year investigating alleged pill-dumping in West Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury indicted a Red Oak, Texas couple who allegedly embezzled $14.5 million from retirement plans they managed, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain was honored to speak yesterday at the 2018 Safe Schools Summit, hosted by Delaware County District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. U.S. Attorney McSwain’s remarks are below.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas felon who was convicted in July of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition after threatening to shoot a woman during an altercation was sentenced today to 120 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Ray Roundtree for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: Robert Khuzami, Attorney for the United States, acting under authority conferred by 28 U.S.C. § 515, announced today that former New York State Senate Majority Leader DEAN SKELOS was sentenced today to 51 months in prison after having been found guilty by a federal jury of using his official position...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON DC - The U.S. Park Police is investigating a sexual assault that occurred on Sept. 30, 2018 at approximately 0145 hours in the 2700 block of Naylor Road, Southeast, Washington, DC.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today the first update since 2013 of the National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 24, 2018 - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced the appointment of 10 members to serve on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.
