News from November 2019
By USDA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky led a successful trade mission to West Africa, October 28-31, where he helped U.S. exporters unlock new opportunities in the region and advocated for the Administration’s Prosper Africa initiative. He was joined by more than 30 U.S. agribusinesses representing...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Mississippi Return Preparer Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - John Francis Hanzel, 70, of Cornelius, North Carolina, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer today and pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By State Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today recognized the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of both Germany and Europe, and the end of communism in Europe.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring responsible for smuggling over 20 kilograms of cocaine into central Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Danyel Megal Black (39, Bradenton) guilty of possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and possessing cocaine. Black faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is pending.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Culpeper County man was sentenced yesterday to over six years in prison for cyberstalking, unauthorized access to a protected computer to obtain information, and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - As the holiday season approaches, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will begin issuing Christmas tree permits beginning Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. The permits, which are specifically for Christmas trees on public lands managed by the BLM in southeastern Idaho (Pocatello and Upper Snake Field Offices), are $15 each with a limit of one per family. Please note that tag prices and restrictions are different for trees cut on U.S. Forest Service lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Farmville man was sentenced yesterday to nearly eight years in prison for the illegal possession of 40 firearms and 23,000 rounds of ammunition by an unlawful user of controlled substances.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: In early November, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) Fernald Preserve, Ohio, Site was honored to accept the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Federal Facility Excellence in Site Reuse Award in the National Priorities List (NPL) category. The award recognizes accomplishments at the Fernald Preserve in environmental education, environmental remediation, and conservation of natural resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Richland, Washington Man Sentenced in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former senior executive with Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation company, was found guilty today for his role in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar foreign bribery scheme and a related money laundering scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: I also want to thank Dean Aiken and the Wake Forest School of Law for hosting this important discussion about public safety, the progress we’ve made, and impediments we face to continuing the positive trend of reducing violent crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Defendants Admit Practices Resulted in Submission of Several Million Dollars of Inappropriate Claims to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander today sentenced John O’Day, age 48, of Chester and Stevensville, Maryland, and Sarasota, Florida, to 104 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for federal charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Penn Hills, PA, has been sentenced in federal court to 68 months’ imprisonment on his conviction of conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Energy Subcommittee Chairman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) today demanded answers from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) about its efforts to change key provisions of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA).
By EPA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Eleven Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today expressing growing concern that the FCC is failing to protect consumers’ privacy by refusing to hold wireless carriers accountable for unauthorized disclosures of consumers’ real-time location data.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Miller Wilson, Jr. (49, Sparr), his daughter Myoshi Wilson (25, Citra), and his ex-wife Erica Wilson (42, Ocala), with conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud. Miller Wilson, Jr. is...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 8, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) announced today that the Health Subcommittee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 10 am in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building.
