News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two Alexandria men were sentenced today to two and a half years in prison for distribution of heroin and pure methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two North Carolina members of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang have pleaded guilty to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) conspiracy involving multiple murders.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Kristina O’Connell, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, today announced that a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment yesterday charging DERON D. FREEMAN, 45, of Glastonbury, with two counts of filing false tax returns.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “The Administration’s Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act."
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: SANTA FE, N.M. - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of promoting American energy security, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to offer 16 parcels totaling nearly 7619.46 acres at its November 2019 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The proposed parcels are located in Eddy, Lea, and Sandoval...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - William Miller, 54, of Richmond Heights, was sentenced to 15 months and three years supervised release for aiding and abetting former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger’s honest services wire fraud/bribery scheme. Miller appeared in front of U.S. District Court Judge Rodney W. Sippel.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against two Maryland men for defrauding victims of over $15 million during the defendants’ operation of the New Orleans EB-5 Regional Center after Hurricane Katrina.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Lawrence Oakie, age 38, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota, was found guilty of three counts of Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child, as a result of a three-day federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By State Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Dear Director Mulvaney and Acting Director Vought...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: TONOPAH, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District, Tonopah Field Office will begin a wild burro gather on or about September 7, 2019 on the Bullfrog Herd Management Area (HMA) located near Beatty, Nevada. The purpose of the gather is to reduce overpopulation of wild burros...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Also Agrees to Pay $500,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Appomattox, VA - Celebrate the roots of American music at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park this Saturday, September 7th from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The day will be filled with music that reflects the legacy and influence of Joel Sweeney and the banjo in culture and musical styles.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last weekend, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry and Senior DOE officials participated in a series of events including a U.S. Industry Roundtable, U.S.–Poland–Ukraine Trilateral event, as well as bilateral engagements surrounding Vice President Pence’s visit for the Commemoration on the 80th Anniversary of the Start of World War II.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) extended the deadline today for public comments on the proposed Willow Master Development Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) from 45 to 60 days, moving the deadline from Oct. 15 to Oct. 29, 2019. The extension was provided to allow additional time for North Slope communities to focus on subsistence activities.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Antoine Little, 26, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in prison for the 2018 murder of Southeast resident Curtis Barnum, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced today that United States Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick sentenced Douglas Dawayne Chenevert, III, a 40-year-old resident of Baker, Louisiana, to 30 months in federal prison following his conviction for possessing firearms and ammunition by a convicted felon.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) blasted news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is launching an investigation into the fuel economy deal four automakers recently brokered with the state of California...
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV) responded to a recent news report of a lack of adequate oversight over President Trump serving as landlord and tenant of the Old Post Office building in Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Newton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for illegally using the identity of another individual to apply for two business loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Trent Shores announced today the results of the September 2019 Federal Grand Jury B.
