News from August 2013

By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. -- With the big game archery season opening this weekend and the rifle seasons just around the corner, Bureau of Land Management offices across Colorado have started receiving numerous calls from hunters with hunting access questions.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted two Blount County men in separate cases for distributing, receiving and possessing child pornography, which included images of children less than 12 years old, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Alabama Bureau of Investigation Chief Neil Tew.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Will Johnson, 32, of League City, Texas, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and five years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: TOREY RICHARDSON, age 22, was sentenced today before U.S. District Judge Lance M. Africk after pleading guilty to violations of the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act and the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: Jackson, TN - Craig Michael Barbee, 40, of Dyersburg, TN, was sentenced today to 360 months.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: A severe thunderstorm moved through Rocky Mountain National Park yesterday afternoon causing heavy rains, over an inch of hail, and intense lightning. The temperature at Alpine Visitor Center (11,796 feet) dropped to 38 degrees. Trail Ridge Road was temporarily closed and reopened late yesterday afternoon. Due to damage caused from the storm, Old Fall River Road remains temporarily closed until road crews are able to make needed repairs.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: On the Anniversary of Welfare Reform, It’s Time for the Next Round of Welfare Reforms.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that an Independence, Mo., man who bit a law enforcement officer during his arrest was sentenced in federal court today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: MARSHALL, Texas - A couple from Mexico currently residing in Marshall, Texas, have been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that the parking area at the Hidden Lake dam on Hidden Lake Road in Middle Smithfield Township will be closed from 6 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4 for safety inspections and routine...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
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By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Reuben Thomas, 34, of Richmond, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to stealing 2 electrical generators from the American Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq on June 17, 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - Federal charges against an Attleboro man were unsealed today after his arrest this morning on securities fraud charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a former armored truck driver pleaded guilty to stealing money from automated teller machines (“ATM") in numerous locations in Minnesota and North Dakota. Christopher James Diestler, age 31, of Fergus Falls, pleaded guilty to one count of bank larceny. Diestler, who was indicted on July 16, 2013, entered his plea before United States District Chief Judge Michael J. Davis.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: Contact: Kyle Sullivan, Public Affairs Specialist, 303-239-3861.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park was recently the site of “Camping 101" a family camping opportunity provided by the Camp Moreno Project which promotes family camping experiences for underserved audiences. Parents and students, 65 people in all, from the Rosgruge School in Tuscon, AZ spent two nights and three days exploring the natural and cultural wonders of Grand Canyon.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Dupree, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child and Sexual Contact with a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: Horng Dai, a/k/a “James Dai," 46, of Newtown, PA, was charged today by Indictment1 with seven counts of receipt of commissions or gifts for procuring loans, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Berlin man was charged today with conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, as well as money laundering and tax evasion.