News from October 2019
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) has invited United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to testify at the joint Subcommittee hearing on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act on October 16. The invitation comes after Pallone and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) sent Lighthizer a letter in August expressing their concerns regarding the export of language mirroring Section 230 in trade agreements.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Twenty defendants, primarily residents of Kansas City, Missouri, have been indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Most of the defendants were arrested during a law enforcement operation last week that resulted in seizures of firearms, heroin and other illegal drugs, and large amounts of cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Corry, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 16 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Sacramento Fugitive Returned from Denmark to the United States for Prosecution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to federal prison today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Huntington, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Brandon R. Ware, 35, was sentenced to 60 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Ware was also ordered to serve a four-year term of supervised release following his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites public review of its completed environmental assessment of a noncompetitive sale of two public land parcels totaling just over 3,380 acres to the Gila River Indian Community (Community). The Community, composed of members of the Pima Tribe and the Maricopa Tribe, has historical ties to these lands and the parcels include cultural resources and archaeological sites that are of considerable significance to tribal members.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Agustin Jaime Enriquez-Jimenez, 44, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced today for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine. Senior United States Senior District Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Enriquez-Jimenez to 70...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham. United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN GREGAN, 33, of Windsor Locks, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Meridian, Miss. - Jermaine Scott a/k/a “Jitty," 41, was sentenced Friday by Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to 188 months in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for possession and distribution of crack cocaine and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley. Scott was also ordered to pay a $3,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: SUSANVILLE, Calif. - Crews from the Bureau of Land Management’s Eagle Lake Field Office will soon begin prescribed burning projects on public lands north and east of Susanville in Lassen County. Burning will be conducted during fall and winter months, only on days when weather and fuel conditions allow for safe and successful burning.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor invites interested parties to attend a discussion on leading indicators for occupational safety and health programs. The meeting will be held on November 7, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On October 7, 2019, Leonard Wayne Mullinax, 49, of Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 235 months in federal prison following convictions for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, launder money and possessing firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI, Zuni Pueblo Police Investigate Homicide of Tyrell Bellson.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Grants provide a variety of services including housing, counseling and culturally appropriate assistance.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nelson L. Gouge, age 47, of Glens Falls, New York, pled guilty today to bank robbery as his jury trial was set to begin.
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington-Today, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Chairman of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, sent a letter to Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) and the Friends of Sleeping Bear Dunes (Friends) are inviting the public to help celebrate the opening of the Kettles Trail during a ribbon cutting ceremony at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 20. The celebration will take place at the trailhead...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is experiencing longer than normal wait times during Balloon Fiesta Week (October 5 - 14). As balloonists and spectators make plans to visit the Monument, please plan excursions accordingly, as long wait times at the entrance are reaching from 90-120 minutes due to limited parking.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington man pled guilty today to a federal drug conspiracy charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Tremayne Swanson, also known as “Polo," 28, entered a guilty plea to an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Receipt of Child Pornography was sentenced on Oct. 1, 2019, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
