News from March 2019

By DOE Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Donald J. Trump unveiled his FY 2020 Budget Request, including $31.7 billion dollars to fund the Department of Energy (DOE). DOE’s FY 2020 Budget Request supports America’s continued rise as an energy independent nation, and advances U.S. national security and economic ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on President Trump’s FY2020 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: April 20-28 is National Park Week!.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Defendant Has a Long History of Violence Directed at Law Enforcement Officers.

By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry released the following statement in response to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2019 preview budget proposal. The Administration calls for a 15% cut to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), on top of a $267 billion cut to Farm Bill investments.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Father and Son Convicted of Multimillion-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Columbus Vice Detective has been arrested and charged with crimes related to kidnapping victims under the guise of an arrest and forcing those victims to engage in sex for their freedom.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Join a ranger at Indiana Dunes National Park on Saturday, March 30, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, for a unique tour of the national park and surrounding areas focusing on the influential women of the dunes.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Peter Farnum, age 42, of Clifton Park, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, to be followed by a 20-year term of supervised release, for possessing child pornography.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Dear Commissioner McAleenan: We write to you today regarding recent reports alleging that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inappropriately flagged for additional scrutiny seven American journalists, who were covering the migrant caravan last year. First...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA. - A resident of Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years of probation with 180 days of incarceration at Renewal, Inc. along with 180 days of home incarceration, a $15,000 fine and ordered to pay $391,472 in restitution on his conviction of filing false income tax returns, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Canfield, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to probation for a term of five years and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $331,509.00 on his conviction of tax evasion, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: 'All-Natural' Male Enhancement Supplement Contained Active Ingredient Found in Viagra.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: DETROIT - In an effort to mitigate vulnerabilities within the commerce stream that threaten the nation’s consumers and to protect national security, Homeland Security officials recently launched its Global Trade Task Force, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations-led...

By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Every day, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) actively works to protect the American people from a range of threats, threats that many nations around the world also face.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - President Trump has proposed $1.2 billion for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Fiscal Year 2020, allocating the resources needed to carry out BLM’s multiple-use and sustained-yield mission under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) by providing funds to promote responsible energy development, enhance opportunities for outdoor recreation, and advance conservation goals.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Dear Commissioner McAleenan: We write to you today regarding recent reports alleging that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) inappropriately flagged for additional scrutiny seven American journalists, who were covering the migrant caravan last year. First...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: San Diego, CA - Winter rains at Cabrillo National Monument have brought much needed moisture to the beautiful coastal sage plant community on Point Loma. Unfortunately the heavy rains are also benefiting invasive plants or weeds.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: Intriguing chapters found in America’s early history, spectacular vistas, and a captivating medley of programs all contributed to 684,191 visitors from throughout the world discovering and exploring Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in 2018. As a whole, national park units across the country exceeded 300 million recreation visits for the fourth consecutive year.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On March 11, 2019, Brian Xavier Oliver, 26, of Tucson, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 27 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a term of three years supervised release. Oliver previously pleaded guilty to assault of an intimate and dating partner by strangulation and assault resulting in serious bodily injury.