News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - United States Attorney Brian J. Kuester announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Gregory D. Burris 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 elections.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Roanoke, VIRGINIA - United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Miller 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 Miller...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: The Drug Enforcement Administration, St. Louis Division advises law enforcement, first responders and parents to be aware of Marijuana-laced and Methamphetamine-laced candy this Halloween. These treats can look like traditional candies, but can have harmful effects if consumed by a child. The DEA and law enforcement agencies throughout the country have seen an increase of seizures of drug-laced edibles, including but not limited to chocolates, suckers and gummies.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today against a resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on charges of violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: MACON- A grand jury has returned indictments during the month of October. Charles E. Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, that the grand jury true billed indictments charging 6 individuals. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct. All of the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Defendant Placed Gun in Victim’s Mouth and Claimed to Own Her Body.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As National Disability Employment Awareness Month comes to a close, today U.S. Senator Patty Murray, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a new report highlighting the challenges people with disabilities face in the workforce...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Arlen Storm will lead the Office’s work in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 6, 2018, general election. AUSA Storm is the District Election Officer...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ruben Adrian Rubalcava, 36, of Dunedin, Fla., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking and conspiracy to transport illegal aliens charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - Today, in accordance with the Court-approved plan for demonstrating sustained compliance for two years, the City of Seattle filed self-assessments of its ongoing work under the police reform consent decree it entered into with the Department of Justice (DOJ). The filings in U.S. District Court...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: Officer Also Accused of Falsifying Reports and Conspiring To Cover Up Beating; Two Other Officers Plead Guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: FBI Pittsburgh Warns Public About Fake Scams in Wake of Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In anticipation of Tuesday’s general elections, United States Attorney John W. Huber announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Lake Dishman will serve as the election day officer for the District of Utah. He will coordinate with election officials at the Department of Justice to ensure...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: The FBI, Cleveland Division - Youngstown Resident Agency, members of the Mahoning Valley Violent Crimes Task Force, the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, and the United States Attorney’s Office - Northern District of Ohio, announce the arrest of David Grunden, 34, of Lisbon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Oct. 31, 2018 - Unites States Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee announced today that Assistant United States Attorneys Steve Jordan and Sara Beth Myers will lead the efforts of his office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry today announced the launch of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) first ever Grid Optimization (GO) Competition. The GO Competition, created by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), is a series of challenges to develop software management...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Bonnie Hughes, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to production of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, and a maximum of 30 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, JAMES DANIEL BLOODWORTH, 60, of Raleigh, was sentenced by United States Senior District Judge W. Earl Britt for robbery and carjacking offenses. Judge Britt sentenced BLOODWORTH to 175 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: MACON- A grand jury has returned indictments during the month of October. Charles E. Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, that the grand jury true billed indictments charging 6 individuals. An indictment is only an allegation of criminal conduct. All of the defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law beyond a reasonable doubt.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 31, 2018
News Release: CHUNCHULA, AL - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited American Remediation and Environmental Inc. for confined space, fire, and explosion hazards. The Chunchula, Alabama, tank cleaning company faces $171,281 in penalties.
