News from August 2014
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner Lowell Pimley announced that nine research projects and pilot studies will receive $1.4 million to address desalination and water purification needs. Reclamation's Desalination and Water Purification Research Program will provide the funding for four research laboratory-scale projects and three pilot testing projects. Two previously announced pilot-scale projects will receive second-year funding.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 14, 2014, Jonathan Mendheim, 35, of Indianapolis, Ind., was sentenced by the Honorable Leon Jordan, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 60 months in prison for receipt and possession of child pornography. Upon his release from prison he will be under supervised release for 20 years. Additionally, he was ordered to pay $3500 in restitution to the victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Juan C. Rodriguez, 36, of Las Cruces, N.M., pled guilty yesterday afternoon in Las Cruces federal court to possession of matter containing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Rodriguez will be sentenced to 37 months in federal prison to be followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Rodriguez also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Aaron Lewis Gaudinier, 50, of Madera, to 11 years and three months in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receipt and distribution of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: Defendant Managed Drug Conspiracy While Imprisoned in Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: A Sheffield Lake man was charged with embezzling approximately $2.9 million from Medical Mutual, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Victor Manuel Contreras, 29, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced to serve 60 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for obstructing and interfering with the enforcement of federal child sex trafficking laws.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Sokhang Nguon, 22, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to cultivating marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Kadiatu Sahid Kamara, age 50, of Gaithersburg, Maryland pleaded guilty today to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft, arising from a two year scheme in which she wrote herself approximately 118 checks from her employers’ bank account.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: Eight high school students from Fentress and Scott counties recently finished the summer working on a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) team at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Bonnie Lynn Recinos, aka Bonnie Farr, 54, of Mesa, Ariz., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 11, 2014
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to distribute child pornography over the Internet. James A. Rhea, 32, of Kansas City, was...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2014
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Aerial reconnaissance yesterday afternoon showed that the Deer Head Fire grew, slightly, to approximately 1,097 acres. It is now 55% contained. The fire's eastern flank remains active, and firefighters continue to direct the fire's spread away from important resources such as the historic Manning Camp. The Park's strategy is to keep the fire east of Heartbreak Ridge.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 10, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Belle Fourche, South Dakota, man convicted of Commercial Sex Trafficking was sentenced on July 22, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2014
News Release: The Enterprise Fire burnout operation was successfully completed this morning. The purpose of the burnout was to strengthen the dozer line by burning vegetation between the dozer line and fire's interior edge to keep the fire from spreading. Due to the steep terrain, the scattered vegetation and large...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 10, 2014
News Release: Atlanta, Ga.: Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) and the National Park Service (NPS) have announced that NOC will open two riverside adventure centers within the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CRNRA) in Atlanta, Georgia. The NPS awarded NOC a 10-year exclusive contract for operations within the CRNRA, which currently receives over 3 million recreational visitors per year. The facilities will open in the spring of 2015.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 9, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Boston Hynes Convention Center (As prepared for delivery) Introduction Thank you, Elizabeth, for that kind introduction. I also thank the American Bar Association for the invitation to speak here today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2014
News Release: The Summit and Kīpahulu Districts of Haleakalā National Park will reopen by Saturday afternoon after park crews assess road, campground, and building conditions, and clean up downed trees and rock slides caused by the storm. The summit will be open for sunrise viewing on Sunday morning. Visitors are advised that some areas of the park may close periodically for safety reasons if further rock slides or downed trees occur.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2014
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i- Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is open today, Saturday, August 9, 2014, with some closures in effect as park officials assess damage and remove fallen trees and other debris from roadways and trails following Tropical Storm Iselle.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2014
News Release: Fire fighters working on the Enterprise Fire plan to begin the burn out process late Saturday afternoon and complete it sometime Sunday morning. A burn out is a controlled event designed to bring the fire to the edge of the control line created by bulldozers around the fire. By initiating a burn out...
