News from October 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Malik Martin a/k/a “Leek," has been convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The jury trial spanned four weeks and took place before United States Senior District Judge R. Barclay Surrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Donora, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a narcotics charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Dear Chairman McCaul, Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Thompson, and Ranking Member Pallone...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 27 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: In Alpine today, 66-year-old Carlos Eduardo Nieto, former Special Projects Coordinator for the City of Presidio and former Presidio Independent School District trustee, entered a guilty plea to federal charges related to a public corruption investigation, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash and F.B.I. Special Agent in Charge Emmerson Buie, Jr., El Paso Division.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - After collecting a total of more than 9.9 million pounds nationwide (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications during 15 previous events over the past eight years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration expects to reach a total of 10 million pounds...
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today released a white paper detailing the committee’s investigation and recommendations regarding coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) cybersecurity practices.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today after President Trump signed the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 into law...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Season Smith, 41, of Bloomfield, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 92 months in prison for her conviction on a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Smith will be on supervised release for four years after completing her prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park managers will temporarily close the trails leading to Jones Mountain Cabin (see map for closure area) to all hiking and backcountry use during the final phase of operations associated with the restoration of the historic cabin. Since the cabin is located in a...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Peter G. Strasser announced that JAMES MOORE, JR., age 48, of Talisheek, Louisiana, pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A), respectively.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today released a white paper detailing the committee’s investigation and recommendations regarding coordinated vulnerability disclosure (CVD) cybersecurity practices.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
Release: Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced selections for up to $53 million in new projects to advance early-stage solar technologies. Through the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE will fund 53 innovative research projects that will lower solar electricity costs and support a growing solar workforce.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Cascade River Road will close to all traffic at milepost 18, five miles before the trailhead, beginning Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Cascade River Road sustained a considerable amount of damage following storms, heavy rains and flooding around the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Malik Martin a/k/a “Leek," has been convicted by a jury of conspiracy to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana and of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. The jury trial spanned four weeks and took place before United States Senior District Judge R. Barclay Surrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis today sentenced Brian James Holland (23, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for aggravated sexual abuse by force. A federal jury found Holland guilty on July 18, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - The founder and operator of a Swiss asset management firm has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of engaging in a massive global securities fraud scheme that netted trading proceeds of approximately $164 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - CALVIN WAYNE CADE, JR., 28, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to eighteen months in prison for using credit profile numbers, or CPNs, to falsely report his Social Security Number in credit applications, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - One year ago, the Department of Justice announced the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), which Attorney General Sessions has made the centerpiece of the Department’s violent crime reduction strategy. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective...
