News from February 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that a federal indictment was returned against Yia Thao (age: 31) and Yaj Vang (age: 29) both of Appleton, Wisconsin, and Nalee Xiong (age: 36) of Neenah, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Defendant Pistol-Whipped Victim, Led Police on a Chase Ending at Construction Site.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces that the 2019 preseason lottery for Half Dome permits will be delayed this year due to a transition to a new contracted provider. The preseason lottery typically opens on March 1. For the latest information on the status of the Half Dome preseason lottery, please visit.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening statement at a Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee hearing on “Protecting Consumer Privacy in the Era of Big Data:"
By EPA Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting a briefing on the Trump Administration’s initiative to end the HIV epidemic in America. President Trump announced an ambitious goal of a 75 percent reduction in new HIV infections in five years and at least 90 percent reduction in ten years.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: CHEYENNE, Wyo. - In keeping with the Administration’s commitment to strengthen American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming is accepting feedback on a proposal to offer 160 parcels totaling 205,855 acres in its June 2019 oil and gas lease sale. Today kicks off a 30-day comment period, which will close March 27.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing on “EPA Enforcement: Taking the Environmental Cop off the Beat:"
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Jhonnita L. Williams, a former department administrator at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), has been sentenced for her part in a false-invoice scheme that resulted in MARTA paying more than $520,000 for maintenance projects where no worked was actually performed.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, the Committee on Oversight and Reform authorized Chairman Elijah E. Cummings, by a vote of 25 to 11, to issue subpoenas to Attorney General William P. Barr, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen, and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II for records on the Trump Administration’s child separation policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Burlington, VT - The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Kolby Blaise, a fugitive wanted by the New York State Police for Assault, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard Henry Wojtkowski, 64, of Eden, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with falsifying an ATF Firearms Transaction Record while attempting to purchase a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM’s cleanup contractor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) is benefiting from a new recruitment strategy to fill much-needed positions in industrial health and safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Madison, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that four men -- Robert Peters, 53, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin; Steven Reindahl, 55, Turtle Lake; David Johnson, 31, Barnes, Wisconsin; and Darren Johnson, 52, Deer Park, Wisconsin -- were sentenced today...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Tony Shuler, a/k/a “T Rock," age 47, of Columbia, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty in September to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition, and to Buying, Possessing, Transporting and Receiving an Animal for Participation in an Animal Fighting Venture.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
Release: PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration has several explosive detection canine teams working at Philadelphia International Airport, serving as a key asset used to enhance airport security and keep passengers safe and secure.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Strangulation was sentenced on Feb. 21, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two men have been sentenced in Hartford federal court for conspiring to manufacture counterfeit Xanax tablets and anabolic steroids, and distribute the controlled substances on the dark web. Yesterday, U.S. District...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: One of the core missions of the EPA is one that I think we all agree with - for Americans to have clean air, clean land, and clean water. The EPA works toward this worthy goal through a variety of means, including partnerships with state and local governments, grants to states, non-profits, educational...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a four-day trial, a jury found Ruslan Kirilyuk, 41, of Beverly Hills, guilty on Tuesday of 24 counts of wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, and one count each of aggravated identity theft and failure to appear, all arising out of his involvement in a nationwide credit card fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 26, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Harvey Lee Adams today sentenced Sean Justin Owens (35, Jacksonville) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. A federal jury found Owens guilty on Nov. 15, 2018. Due to his prior multiple felony convictions, he qualified for an increased penalty under the Armed Career Criminal Act.
