News from March 2019
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected up to $36 million in research projects that will advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the Nation’s electricity grid.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Defendant Who Exploited Opioid Addictions of Young Women Convicted of Crimes Related to Drug Trafficking and Prostitution.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Camping reservations at D. H. Day Campground in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will open on Monday, April 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Also on Monday morning (no specific time), additional campsites at Platte River Campground will open for reservation, including all campsites in loop 2, additional campsites in loop 4, and walk-to sites. All reservations must be made online at www.recreation.gov or by calling 1-877-444-6777.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the arrest today of MICHAEL AVENATTI on federal extortion and interstate threat...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years (60 months) in prison and ordered to make restitution in the amount of $3,000 on his conviction of federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Republican Leader Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the House passed H.R. 1839, the Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019. This package of bills includes short-term extensions of several key Medicaid programs that have previously passed the House on a bipartisan basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Jalen Xavier Simmons, 19, of Jackson, was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves to serve 7 years and one day in federal prison for robbing a local Dollar General store in Jackson and brandishing a firearm during that crime of violence, announced U.S. Attorney Mike...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected up to $36 million in research projects that will advance solar energy’s role in strengthening the resilience of the Nation’s electricity grid.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy will hold a hearing on “Improving Cybersecurity at Consumer Reporting Agencies."
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTHONY A. VALENTINO, 76, of Palm City, Florida, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to one count of tax evasion.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is partnering with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, State of Georgia, and local government organizations and employers to sponsor safety stand-down events during National Highway Work Zone Awareness Week, April 8-12, 2019. The events will focus on the dangers facing workers on road improvement and repair projects.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that CHI PING PATRICK HO, a/k/a “Patrick C.P. Ho," a/k/a “He Zhiping," was sentenced today to three years in prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Irish authorities extradited Eric Eoin Marques, age 33, to the United States to face federal charges that he allegedly conspired to advertise and distribute child pornography on the dark web. Marques, a dual national citizen of the United States and Ireland, arrived in the United...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny and Possession of Ammunition by a Felon.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: Vicksburg National Cemetery has reopened to all public use. The National Cemetery has been closed since a severe storm on Dec. 27, 2018 damaged over 35 large-growth trees.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Members of two alleged Los Angeles County crime rings have been charged in separate federal criminal cases alleging they conspired to use the Darknet to illicitly and secretly sell methamphetamine and other illegal narcotics nationwide, including one shipment of heroin in a stuffed animal that led to the fatal overdose of a customer in Tennessee.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Visitation is beginning to pick up at Bryce Canyon National Park as seasonal facilities reopen, hours are extended, and construction projects are scheduled to begin.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: Tumacácori sets aside a special day each year to honor its youngest visitors. On Saturday, April 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., JuniorRangers of all ages will be able to play, create, and learn from special activities on the mission grounds. Families can spend the morning with hands-on games, crafts, and programs while enjoying free admission all day.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 25, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Pennsylvania announced jointly today that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has agreed to resolve a federal civil rights investigation into its statewide system of alternative education programs...
