News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A federal jury found a Michigan man guilty today on charges of impersonating an Assistant United States Attorney. After a two-day trial, the jury convicted Joseph Ziegler, 55, on two counts of impersonating a federal officer or employee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -A resident of Altoona, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to two years (24 months) in prison and 10 years supervised release on his conviction of possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: McPeek and his associates brought pounds of meth to Sioux City from Omaha, and distributed that meth within 1000 feet of Cook Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: University of Kansas Researcher Indicted for Fraud for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest with Chinese University.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent oversight letters to the four dominant e-cigarette manufacturers today requesting information on each of the companies’ research into the public health impacts of their products, their marketing practices, and their role in the promotion of...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Soule was prosecuted for a drug related offense in 2015, and began selling meth again in 2018.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $64 million in funding for 25 university-led genomics research projects on plants and microbes for bioenergy and bioproducts.
By State Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Pretoria, S.A. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today met with Dr. Naledi Pandor, foreign minister of the Republic of South Africa, to discuss the strategic partnership between the U.S. and South Africa.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore is pleased to announce the next installment of Evening at the Cape programming on Friday, September 6, and Saturday, September 7. The twilight Ranger-led excursions feature a ferry ride at dusk, and a chance to take in the view from the Cape Lookout Lighthouse around sunset.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Defendant used ill-gotten funds to buy luxury vehicles including a Porsche, Jaguar, Hummer and several Corvettes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man admitted today possessing bombs, precursor materials, and being a felon in possession of guns, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Extensive Cyberstalking and Threats Campaign.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: A Youngstown man was indicted in federal court on a charge of cyberstalking.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of federal drug and firearms violations, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: A Youngstown man was indicted for using a firearm to rob a bank last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL-The FBI Jacksonville Division Civil Rights Task Force invites the community to attend a presentation on the Bureau’s role in human trafficking investigations. Special agents and victim specialists who investigate labor and sex trafficking in the Jacksonville area will share the results...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Boston, MA - August 2019 marks the 400th anniversary of the first landing of enslaved Africans in English-occupied North America at Point Comfort in Hampton, Virginia, today Fort Monroe National Monument. The National Parks of Boston and its partners will come together in solidarity on Sunday, August...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced a congressionally mandated Notice of Sale of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: Mansoor Ghaleb Imported Chemicals from China with the Goal of Producing “Spice" for Distribution in Schenectady.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 21, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to cyberstalking and threatening his former schoolmate, a 30-year-old Massachusetts woman.
