News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Springfield, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a drug-trafficking organization that distributed as much as 10 kilograms of heroin in Greene County, Mo., over a 15-month time period.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and John Brown, Assistant...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
Release: Juneau International Airport (JNU) Lead Transportation Security Officer Brenda Irizarry jumped into action to come to the aid of a passenger in distress.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Steven M. D'Antuono Named Special Agent in Charge of the Detroit Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of PETER MARTIN, 35, for conspiring to distribute approximately 191 pounds of methamphetamine. MARTIN and co-conspirators FERNANDO RAMOS-MEZA, 34, JAVIER LOPEZ-LOPEZ, 47, and JUAN DANIEL VALDEZ-MENDOZA, 24, were indicted on November 7, 2018. MARTIN pleaded guilty today before Judge Patrick J. Schiltz in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 14, 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - Valer Iazmin Varga, Robert-Auras Adam, and Ana-Loredana Adam, all Romanian nationals, have been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy to transport, in interstate commerce, stolen goods with a value of at least $5,000 and transporting, in interstate commerce, gold jewelry with a value of...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: In celebration of National Public Lands Day, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area will offer free park entrance on Saturday, September 28. A wide diversity of land and water based activities are available to suit everyone’s interest. The fee waiver includes entrance fees only. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included in the fee waiver.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A North Carolina man has admitted taking part in a conspiracy to steal design information from aircraft companies to speed up approval of competing airplane technology.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: In Austin today, a federal judge sentenced two Austin psychologists who own and operate Psychological A.R.T.S., P.C., and their patient recruiter for Health Care fraud related offenses, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash, FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Sofonzia Mack, 37, of Rochester, NY, of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and being a felon in possession of a handgun and ammunition. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: FREDERICK, Md.: Was it two cigars or three? Join Monocacy National Battlefield staff on Saturday at the Monocacy National Battlefield Visitor Center at 11:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. or 3:00 p.m. to explore the Mystery & Myths of Lee’s Lost Orders. Living history presenters with the Independent Greys will set up a soldier encampment at the visitor center on Saturday and Sunday. All programs are free.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Coalgate, Okla., on Oct. 5, at the Mowdy Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture. The event, featuring 25 wild horses, will take place on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. As part of the event, a horse trainer will be giving gentling demonstrations. Animals are eligible for adoption to a good home.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter requesting information and documents regarding troubling questions about whether Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is using her office to benefit herself and her family.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe, Pallone...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Leaders of the Energy and Commerce and Science, Space, and Technology Committees sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler today demanding answers for the Agency’s ongoing attempts to undermine and discredit the role of science. In October of 2018, EPA disbanded...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Couple Who Worked at Local Research Institute for 10 Years Charged with Stealing Trade Secrets, Wire Fraud.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe, Pallone...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) today launched a bipartisan investigation into practices of private equity firms surrounding surprise billing. In letters to KKR & Co. Inc., Blackstone Group, and Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe, Pallone...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. -On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, will hold a hearing to examine the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) on the 10th anniversary of its creation.
