News from April 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Temporary Restraining Order Issued to Prevent Transfer of Assets.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Investigation Began When Camera Discovered in Bathroom of Gymnastics Facility; Produced Images of Dozens of Children Using Hidden Cameras in the Bathrooms of His Home.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JEREMY MILLUL pled guilty to participating in a scheme to trade on material, nonpublic information in advance of the Sherwin-Williams Company’s acquisition of the Valspar Corporation. MILLUL pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud before U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: FBI Seeking Serial Bank Robber. Suspect Wanted for Series of Four Sacramento Area Bank Robberies. SACRAMENTO-The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information to aid the identification and apprehension of a bank robbery suspect who is allegedly tied to four robberies in the greater Sacramento...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for April 2019, which are effective April 1 - April 30. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for April is 2.500 percent, down from 2.625 percent in March.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced the Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 (RESA). The legislation would encourage employers to adopt new retirement plans and reduce the cost of operating retirement plans for their employees. The bill also includes new provisions to encourage workers to plan and save for retirement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: On April 3, 2019 at 9 a.m., the House Judiciary Committee will markup a resolution to authorize subpoenas for Special Counsel Mueller’s full and complete report, its underlying evidence and related matters.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Effective Monday, April 1st, 2019, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument will be open daily from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. These spring hours will be in effect until summer hours begin on May 27, 2019. This includes Custer National Cemetery, the Indian Memorial/ Seventh Cavalry Monument, and the Visitor...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: FREDERICKSBURG, VA: On Saturday, May 25, the National Park Service will host the 24th annual luminaria at Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The program runs from 8 p.m.to 11 p.m., and is free to the public. In the event of rain, the event will be moved to Sunday, May 26th.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Santa Fe, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico, in partnership with Santa Fe County, is seeking volunteers for an upcoming public lands clean up event in the Santa Fe, N.M. area. The event will be held on April 13, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Camel Tracks Shooting Range area near County Road 56.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK -Alvin Cole, age 43, a Liberian citizen residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted on March 28, following a 4-day jury trial, of making a false statement and making a false claim of United States citizenship.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. -The Bureau of Land Management New Mexico raised $15,390,258 in its quarterly oil and gas lease sale held March 28, 2019. Nearly 50 percent of the revenue from the sale will go to the states where the oil and gas activity occurs-in this case New Mexico and Oklahoma-while the rest will go to the U.S. Treasury.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, revealed that a whistleblower who currently works inside the White House Security Office sat for a confidential, on-the-record, day-long interview with Democratic and Republican Committee staff to...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
Release: Secretary Perdue Proclaims April as ‘Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month’See press release here.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $20 million in federal funding for cooperative agreements that will help accelerate the deployment of carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS). The selected projects will support the Office of Fossil Energy’s (FE) Carbon Storage Program.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 828,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Terrence Goldberg, 35, of Brook Park, Minnesota, was sentenced today to 16 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release for two counts of receipt and distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on March 26, 2019, Frank Weir, 57, of Shrewsbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 65 months imprisonment. Weir had previously pled guilty to a two-count indictment and agreed to the 65-month sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Sean Miller Phillips, Jr., of Eastpointe, Michigan, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for oxycodone distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2019
News Release: Erie, Pa. - A former resident of Girard, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
