News from October 2018
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - From offering lunch-and-learn programs to mentoring future professionals, the cybersecurity team at EM liquid waste contractor Savannah River Remediation (SRR) embodies the themes of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2018, earning SRR the title of NCSAM Champion for the fourth consecutive year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that Antonio Travis Steward, 41, of Anchorage, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sharon L. Gleason, to serve 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, on numerous occasions that involved criminal activity in Anchorage.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, and Jorge R. Colina, Chief of the City of Miami Police Department (MPD), today announced the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging City of Miami Police Officers Schonton Harris, Kelvin Harris, and James Archibald for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Sentenced to prison for between six and fifteen years for trafficking cocaine and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Willie Iva Jennings (35, Reddick) today pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Jennings faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Warren Adam Blake, 37, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes to 102 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Blake, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon and armed robbery. Blake also received a concurrent 13-month sentence for violations of supervised release in a prior federal case.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Holly C. Jenkins, of New Martinsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for her role in methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: One of Chairman Hatch’s chief goals during last year’s tax reform debate was to provide relief to hard-working middle-class families, a goal he brought to fruition. In fact, a family of four earning $73,000, the median family income, will see a tax cut of more than $2,000. Their tax bill will fall from what they would have paid in 2018, around $3,557.50, to paying $1,499 instead-a reduction of $2,058. That’s 58 percent.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Had Two Prior Felony Burglary Convictions When Caught with the Gun During a Traffic Stop in Waterloo.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - More than 100 students and young professionals gathered with experts to discuss nuclear industry growth and America’s energy future as part of the Millennial Nuclear Caucus in Oak Ridge this month.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Jersey City police officer was sentenced today to 23 months in prison for accepting corrupt payments in exchange for helping employers operate at worksites without the required presence of an off-duty police officer, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office is accepting public comments on 18 Special Recreation Permit (SRP) applications.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: DEA aims to dispose of 10 million pounds of unused pills.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Nixa, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: DAYTON - Jeremiah Armstrong, 29, of West Alexandria, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 72 months in prison for possessing images and videos of child pornography, including those of prepubescent children.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Timothy Durkin, 43, was sentenced yesterday in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, to serve five years in prison after his guilty plea to maliciously destroying by means of fire real property used in interstate commerce. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Durkin to serve a three year term of supervised release upon his release from prison.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Office of River Protection (ORP) and tank farms contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) are navigating tight spaces in Hanford ’s A and AX tank farms as preparations continue for waste retrievals set to start next summer.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: The ship sailed nearly 44,289 miles, made port calls in South Africa, the Seychelles, India, Australia and Hawaii, and opened its decks to international partner scientists and school children.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town announced today that he has appointed Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) Jason R. Cheek to serve as the district election officer for the Northern District of Alabama. In that capacity, AUSA Cheek is responsible for overseeing the district’s handling of any complaints of election fraud or voting rights abuses in consultation with Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: [Click Here to See More Photos: Hatch Hosts Leaders to Celebrate Efforts to Benefit Children and Families ].
