News from February 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Timothy Patrick Shanks, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to federal firearms charges under a plea agreement that requires the imposition of a 12 year prison sentence. The guilty plea was announced by Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, 2nd Judicial District Attorney...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park announces that the Exit Glacier area is now open for snowmachine use. The opening is months later this year due to warm temperatures that prevented the accumulation of adequate snow depth necessary to ensure resource protection. Please recreate responsibly to avoid damaging park resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: Nineteen people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic large amounts of heroin, crack cocaine and prescription pills in Marion, Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO - Scottie Lee Hill, 35, of Pocatello, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. The defendant appeared before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge at the federal courthouse in Pocatello.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 19, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a request for applications for the third round of USDA's Farm to School grants, including the addition of a new funding track. These grants help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: What better way to enjoy a hot summer day at the Bandy Creek swimming pool than to have an ice cream or a hot dog! Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area would like to welcome applications from any interested potential vendors to open a snack stand at the swimming pool parking lot on Saturdays and/or Sundays throughout the summer. The Bandy Creek pool is located in the heart of the Big South Fork.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) released the Annual Firearms Manufacturers and Export Report (AFMER). The report contains information about the production of manufacturing and export activity from all federally licensed manufacturers of firearms and destructive devices.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today responded to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s announcement that the commission will be reviving network neutrality regulations.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: With springtime not far around the corner, it is time to begin planning for your visit to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. The Bandy Creek and Blue Heron Campgrounds will officially open on the National Recreation Reservation Service beginning on Tuesday, April 1. Campsites can be reserved online at www.recreation.gov or by phone at 1-877-444-6777.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: Zion National Park will temporarily close access to Scout Lookout and Angels Landing between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 20 and Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 for a waste removal operation. Flaggers will be stationed on the Zion Canyon Scenic Drive between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. for periodic closures. All traffic should expect delays. Hikers expecting to do Scout Lookout and Angels Landing should plan an alternative activity during these times.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - MacDavis Bahe, 31, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Rehoboth, N.M., was sentenced this morning to ten years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on methamphetamine trafficking and firearms charges.
By State Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: New York - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement calling for immediate targeted sanctions in Ukraine.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today responded to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler’s announcement that the commission will be reviving network neutrality regulations.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy to continue to expand safe and responsible domestic energy resources, the Bureau of Land Management is releasing a draft environmental review for the first proposed petroleum development on federal lands in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), located on the western half of the State’s North Slope.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Luis Garcia-Ugarte, 38, of Laredo, has been sentenced to federal prison for facilitating the attempted illegal export of thousands of rounds of assault rifle ammunition, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. He pleaded guilty Aug. 28, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Oaklyn, New Jersey, has been sentenced in federal court to 18 months of probation on his conviction of access device fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aki Williams, 35, Madison, Wis., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 15 months in federal prison for distributing heroin. This prison term is to be followed by three years of supervised release. Aki Williams pleaded guilty to this charge on October 9, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: A repeat offender who robbed a postal contract facility was sentenced last week to ten years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. A few days later a separate defendant was convicted by a Tacoma jury of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Both cases highlight the focus on illegal weapons possession that is a priority in the Western District of Washington.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: LAS CRUCES - Peter John Zayas, 29, pleaded guilty late this afternoon in Las Cruces federal court to a felony information charging him with negligent child abuse resulting in great bodily injury, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven C. Yarbrough, Special Agent Carol K.O. Lee of the Albuquerque Division of the FBI, and Acting Special Agent in Charge Gregory Harper of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2014
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Jorge Valadez, 53, a former high school teacher in Laredo, has been handed a 52-month prison term for possessing child pornography on his computer, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. He pleaded guilty Nov. 13, 2013, to possessing four videos of child pornography between June 1, 2013, and Sept. 13, 2013.
