News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and visitors, including children and teens.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Donte Jamar Smith, 41, of Reno, pleaded guilty today to felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: A Fulton County man was indicted for allegedly attempting to coerce a 15-year-old girl into sexual conduct.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Central California District is accepting applications for 2020 summer seasonal wildland firefighting jobs. There are fire positions available for hotshot, handcrew and engine crew members; heavy equipment operators and dispatcher personnel based in Bakersfield, Bishop, Placerville and Porterville.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a former Sheriff of the City of Norfolk with defrauding the citizens of Norfolk through a bribery scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 55-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to robbing another bank, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Number of Federal Firearm Defendants Increased for Third Consecutive Year.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and Rep. Alan S. Lowenthal (D-Calif.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, today released a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finding that U.S. taxpayers have been deprived of nearly $20 billion in offshore oil and...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 264,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2019/2020 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jesus Sinaca-Ambrose, a citizen of Mexico, has admitted to a reentry charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: SAN DIEGO - Pacific Beach resident Maya Kol pleaded guilty in federal court today, admitting that he sold fentanyl powder that caused the death of one man and sent another to the hospital over Labor Day weekend in September 2018. A third man - Kol’s source of the fentanyl - also fatally overdosed that weekend from the same batch.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - With the plea of a 46-year-old Houston man, 13 people now stand convicted in the healthcare scam involving Continuum Healthcare and its various health centers in the Houston area, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is lifting fire restrictions on BLM-administered lands in the San Luis Valley and Royal Gorge field offices in southern and central Colorado effective today, October 24. Recent snows and cooler temperatures have lessened the fire danger throughout the region.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: MISSOULA-A Polson man who admitted possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony was sentenced today to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - BRIAN LEE FOSTER, 50, of Norman, has pleaded guilty to failing to file two personal federal income tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Donte Jamar Smith, 41, of Reno, pleaded guilty today to felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A California man was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison today after law enforcement officers found eight pounds of methamphetamine hidden in a spare tire of the rental vehicle he was driving, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to serve 12 years’ imprisonment on his conviction for violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - In a move that will expand recreation and hunting access while allowing for responsible mineral development, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published a Record of Decision (ROD) approving the proposed land exchange between the BLM and ASARCO. Three Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendments facilitating the exchange have also been approved.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 24, 2019
News Release: FBI, Rio Rancho Police Look for Man Who Robbed Bank, Fled on Bicycle.
