News published on Federal Newswire in August 2014

News from August 2014


News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, the National Park Service (NPS) released the final version of its plan to manage white-tailed deer populations at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields (Md.) and Manassas National Battlefield Park (Va.). The plan is now open for public review untilSept. 3, 2014.


Armed Baltimore Robber Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison Robbed Eight 7-Eleven Stores in 18 Days

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced John Robinson, age 34, of Baltimore, today to 20 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbery and using a gun in furtherance of the robbery.


News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park News Release. For Release: Aug. 1, 2014. Contact: P. Scott Bell, Acting Superintendent. Catoctin Mountain Park Announces Temporary Closures. Due to increased security measures, portions of Catoctin Mountain Park will be closed effective Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014 at approximately...


News Release: A 40-count indictment was filed in U.S. District Court charging 15 people for their roles in a conspiracy that brought heroin from Chicago to be sold around Ravenna and Akron, law enforcement officials announced today.


News Release: A 40-count indictment was filed in U.S. District Court charging 15 people for their roles in a conspiracy that brought heroin from Chicago to be sold around Ravenna and Akron, law enforcement officials announced today.


News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Scheme To Rob Drug Dealers And Sell Their Cocaine

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Pennsylvania man was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to rob a drug stash house in order to sell the stolen cocaine, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Week In Review - South Bend

News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Congaree National Park Seeks Public Input on Foundation Document

News Release: The National Park Service has prepared a foundation document to guide planning and management of Congaree National Park. The park would like to invite the public to provide input about the document during a 30-day comment period beginning Aug. 1, 2014. The document can be accessed online at.


Temporary Closure of National Lakeshore Central Avenue Beach

News Release: Erosion from waves that reached heights of up to 11-feet earlier this week has resulted in the exposure of concrete block and other hazards at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Central Avenue Beach. The National Park Service will close Central Avenue Beach and its parking lot on August 4th and 5th so heavy equipment can be used to remove the hazards. The site is expected to reopen at 7:00 a.m. on August 6th.


New York Business Must Pay $1 Million Fine, Restitution, Money Judgment for Contraband Cigarette Trafficking

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a New York business was sentenced in federal court today for its role in a conspiracy to transport hundreds of thousands of cartons of contraband cigarettes from the Kansas City, Mo., area to the state of New York, where they were sold primarily on Indian reservations.


News Release: A man who distributed heroin to an individual who died from using the heroin pled guilty on July 28, 2014, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On July 31, 2014, Daryl G. Nenninger, 33, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, pled guilty in federal district court, in Benton, Illinois, to failure to register as a sex offender, the United States...


Former Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion

News Release: Donna Tucker Admits To Stealing From Elderly Couple, Lying On Tax Returns.