News from September 2018
By DOE Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal grand jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., has indicted Jany Leveille, 35, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, 40, Hujrah Wahhaj, 37, Subhanah Wahhaj, 35, and Lucas Morton, 40, on firearms and conspiracy charges, announced U.S. Attorney John C. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge James C. Langenberg of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that Darius Dix, 27, and Kurtis Washington, 27, both of Lockport, N.Y., who were convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, were sentenced to serve 72 months and 96 months respectively in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - David Reichert, 51, of St. Louis, Missouri, was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison for using his position as a Nike salesman to procure heavily-discounted Nike-brand merchandise for resale by two companies he co-owned with a business partner.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: TULSA, Okla.- United States District Court Judge Claire V. Eagan sentenced Slint Kenneth Tate, 36, Tuesday, to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court on Sept. 10, 2018, for illegally possessing a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: HOUSTON - Three Houston residents have been ordered to federal prison for perpetrating a scheme to obtain two loans totaling $1.3 million, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick along with Special Agent-in-Charge Laurie L. Younger of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - Office of Inspector General (FDIC-OIG). Hugo Lafuente, 59, pleaded guilty Aug. 29, 2016, while Rick Hajdik, 54, pleaded guilty Nov. 14, 2016.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted today’s announcement from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the agency is planning to roll back the Obama era methane emissions standards for the oil and gas industry...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Late last night, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), announced that a deal had been reached on the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (AWIA) -- a major bipartisan, bicameral water infrastructure bill that Senator Carper ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement in response to the leaked portions of texts between Peter Strzok and Lisa Page that were mischaracterized by Republican House Members and then repeated by President Donald Trump...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: Effective immediately, Louisiana Circle along Washington Street has been reopened to cars and pedestrian traffic. The circle remains closed to RVs, busses, and trailers, and all traffic should obey all temporary safety barriers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that, HOWARD DAVIS, 40, of Holly Springs, NC, was convicted in federal court following a day and a half jury trial before Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III. The jury found...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Needles Field Office released an Environmental Assessment for the Castle Mountain Venture (CMV) Mine Phase III exploration drilling program, authorizing CMV legal access to commence its drilling program on BLM-managed public lands located 18 miles northeast of Nipton, San Bernardino County.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced KELLY SHADROME ANDERSON, 33, of Wilson, North Carolina to 120 months of imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Plea Agreement Recommends 18 Years of Imprisonment for Defendant who is being Prosecuted under Project Safe Childhood.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND -Robert Battle, age 45, of East Chicago, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon on his guilty plea of discharging a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, causing death of another person, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to six months in jail on his conviction of possession of contraband in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement today applauding the National Institutes of Health (NIH) launch of the Eureka prize competition to spur the development of technology applications to improve Alzheimer’s care, which was established as part of the 21st Century Cures Act. Up to $400,000 in cash prizes may be awarded to teams or individuals that participate in the challenge...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House and Senate Committee leaders today announced a bipartisan, bicameral agreement on comprehensive water resources infrastructure legislation, which could be considered on the House floor later this week.
