News from May 2019
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Five House Committees sent letters to the White House and the Department of Justice demanding documents in response to a request made more than a month ago regarding the Trump Administration’s sudden decision to reverse its legal position in court and assert that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be held unconstitutional.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: National Park Service maintenance staff are working diligently to bring inner canyon seasonal utilities on line now that the risk of freezing conditions has passed. As part of this annual effort, they must repair winter damage to the water pipeline and test water quality prior to opening facilities to the public.
By Commerce Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Five House Committees sent letters to the White House and the Department of Justice demanding documents in response to a request made more than a month ago regarding the Trump Administration’s sudden decision to reverse its legal position in court and assert that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be held unconstitutional.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Randy Barton, 49, of Loudon, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Robert Richard Jodoin (50, Flagler Beach) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for importing GHB into the United States, distributing benzoyl fentanyl, possessing with the intent to distribute N-Ethylhexedrone, maintaining ...
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: (MISSOULA, Mont.) - Ranger Kelly Cole of Missoula was recognized this week as the Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement and Security 2018 Ranger of the Year. Cole received the award during a ceremony Monday in Washington, D.C., which was part of the bureau’s observance of National Police Week.
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today chaired a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee to examine opportunities to strengthen our nation’s mineral security. As part of the hearing, the committee also received testimony on S. 1052, the Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act, and S. 1317, the American Mineral Security Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today, BRANDON DUWAYNE WRIGHT, 33, of High Point, North Carolina, was convicted in federal court following a two-day trial before United States District Judge James C. Dever III. WRIGHT was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine, and distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine.
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Five House Committees sent letters to the White House and the Department of Justice demanding documents in response to a request made more than a month ago regarding the Trump Administration’s sudden decision to reverse its legal position in court and assert that the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) should be held unconstitutional.
By Interior Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: The foot bridge over Sol Duc Falls will be closed for replacement beginning Wednesday, May 15. The bridge will remain closed until the work is finished, which is anticipated to be by the end of the day on Wednesday, May 22. This maintenance will involve replacement of bridge decking and railings and will render the bridge impassable for the duration of the project. To ensure the safety of our visitors, the bridge and immediate vicinity will be closed to all public entry.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Louisiana man pleaded guilty yesterday to production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Ruben Longoria, Jr. (31, Dallas, Texas), a/k/a “Scooter," to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from Texas into the Middle District of Florida.
By DOE Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - EM and its cleanup contractor at the West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) Site gained ground in the deactivation of a Cold War facility after recently relocating two 69,000-pound containers for eventual offsite disposal.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA -Dustin Lee Watson, of Roanoke, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By EPA Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby Rush (D-IL) announced today that the Energy Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, May 16 at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The Subcommittee will mark up legislation to improve energy efficiency, energy sector jobs and infrastructure security.
By DOJ Newswire | May 14, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of North Carolina pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of cocaine, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: Defendant Defrauded Hewlett-Packard Company of $11.7 Billion During HP’s 2011 Acquisition of Autonomy.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - David Jones, 20, St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking. Jones appeared today before U.S. District Judge Ronnie White, who accepted his plea and set his sentencing date for Aug. 14, 2019, at 10:30 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Terry L. Shellenberger, age 50, of Albany, pled guilty today to child pornography possession, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2019
News Release: SAN JOSE - Van-Seyla Mork pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose today to wire fraud and money laundering, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
