News from October 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing crack cocaine and a firearm.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC -Appearing on CNN’s Wolf Blitzer today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, stated that Secret Service Director Julia Pierson should step down if she cannot restore public trust in the agency-and in particular address cultural issues to ensure that agents feel comfortable raising security concerns to higher-ups.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: Melissa Senac and Kelly VandenBerg, Glacier Bay National Park's Whale Education Team, have been awarded the 2014 Alaska Region Freeman Tilden Award for excellence in interpretation. The honor recognizes Kelly and Melissa for their many accomplishments highlighting the wonders of Glacier Bay whales to broad audiences.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - ―Twenty-two defendants are facing federal narcotics charges here for their alleged roles in importing, supplying, and distributing kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine through interconnected drug trafficking organizations that operated in the Chicago area, as well as in Mexico, California, ...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO- Superintendent Bill Black announced today that Ozark National Scenic Riverways will extend the operating season for the park’s developed campgrounds beyond October 15. There will be restrooms with running water available in each developed campground, as well as sites with electric hookups in several campgrounds. In the past, electric sites have been unavailable during the winter months.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Around 2,000 athletes from around the world will race through Lake Mead National Recreation Area Oct. 5 for the IRONMAN 70.3 Silverman.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A multi-agency law enforcement operation along the Honduran and Nicaraguan border Tuesday yielded the arrest of two Honduran fugitives wanted on homicide charges. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents from the HSI...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: The National Park Service is now accepting applications for Commercial Use Authorizations to conduct water based commercial activities at Buffalo National River.Approved water based commercial activities include guided fishing and sightseeing conducted by jon boat or drift boat.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: Rochester, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Anthony Fretto and Daniel Streff, both of Webster, NY, who are named defendants in the federal indictment charging Clarkson Auto Electric, Inc. and nine individuals in a scheme to defraud the Xerox Corporation, pleaded guilty before U.S District Judge Frank p. Geraci to mail fraud and money laundering conspiracy. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: Superintendent H. Lane Baker has announced the fall seasonal operating hours of the three National Park Service sites in Cochise County - Chiricahua National Monument, Coronado National Memorial, and Fort Bowie National Historic Site. The following hours and operations are in effect from October 13 - Nov. 30, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man and woman have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault on a Federal Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Nina Renee Calderon, 23, of Portsmouth, Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - Four men pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with their participation in a fraudulent scheme perpetrated through a Massachusetts health insurance company known as HMA Direct.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: PHOENIX - The Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) today announced it has awarded nearly $63 million to school districts and research organizations through the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative (CSSI). CSSI is a large-scale, multi-agency research effort to build knowledge about effective approaches to increasing school safety nationwide.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Patricia Rottino Cummins will exhibit her oil on canvas paintings in the Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center, located at the Homestead entrance to Everglades National Park, during the month of October, 2014.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is announcing two new programs to provide technology options for a more secure and sustainable American energy future. The Advanced Research In Dry cooling (ARID) program aims to develop low-cost, highly efficient...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Devon Cruz, 29, of New York, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Oct. 1, 2014, Charles Thornton, 39 years old, of Patterson, California, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Ann Aiken to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a firearms straw purchasing and trafficking investigation. Upon his release from prison, Thornton will be on ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Henry Lloyd, 28, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering, was sentenced to 46 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 1, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA- Two members of the Ironworkers Local 401 pleaded guilty today to their roles in incidents that caused destruction to construction sites. Daniel Hennigar, 54, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to maliciously damaging property by means of fire. James Zinn, 28, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty...
