News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Billy J. Moore, age 32, of Ligonier, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing an unregistered destructive device, and distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: FRENCHTOWN, NJ - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Scot Christopher Rule LLC for exposing workers to lead and other workplace hazards as the company renovated and remodeled a worksite in Easton, Pennsylvania. The company faces $104,637 in proposed penalties.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - An inmate was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with a murder-for-hire scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a term of imprisonment of four years and seven months (55 months) to be followed by three years of supervised release on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: Congressman José E. Serrano (D-NY), Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's budget and oversight hearing on the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Families and children of all ages are invited to participate in Menors Ferry Day, hosted by Grand Teton National Park and Grand Teton Association. The event will take place this Saturday, July 27 from 10:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the historic Menors Ferry, located in Moose, Wyoming.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - The imprisoned former owner of Pacific Hospital in Long Beach has agreed to plead guilty to federal criminal charges for illegally selling his luxury cars and keeping the proceeds for himself, disobeying a court order that he forfeit the money because of a previous conviction for orchestrating a nearly $1 billion health care fraud scheme.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture cancellations of export sales of 100,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2018/2019 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives was sentenced today after pleading guilty to wire fraud and willfully violating the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by operating fraudulent and unregistered political action committees.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of California has been sentenced in federal court to 10 years’ (120 months’) imprisonment and five years’ supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy for possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) released a troubling report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that found that the vast majority of school districts...

By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO) and Subcommittee on Aviation Ranking Member Garret Graves (R-LA) released the following statements on today’s Senate confirmation of Stephen Dickson as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA):

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Kenneth Kindlon, age 47, of Caroga Lake, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison for possessing an unregistered, short-barreled rifle.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: CINCINNATI - Lynn Brenneman, 60, of Bowling Green, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to traveling with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought for SPRU Waste Processing, Shipping, and Disposal.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: An Akron man with a history of domestic violence convictions was indicted for illegally having five firearms and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office announced today a Record of Decision (ROD) approving additional camping opportunities in Rabbit Valley. Located in the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, Rabbit Valley is popular for off-highway vehicle, equestrian, and mountain bike recreationists.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: CHICAGO - Transportation Security Administration officers working at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) checkpoints screened 109,639 passengers and crew on Friday, July 19, breaking the previous single-day record of 108,360 set on March 22, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Lavel L. Hicks, of Weirton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months for drug and firearms charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's oversight hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Border Patrol.