News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAFAEL LOPEZ-MACIAS, 46, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Norwalk, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to narcotics trafficking and immigration offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC), Ranking Member of the Government Operations Subcommittee, raised serious concerns about Chairman Cummings’s decision to seek information and material unrelated to the Committee’s oversight of the federal government.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: The defendant possessed a short-barrel rifle.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: In one of the first studies of its kind, university researchers Ana Sofia Guerra and Francis Joyce are identifying the movement of individual giant sea bass using new computer imaging technology, paired with photographs taken by recreational divers.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - Eric Lavell Minter, 33, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced Wednesday, to 240 months in federal prison by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Felix Calderon-Valcarcel, 28, of Orchard Park, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with the intent to distribute, and distribution of, five kilograms or more of cocaine, maintaining a drug-involved premises...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to 29 Federal Hate Crimes for August 2017 Car Attack at Rally in Charlottesville.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Washington - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a complaint to Michael W. Whitten (Whitten), Theodosia, Mo., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A trio of Columbus tax-return preparers has been charged with filing false tax returns and defrauding the United States of nearly $2 million. Two of the three defendants pleaded guilty in federal court today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Steven Moore, 36, of Plymouth, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: ASHLAND, Ky. - Eric Lavell Minter, 33, of Huntington, West Virginia, was sentenced Wednesday, to 240 months in federal prison by United States District Judge David L. Bunning, for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: The Federal Bureau of Investigation Violent Crimes Task Force and the Boston Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying four individuals who were in the vicinity of Tremont Street and Stuart Street in Boston, Massachusetts at approximately 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced a new proposal to help Americans learn what they will have to pay for health care services before going to see a health provider. Speaking at Health Datapalooza 2019, Wyden said the proposal would require health...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - On March 26, 2019, Vince Rivera, 28, of Sacaton, Ariz., a member of the Gila River Indian Community, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John J. Tuchi to over eight years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Rivera had previously pleaded guilty to robbery. During the robbery, Rivera attacked the victim with a machete, causing permanent injuries to the victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joseph Delisio, 47, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to possession of heroin with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $2,000,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced funding selectees for multiple domestic advanced nuclear technology projects. Four projects in two states will receive varying amounts for a total of approximately $19 million in funding. The projects are cost-shared and will allow...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: Apprenticeships and earn-and-learn programs are energizing the workforce. In a hearing this morning, members of the Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee heard from witnesses about how apprenticeships are equipping Americans with skills they need to land the 7 million jobs available across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The National Park Service has completed the Environmental Assessment, required under the National Environmental Policy Act, for a General Management Plan Amendment to address low-water conditions at Lake Mead.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: April 6 “One Stop Bear Fact Shopping" Event to Include Hands-On Activities, Exhibits and Renowned Speakers.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2019
News Release: The Teton Park Road between the Taggart Lake Trailhead and Signal Mountain Lodge is cleared of snow and open to non-motorized recreational uses such as walking, bicycling, and rollerblading.
