News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Dr. Tao Li, 45, of San Diego, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to steal trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to benefit a Chinese pharmaceutical company named Renopharma.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 92 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A woman pleaded guilty Thursday to committing mail fraud in connection with a nearly $1.3 million scheme, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: Texas Man Convicted of Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ANTHONY HUNT, 19, of Winsted, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: JOLIET, IL- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Gilbane Building Company signed a strategic partnership to promote worker safety and health during the construction of the Will County Courthouse. The Three Rivers Construction Alliance, Will and Grundy Counties Building Trades Council, and Illinois On-Site Consultation are also partners on the 10-story project to be completed in September 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - An East Bridgewater man was arrested yesterday and charged in federal court in Boston with producing child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: CARLSBAD, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Carlsbad Field Office is seeking volunteers for its upcoming National Public Land Day events on Sept. 22. In recognition of this annual observance, the BLM will conduct cleanup work at the Black River and Cottonwood Day Use Area.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: Dinosaur, CO & JENSEN, UT - With hunting season now occurring on lands surrounding Dinosaur National Monument, hunters are reminded that hunting is not permitted in the monument. Although most of the monument boundary is well marked, hunters are responsible for ensuring they do not hunt within the monument. By knowing and understanding the rules and regulations applicable in the national monument, hunters will be better prepared to enjoy their trips.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: With regard to Florence:. * The Department of Energy’s Energy Response Center is fully activated and DOE ESF-12 responders have deployed to FEMA coordination centers in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Atlanta, in addition to State Emergency Operations Centers in the Carolinas. We are prepared to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Dumfries man pleaded guilty today to distribution of fentanyl causing serious bodily injury, for which he faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A high-level member of a global drug ring arrived in Southern California last night after being extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for eventual sale in the United States. The extradition resulted from a coordinated, international law enforcement operation that has led to arrests of co-conspirators on three continents.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - Two men were charged today in a multi-count indictment for their scheme to traffic fentanyl disguised as fake oxycodone pills in Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom Counties. Bradley Woolard, 39, of Arlington is charged in all five counts of the indictment alleging drug distribution and illegal firearms...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: Division A: Defense. 2018 enacted level, base: $589.5 billion. 2018 enacted level, OCO: $ 65.2 billion. 2019 budget request, base: $607.4 billion. 2019 budget request, OCO: $ 68.07 billion. 2019 Conference base: $606.5 billion. 2019 Conference, OCO: $ 67.8 billion. The Defense division of the conference...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: (BELLE FOURCHE, S.D.) --- The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct a 150-acre prescribed burn on the Fort Meade Recreation Area near Sturgis starting in October.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Millvale, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of producing material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A federal grand jury indicted Decatur, Ga., resident Orenthial Walker, 42, this week on felony charges linked to a widespread scam in which victims were coerced to pay “fines" for failing to appear for non-existent federal jury duty.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
Release: SCRANTON, PA - Residents of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region will be able to enroll in the Transportation Security Administration’s popular TSA Pre✓® application program at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport from October 1st to 5th where officials will host a temporary “pop-up" enrollment center inside the airport terminal for individuals to apply for TSA Pre✓®.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A high-level member of a global drug ring arrived in Southern California last night after being extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to transport cocaine worth hundreds of millions of dollars from South America to Mexico for eventual sale in the United States. The extradition resulted from a coordinated, international law enforcement operation that has led to arrests of co-conspirators on three continents.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 14, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted negotiating the sale of 17 firearms over a five-month period while he was a previously convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
