News from January 2019
By DOE Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - They once served as gateways to a secret site that helped end World War II. Now, EM and cleanup contractor UCOR are demolishing the portals that once controlled access to the former Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant - literally and symbolically removing the barriers to the site’s future state.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY-With the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Grand Teton National Park are in the process of resuming regular operations. The safety and well-being of park employees and visitors is the top priority during this process. Based on the lengthy duration of the closure, it will take some time to fully assess facility conditions, address potential safety issues, remove accumulated snow, and return systems to normal operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Search Warrant Led to Discovery of Two Semi-Automatic Firearms and Ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse of a Minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 60 months in federal prison on his conviction of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The sentence is to run concurrent to the sentence he is currently serving from York County, South Carolina.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Dear Acting Administrator Wheeler: We are deeply concerned about the impacts of the recent government shutdown on public health, the protection of our environment, and our national, regional, and local economies. Yet, despite numerous requests from our staff to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury and Abusive Sexual Contact.
By DOL Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Gorsky: I am troubled by recent reports of an alleged decades-long effort by Johnson & Johnson to potentially mislead regulators and consumers about the safety of one of its products, which may have resulted in long-term harm for men, women, and children who used Johnson & Johnson baby powder.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A former correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Complex in Victorville has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for sexually abusing several female inmates while on duty.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A retired Massachusetts State Police Lieutenant pleaded guilty today in connection with the ongoing investigation of overtime abuse at the Massachusetts State Police (MSP).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: A former West Palm Beach, Florida resident who was extradited to the United States from the Dominican Republic was sentenced to 65 months in prison today for multiple criminal charges in connection with a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme that involved compromising cellphone customers’ accounts and “cloning" their phones to make fraudulent international calls.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Haughton man pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2019 for convincing a minor to travel with him from West Virginia to Louisiana in order to engage in illegal sex acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging James Timpanaro, 54, of Buffalo, NY, with causing a pipe bomb hoax and contempt of court order. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Assault with a Dangerous Weapon, and Child Abuse.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Nicholas Coia, 31, of Greece, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to being felon in possession of a firearm. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Fanny Melina Zelaya-Mendez (39, Jacksonville) and Roger Omar Zelaya-Mendez (34, Jacksonville) to federal prison terms for crimes arising out of a scheme to facilitate the employment of undocumented aliens in the construction industry and to evade state and federal payroll taxes and workers’ compensation laws.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Trump Administration granted a request from the state of South Carolina to protect the religious liberty of its state faith-based foster care providers...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a Haughton man pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2019 for convincing a minor to travel with him from West Virginia to Louisiana in order to engage in illegal sex acts.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) announced the first full committee hearing of the 116th Congress, “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation’s Infrastructure Cannot Wait". The hearing will examine the current...
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, released the following statement on the Committee’s organizational meeting...
