News from June 2019
TSA catches loaded handgun at Bradley International Airport
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - A Niantic, Connecticut, man was arrested yesterday, June 2, after Transportation Security Administration officers at Bradley International Airport (BDL) stopped him from bringing a loaded handgun onto an airplane. It marked the fifth gun caught at the airport’s checkpoint so far this year. TSA officers caught nine firearms at the BDL checkpoint in 2018.
Former Delaware Physician Sentenced to 30 Months’ Imprisonment for Making a False Statement to a Financial Institution
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that on Friday, May 31, 2019, District Judge Richard G. Andrews sentenced Zahid Aslam, age 46, of Newark, Delaware, to a 30-month prison sentence for making a false statement to a financial institution. The Court also ordered Aslam to serve three years of supervised release following his sentence.
Jefferson County Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Bank Robbery
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Byers, Jr., of Charles Town, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 240 months incarceration for bank robbery, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
Temporary Closure This Week on Moose-Wilson Road for Dust Abatement
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for seasonal dust abatement beginning 4 a.m. tomorrow, Tuesday, June 4 and will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, June 6. This routine dust abatement application happens several times during the summer on the approximately one-mile of unpaved section of the seven-mile road.
Randolph Man Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to child exploitation charges.
Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Funding Bill
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government today approved by voice vote its fiscal year 2020 bill. In total, the bill includes $24.55 billion in discretionary funding, an increase of $1.4 billion over the 2019 enacted level and $355.5 million over the President’s 2020 budget request. The bill next heads to the full Committee for markup.
Lorain man and inmate at a federal prison in New Jersey were each sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for their conspiracy to commit murder for hire and to distribute cocaine
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: A Lorain man and an inmate at a federal prison in New Jersey were each sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for their conspiracy to commit murder for hire and to distribute cocaine.
Everglades National Park Receives Funding for Tamiami Trail to Restore Water Flow
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Homestead, Fla. - On June 3, 2019, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that they will be granting $60 million to Everglades National Park through the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects program to complete the Tamiami Trail Next Steps project.
Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Correctional Officer and Possessing Contraband at a Federal Jail in Brooklyn
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Ali Saleh pleaded guilty today at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn to assaulting a federal correctional officer and possessing contraband at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. The proceeding took place before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II, on the day a jury was scheduled to be selected for Saleh’s trial. When sentenced, Saleh faces up to 25 years’ imprisonment on the assault and prison contraband charges.
Lowey Floor Statement on Bipartisan Disaster Relief Legislation
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY-17) today delivered the following remarks on the House Floor in support of $19.1 billion bicameral, bipartisan disaster relief legislation.
Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Enco Industries, Inc., a company located in Plaistow, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to making false statements to the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Logistics Agency, announced United States Attorney Scott W. Murray.
Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Construction Firms Received $346 Million for Contracts Set Aside for Veterans, Minorities.
Cedar Central Prescribed Burn Scheduled in Cedar Grove
By Interior Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 3, 2019 - Starting on Monday, June 10, fire staff from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are planning to conduct the first prescribed burn of calendar year 2019 in the Cedar Grove area of Kings Canyon National Park.
Romanian National Sentenced for Multi-State ATM Card Skimming Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Romanian National Sentenced for Multi-State ATM Card Skimming Scheme.
Loading 168 Pounds of Marijuana Costs KCK Man Four Years in Prison
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced today to four years in federal prison for helping to move 168 pounds of marijuana from one house to another to keep police from finding it, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
USDA Celebrates National Homeownership Month
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - Acting Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Joel Baxley today kicked off National Homeownership Month by highlighting USDA’s ongoing role to help residents of America’s small towns and cities purchase homes in rural areas.
U.S. Attorney Nealy Cox Announces Support to Amarillo As Part of the National Public Safety Partnership to Combat Violent Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: As the Department of Justice continues its efforts reduce violent crime in America, Attorney General William P. Barr today announced that Amarillo, TX was selected to join the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) initiative.
USDA Announces Commodity Credit Corporation Lending Rates for June 2019
By USDA Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Commodity Credit Corporation today announced interest rates for June 2019, which are effective June 1-June 30, 2019. The Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing rate-based charge for June is 2.375 percent, same as it was in May.
Delaware County Man Indicted on Multiple Child Exploitation Charges
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that John C. Dellarocco, Jr., 24, of Holmes, Pennsylvania was indicted today on four counts of use of an interstate commerce facility to entice and attempt to entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct, seven counts of manufacture and attempted manufacture of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.
Cleveland One of 10 Sites Selected for National Public Safety Partnership Initiative to Combat Violent Crime
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 3, 2019
News Release: As the Department of Justice continues its efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reducing violent crime in America, Attorney General William P. Barr today announced that Cleveland was selected to join the National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) initiative. PSP provides a framework...
