News from December 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An Alexandria woman pleaded guilty today to a conspiracy to straw purchase 31 firearms.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week attended the inaugural meeting of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Global Commission for Urgent Action on Energy Efficiency (Commission) in Paris, France.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DOMINIQUE ALAINA BERRY, age 30, a resident of Kentwood, Louisiana, pleaded guilty as charged on December 5, 2019 before United States District Judge Eldon E. Fallon to a two-count bill of information that charged her with conspiracy to commit...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of the Beltzhoover neighborhood in Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to drug trafficking in connection with a large-scale investigation conducted by the Greater Pittsburgh Safe Streets Task Force, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Marlon Cruz-Flores, age 24, of Annapolis, Maryland, today to 38 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise and for using, carrying, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, in connection with his MS-13 gang activities.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC - Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ) responded to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration’s (PHMSA) announcement that, despite repeated objections from Members of Congress, safety...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement in reaction to Republican chairmen of the Finance, Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees seeking interviews with Alexandra Chalupa and Andrii Telizhenko...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation announced the selection of Tim Brown, P.E., as chief of one of the two civil engineering services divisions at the Technical Service Center in Denver, Colorado. Brown will start his new position on December 9, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: St. Louis -Joseph Reed, 21, of St. Louis, was sentenced to 110 months in prison for the crimes of sale of fentanyl, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Reed appeared today in front of United States District Judge John A. Ross.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: PROVO, Utah - The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, has issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Lake Powell Pipeline Project (LPP), in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. Interior is seeking public comment on the scope of the environmental documents. This is the first step in the public scoping process.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - Three Colombian citizens are set to appear in federal court for their alleged roles in a drug smuggling attempt involving more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael Burgess.(R-TX) are pressing top insurance companies for answers as to their role in the rising cost of insulin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: “Chief Chuck Jordan’s legacy is one of service, courage, and accomplishment. He exemplifies the selfless police ethic of ‘protect and serve.’ There is no better friend to the cause of justice than Chief Jordan. Time and again, he displayed a remarkable balance of prudence and courage when faced with...
By DOL Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: Today, Republican Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Rep. James Comer (R-KY), and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), submitted a comment letter to Secretary Scalia supporting the Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule that will increase access to health care services for ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center (NTHIC) will host its annual model railroad exhibition this December. The holiday exhibit, “Wyoming Trails & Railroads: Rejoining Families," will provide Western history and railroad enthusiasts of all ages something to attract their curiosity.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sisseton, South Dakota, man convicted of abusive sexual contact was sentenced on December 4, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota, man was sentenced for Third Degree Burglary and Aiding and Abetting.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Republican Leader Brett Guthrie (R-KY), and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael Burgess.(R-TX) are pressing top insurance companies for answers as to their role in the rising cost of insulin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury recently returned a 13-count indictment against 12 individuals for drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. The defendants are.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 6, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former D.C. government employee with a prior conviction for murder pleaded guilty today to distributing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, as well as illegally possessing multiple firearms.
