News from May 2019
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was convicted today on charges that he conspired to distribute at least one kilogram of heroin, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Energy Secretary Rick Perry announced $89 million to support innovative, advanced manufacturing research and development projects. This Department of Energy (DOE) Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) tackles key Departmental priorities such as domestic manufacturing for energy storage.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Chester County Sheriff George Alexander “Big A" Underwood, 55, of Chester; Chester County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Johnny Ricardo Neal, Jr., 39, of Lancaster; and Chester County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Robert...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Michael Glenn Chope, (55, Orange Park) with four counts of production of child pornography. If convicted, Chope faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison for each count. Chope has been ordered detained pending trial.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, House Democrats will force a vote on H.R. 986, which is misleadingly titled the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. However, this bill is not about protecting people with pre-existing conditions, it’s about eliminating health care choices for states.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Today, the National Park Service released the findings and follow-up corrective action plan in the July 2018 death of National Park Service (NPS) Arrowhead Hotshot, Captain Brian Hughes.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on C & D Produce Outlet Inc. (C & D Produce), W. Palm Beach, Fla., for failing...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton has sentenced James Kamisky (54, Augusta, GA) to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a drug conspiracy involving the distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine in Orlando. In addition, Jada Thomas (28, Orlando) was sentenced to 11 years...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Kevin Paniagua, a member of the Centrales Locos Salvatruchas (CLS) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, a transnational criminal organization, was sentenced by United States District Judge Roslynn R. Mauskopf to 308 months in prison for the Oct. 23, 2016 attempted murder of a 16-year-old victim suspected of being a member of the rival 18th Street gang. Paniagua pleaded guilty to the charges in June 2018.
By EPA Newswire | May 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This week, House Democrats will force a vote on H.R. 986, which is misleadingly titled the Protecting Americans with Preexisting Conditions Act. However, this bill is not about protecting people with pre-existing conditions, it’s about eliminating health care choices for states.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Hossein Heydari, 61, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to one count of fraud and related activity in connection with computers after intentionally damaging the Oregon Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) and causing it to fail.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that LOUIS PINA was sentenced to 39 months in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud drivers of two ride-sharing companies (“Company-1" and “Company-2") by accessing those drivers’ accounts...
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a Full Committee markup this Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at 10:00 am in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building to consider the following measures...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Jared Bourland, age 38, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was found guilty of Assault by Striking, Beating, or Wounding, and Simple Assault as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – On May 6th, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) will publish a joint rule making available an additional 30,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas for Fiscal Year 2019. ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: A Virginia man who previously served as a linguist for the FBI was arrested Saturday night on charges of making multiple false statements to FBI officials and obstructing a federal investigation. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger for the Eastern District of Virginia and Assistant Director in Charge Nancy McNamara of the FBI’s Washington Field Office made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: A Malaysian national, Ng Chong Hwa, 46, also known as “Roger Ng,” has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States to face charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, conspiring to violate the Foreign ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2019
News Release: A federal jury convicted a Dallas, Texas man on multiple terror charges, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erin Nealy Cox for the Northern District of Texas announced today.
By Commerce News Now | May 6, 2019
News Release: On May 4, 2019, Chelsea Decaminada passed away as a result of injuries sustained during the April 21st terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, where she was on assignment. It was our great hope that Chelsea would recover from her injuries. My prayers are with Chelsea’s family during this difficult time.
By Commerce News Now | May 6, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the affirmative preliminary determination in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of imports of magnesium from Israel, finding that exporters received countervailable subsidies of 7.48 percent.
