News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: A 42-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following a conviction for multiple terrorism charges, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for transporting a minor for prostitution.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Travel back to 1863 for a holiday visit to Cockspur Island as Fort Pulaski National Monument presents special holiday programming on Saturday, December 21st and Sunday, December 22nd. Experience the fort at its festively decorated best and listen to music, learn about Christmas during the Civil War, see cannon demonstrations, and participate in family activities for all ages.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, Mont. - Glacier National Park Superintendent Jeff Mow announced today that the park’s management is pursuing options for providing shuttle service during the 2020 summer season.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A complaint signed by a federal magistrate judge Monday morning charges Edward Jose Peralta-Moran, age 19, of Taylorsville with possessing a firearm following a felony conviction and possession of a stolen firearm. Ramon Avila, age 22, of Salt Lake City is charged with possession of a stolen firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Yankton, South Dakota, man convicted of conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl was sentenced on December 9, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: A 42-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison following a conviction for multiple terrorism charges, announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Two Reagor Dykes Auto Group employees pleaded guilty this week to participating in the auto group’s floor plan fraud scheme, following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) praise the inclusion of increased environmental protections in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: BRAINTREE, MA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited United Parcel Service Inc. for exposing employees to multiple hazards including exit access, fire and electrical at the shipping and delivery facility in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. The company faces $431,517 in penalties for four repeated and seven serious safety violations.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Death Valley, CA-Death Valley National Park invites the public to a fun day outdoors counting birds on Saturday, December 21. All skill levels are welcome for this opportunity to meet new people and learn about birds while contributing to a citizen-science effort continuing for over a hundred years.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated Houston County, Alabama, as a primary natural disaster area. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brian Northup, age 28, of Hudson, New York, pled guilty today to accessing a child pornography web site available only through an anonymous Internet network.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Thomas K. Lagan, age 61, of Cooperstown, New York, and formerly of Slingerlands, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months in prison, to be followed by 2 years of supervised release, for money laundering and filing a false tax return in connection with the theft of approximately $11.8 million from estates for which he served as a fiduciary.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Two Georgia men have been sentenced to prison for creating counterfeit checks and then cashing them at banks in Saratoga and Warren Counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Attorney for Municipalities in Puerto Rico Convicted of Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Dec. 10, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee Republican Leader John Shimkus (R-IL), and Energy Subcommittee Republican Leader Fred Upton (R-MI) praise the inclusion of increased environmental protections in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Big Thicket National Preserve is excited to announce the location of the December 21st “flash-mob" clean up. This month, volunteers will focus on the Holly Grove Day Use Area in the Menard Creek Corridor Unit of the preserve, located in Polk County. Volunteers should meet at 10 am on Saturday, December 21st, for a short safety briefing before the start of the event. The clean-up will finish at noon.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 11, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is clarifying that Nicholas Allen is continuing to challenge his responsibly connected status to Allens Inc., also known as Veg Liquidation Inc., Siloam Springs, Ark., Allens Inc. failed to pay $9,759,843 to 40 produce sellers for 2,312 lots of produce, which is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). This is a correction regarding Press Release No: 138-19 issued on Oct. 16, 2019.
