News from March 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Good morning. I want to welcome everyone to our hearing on an extremely important topic, elder abuse, and thank our witnesses for joining us today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Harwich man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Staunton, Virginia, man was cited by police at Richmond International Airport Tuesday, March 5 after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded handgun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: An Akron man pleaded guilty to launching denial of service attacks that shut down web sites for the city of Akron and the Akron Police Department.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on "Electronic Health Record Modernization and Information Technology Oversight".
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: On Saturday, March 23, 2019 John Muir National Historic Site (John Muir NHS) will launch its second annual series of Stewardship Saturdays. Join the National Park Service for these free, Ranger-led land stewardship programs at the Martinez, California site. The programs begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Strentzel...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's hearing on the DHS Office of Inspector General.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) released their 2019 High Risk List, an inventory of government operations vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. GAO updates the High Risk List every two years at the beginning of a new Congress to focus national attention on these critical areas.
By State Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
Release: More information about Ghana is available on the Ghana Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury has found Jovan Demetrius Fredericks (39, Ocala) guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing with the intent to distribute controlled substances, and carrying a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, Nev. - Due to recent storms and run-off, Soldier Meadows Road is washed out approximately 12 miles northeast of Gerlach. A BLM roads crew has started repairs and it is expected that work will continue for a few weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 21-year-old McKinney, Texas man has pleaded guilty to child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 4, 2019, Henry Morales, age 24, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Susan E. Schwab to conspiracy and burglary of a pharmacy, conspiracy and possession of stolen firearms, and possession of firearms as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - Six defendants have been charged as part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption schemes allegedly carried out by city of Harvey officials or their associates. Among the defendants are two cousins with high-ranking relatives in Harvey government who allegedly extorted cash from...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A 61-year-old man was sentenced Tuesday to 210 months in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of using a file sharing network and the internet to receive and distribute sexually explicit images and videos of children, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited U.S. Battery Manufacturing Co. for exposing employees to lead, unguarded machinery, and other safety hazards at its facility in Augusta, Georgia. The company faces penalties of $115,594.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Moaze Ibrahim, age 33, a citizen of Mali residing in Irvington, New Jersey, was convicted today after a 3-day trial of transporting an illegal alien within the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: CINCINNATI - A defendant was sentenced today in the first federally indicted carfentanil prosecution in the country.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman John B. Larson (D-CT) announced today that the Subcommittee is holding the second hearing in its series on “Protecting and Improving Social Security." The hearing, “Protecting and Improving Social Security: Benefit Enhancements," will take place on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at 2:00 PM, in room 2020 Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 6, 2019
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -Death Valley National Park’s visitation has doubled in the past 9 years and increased by 30% over the past year. In 2018, a record 1,678,660 people recreated in the park.
