News from February 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal announced today that the Committee will hold a hearing, entitled “Our Nation’s Crumbling Infrastructure and the Need for Immediate Action," on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. in room 1100 Longworth House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Defendant took $2.3 million in Fees and Failed to Report the Income on His Taxes.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: [as prepared for delivery]. Good morning and welcome to our witness, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue. We’ve got plenty of ground to cover today, so I will be brief in my comments. Mr. Secretary, I look forward to hearing your outlook for the farm economy in the coming year; your take on the implementation...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Richard McCollough Sentenced to 97 Months and Timothy Landon Sentenced to 41 Months for Drug Trafficking Crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Mexican citizen pleaded guilty today to illegally reentering the United States after removal and committing further crimes that resulted in his arrest on drug, assault and firearm charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Chansen Diaz, 30, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal mail before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An international narcotics trafficker from the Dominican Republic pleaded guilty yesterday evening to leading and organizing a multi-million dollar conspiracy to purchase 100 kilograms of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today indicted Christopher Paul Hasson, age 49, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on federal charges for unlawful possession of silencers, for possession of firearms by a drug addict and unlawful user, and for possession of a controlled substance. Hasson was arrested on related charges on Feb. 15, 2019, and has been detained since his arrest.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today convened a hearing on "Assessing the Role of the U.S. in the World." The committee heard testimony from former Ambassador William Burns and former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Two Florida businessmen were charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday on foreign bribery, wire fraud and money laundering charges for their alleged roles in a scheme to corruptly secure business advantages from Venezuela’s state-owned and state-controlled energy company, Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by Kate Hammond, Acting Regional Director for the Intermountain Region of the National Park Service for the rebuild of the Maswik South lodging complex and the construction of new roads near Maswik South at Grand Canyon National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury today indicted Christopher Paul Hasson, age 49, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on federal charges for unlawful possession of silencers, for possession of firearms by a drug addict and unlawful user, and for possession of a controlled substance. Hasson was arrested on related charges on Feb. 15, 2019, and has been detained since his arrest.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: A group of 20 teams were invited to advance to the next stage in the American-Made Solar Prize, a $3 million competition to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Oscar Aaron Watkins, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has admitted to his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a roundtable discussion with key stakeholders to discuss what the federal government can do to better prepare for the possibility of extreme space weather events. U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) questioned experts on...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, NEW ORLEANS, LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that a former Justice of the Peace for the Second Justice Court of Jefferson Parish was convicted by a federal jury in New Orleans for using his position to illegally obtain wage garnishments and loans. The jury returned its guilty verdict after deliberating for approximately three hours, ending a trial that began Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Today, National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Bob Vogel announced the selection of Jay Grass as superintendent of Florida’s Canaveral National Seashore. He begins his work at the park in April.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of possession and distribution of materials depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Hull man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston in connection with a long-running scheme to defraud the company for which he served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
