News from March 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Alexander Pena, 28, of East Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 87 months of imprisonment, followed by 4 years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: The former Acting Police Chief of Olney, Texas was sentenced today to 10 years in federal prison for threatening an individual at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
Release: Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Chair of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's Member Day.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it is seeking contractors to provide corral space for wild horses and burros gathered from public rangelands in the West. The BLM will award contracts to facilities in western Nevada and southwestern Idaho that can accommodate 500-3,500 wild horses...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Bismarck - United States Attorney Drew H. Wrigley announced that on March 9, 2020, Jordan Devon Bailey, appeared in Federal Court at an initial appearance and arraignment hearing. The United States District Court for the District of North Dakota unsealed an Indictment revealing that a federal grand jury ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandon Kidder, 35, of Alden, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with possession and receipt of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, and a maximum of 20 years.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) expressed their condolences to the families and friends of the victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. On March 10, 2019, 157...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on March 5, 2020, Aaron M. Volkmar, age 46, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger for a felony Lacey Act Violation. The Court imposed a sentence of two years probation and a $5,000 fine. Volkmar was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution and a $100 Special Assessment to the Crime Victims' Fund.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park invites visitors to “Envision Your 2020 Park Experience" during April, especially during National Park Week, April 18 through 26. The park also continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, history and stewardship programs throughout April 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandon Kidder, 35, of Alden, NY, was arrested and charged by complaint with possession and receipt of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, and a maximum of 20 years.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Visitors headed to the Waste Management Symposia in Phoenix were given a special tour of the Savannah River Site on March 5. Here they tour the Defense Waste Processing Facility. Savannah River is the featured site at this year’s event. Next week's issue of EM Update will feature coverage of the conference.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A federal judge yesterday sentenced an Athens man for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard, sentenced JERMAINE HALE, 30, of Roanoke Rapids to 77 months’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release. HALE was named in a three-count...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: LAS VEGAS - EM officials engaged with representatives of tribal owned businesses during the recent Reservation Economic Summit 2020 to discuss how they can help the cleanup program accelerate work completion.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - A three-party agreement signed by EM and its counterparts in Canada and the United Kingdom aims to strengthen their collaborations on cleaning up legacy nuclear sites.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and crack cocaine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: Washington - The White House today released a statement of principles in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal mirroring the bipartisan Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act authored by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Earlier this year, President Donald Trump recognized Grassley’s work to lower prescription drug prices in his State of the Union address.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: NEW YORK - A 40-year-old illegally present Ecuadorian national was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) officers March 6. ERO had previously lodged an immigration detainer with the New York City Department of Corrections (NYCDOC) following his arrest for sexual offenses in Queens.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Reclamation, at the request of, and in collaboration with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF), has scheduled a one-time flushing flow in the Wind River downstream of Boysen Dam, according to Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 10, 2020
News Release: MIAMI−Following a three-day trial, a federal jury found Donald Howard Conkright, 63, of Key West, Florida, guilty for his role in laundering more than $2 million that was stolen from a Texas school district.
