News from March 2019
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), delivered the following remarks at a hearing “Examining the federal response to the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)." PFAS chemicals have been used in industrial, commercial, and consumer applications since the 1940s. Scientists have identified specific health effects associated with exposure to them.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On March 26, 2019, a Federal grand jury returned a 35-count indictment charging five individuals with conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, 10 counts of mail fraud, 11 counts of wire fraud, six counts of aggravated identity theft, and seven counts of money laundering, announced Rosa...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Corey Alt, of Elk Garden, West Virginia, has admitted to his involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Grand Teton National Park has extended two existing wildlife closures of important winter ranges to protect bighorn sheep due to severe winter conditions of significant snowfall and cold temperatures during the month of February. The existing closure near the summit area of Static Peak and the Mount Hunt/Prospectors Mountain Complex within the park is extended from April 1 to April 30, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration today awarded Smiths Detection, Inc. of Edgewood, Md., a $96.8 million contract for 300 Computed Tomography (CT) systems and associated ancillary equipment and services over five years. The award reflects active collaboration with industry to deploy...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man pled guilty today to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Turner Reid Williams, 27, entered his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Beckley/Raleigh County Drug Task Force.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), questioned Maureen Sullivan, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Environment at the Department of Defense, during a committee hearing examining the federal response to the risks associated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
By USDA Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated eight New Hampshire counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by recent drought or recent excessive moisture may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Brockton resident was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston to more than four years in prison for fentanyl distribution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: VICTORIA, Texas - A grand jury has returned a 12-count indictment against a local man, alleging multiple counts of tax evasion and illegally structuring financial transactions for the purpose of evading reporting requirements, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ranking Member Ron Wyden of Oregon today introduced the Taxpayer First Act of 2019, bipartisan legislation to modernize the IRS, improve taxpayer services and strengthen taxpayer protections. The legislation is the product...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: 12 Elder Victims Of Fraudulent Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: A Columbus man was indicted for robbing banks in Cleveland, Lakewood and Eastlake.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that AARON SPRIGGS, age 42, TERBEN POUMIAN-RAMIREZ, age 31, RAFAEL MARTINEZ, age 28, and LUIS MARTINEZ-VEGA, age 28, all of the Atlanta, Georgia area, pled guilty Tuesday, March 26, 2019 to a Bill of Information charging drug trafficking and related...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Lone Arrow Hastings, 29, of Supai Village, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan M. Brnovich to eight months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Hastings had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Firearms Stolen from Natchez, Mississippi, Pawn Shop Illegally Shipped to United Kingdom.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), released the following statement on the Senate confirmation of Nicole Nason to serve as administrator of the Federal Highway Administration after speaking about her nomination on the Senate floor.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- At approximately 6:30 pm on Tuesday, March 26, National Park Service (NPS) rangers and special agents with the NPS Investigative Services Branch responded to a call reporting a visitor fatality near the South Rim in Grand Canyon National Park. The NPS and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are conducting an investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man has been convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 28, 2019
News Release: FBI Seeking Information from Bank Robberies in Miami Lakes and Miami.
