News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: A Lyman man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: MOAB, Utah - EM Senior Advisor Ike White underscored the importance of the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project cleanup to the surrounding community and the overall EM mission at an event last week to celebrate a milestone of shipping 10 million tons of tailings to a disposal cell near Crescent Junction, Utah.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: - Oct. 15, 2019. Howling Fun for Everyone at Homestead National Monument. It’s time for Howling Homestead at Homestead National Monument of America! This exciting, fun, and family-friendly event will be held at the Heritage Center on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, 6:00. We will provide a variety of stations...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Project Safe Childhood cases to be highlighted.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: FARMINGTON, N.M. ‒ The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), in partnership with the San Juan Soil and Water Conservation District and the Farmington Field Office, will treat approximately 9,000 acres of sagebrush beginning on or about Oct. 16, 2019. Thinning treatments will occur on BLM-managed, State, and private lands within San Juan, Rio Arriba and Sandoval counties in northwestern New Mexico where sagebrush densities have surpassed historic, naturally occurring levels.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and other leading Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee today promised targeted oversight following the U.S. Forest Service’s proposal to roll back existing protections for millions of acres of roadless national forests in Alaska. By undoing...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) has maintained its uniqueness since the mid-1990s, when it was envisioned: one facility capable of retrieving, characterizing, treating, certifying, and shipping transuranic (TRU) waste.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
Release: Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2019 - Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new informational analysis on its proposed rule to refine categorical eligibility requirements based on receipt of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits under Supplemental Nutrition...
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Following its eventual closure, the Advanced Mixed Waste Treatment Project (AMWTP) will leave behind a legacy of being a successful waste treatment facility that was well conceived, built, and executed.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph Defilippi, age 55, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 136 months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempted online enticement of a minor.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (Forest Service) announced the release of its draft Roadless Rule for the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: FBI Little Rock Seeks Information in Death of Jerry Stuart.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) issued the following statement after a federal judge in Texas overturned an anti-discrimination rule in the Affordable Care Act (ACA)...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, a State Grand Jury indicted Maricopa County Assessor Paul D. Petersen for his alleged involvement in an adoption fraud scheme involving pregnant Marshallese woman flown in Arizona to place their baby up for adoption. Petersen is accused of using false information to place the Marshallese...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: GUILTY PLEA - Jose Sanchez. On October 8, Jose Sanchez pled guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. Sanchez was apprehended by the police and found with 14 kilograms of cocaine, after receiving it from a coconspirator in the...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.-The Bureau of Land Management will hold the 25th annual Wild Horse and Burro Expo in Ardmore, Okla., on November 15-16, at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum. The two-day event, featuring 80 - 85 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov.16. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 15, 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 two produce businesses for failing to meet their contractual obligations...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - This morning, former Informix executive Walter Konigseder appeared in federal court to face investment fraud charges laid out in an 11-count indictment filed in October of 2000, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Joseph Defilippi, age 55, of Chicopee, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 136 months in prison, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for attempted online enticement of a minor.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 15, 2019
News Release: Colonie, New York - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Legacy Management (LM) marked a major milestone on Oct. 15, 2019, when the 100th legacy site was added to its program. The transfer of the Colonie, New York, Site to LM reflects the sustained progress by DOE in managing the responsibilities associated with the legacy of World War II and the Cold War.
