News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, after a 11-day jury trial, a jury found Oscar Martínez-Hernández, a.k.a. “Cali;" guilty of the murder of Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati-Casañas, a Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez. Lieutenant Albarati was murdered on Feb. 26, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A resident of Donora, PA pleaded guilty in federal court to a narcotics charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Salt Lake City - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a five-year, $40 million contract to BioMark Inc., of Boise, Idaho to help researchers detect the survival and movements of multiple fish species, including those that are endangered. The contract will fund Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags, which will help researchers determine the size and health of those populations.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced more than $1 billion in grants awarded across all 50 states to help combat the opioid crisis. These grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Yosemite National Park and the Yosemite Climbing Association invite the public to participate in the 15th Annual Yosemite Facelift, an event held each fall to clean up trash and debris from around the park after the busy summer season.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Today, the Central Nebraska Drug and Safe Streets Task Force conducted a multiple agency operation in the Central Nebraska region that led to the federal arrests of 12 individuals for charges including possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, distribution of methamphetamine, and conspiracy...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Department of Health and Human Services yesterday announced more than $1 billion in grants awarded across all 50 states to help combat the opioid crisis. These grants will be administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement following news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a new website tracking exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Senator ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeriel Slay, 28, of Brooklyn, NY, and his sister, Angela Slay, 28, of Jamaica, NY, were charged by criminal complaint with engaging in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sergio Doriante Sanchez Reyna, 25, of Stockton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to four years and three months in prison and ordered to pay $436,091 in restitution for his role in a scheme to defraud the State of California by filing false unemployment insurance claims, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Used a Social Security Card and a Green Card that Belonged to Other People to Get a Job.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Sept. 12, 2018, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging LEONID POLLAK, also known as “Lenny," 58, of Greenwich, with federal offenses related to an investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Terron Taylor, 23 years old, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jon E DeGuilio after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, announced U. S. Attorney Kirsch.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced it has rescheduled its hearing entitled, “Better Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S." The hearing will now take place on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.as they are posted.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today announced a hearing for Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “DOE Modernization: The Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response."
By DOE Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Health Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced it has rescheduled its hearing entitled, “Better Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S." The hearing will now take place on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.as they are posted.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Today, after a 11-day jury trial, a jury found Oscar Martínez-Hernández, a.k.a. "Cali;" guilty of the murder of Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati-Casañas, a Federal Bureau of Prisons Correctional Officer, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez. Lieutenant Albarati was murdered on Feb. 26, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A South Boston man was arrested today and charged in federal court in Boston with distributing heroin and fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida- U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Daryl D. Shack (28, Jacksonville) to four years and three months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Shack pleaded guilty on May 15, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Sept. 19, 2018, after a two-day trial before the Honorable Thomas A. Varlan, Chief U.S. District Judge, a jury found James Michael Hood, 54, of Knoxville, Tennessee, guilty of one count of attempted enticement of a minor for unlawful sex.
