News from August 2015
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: Sedro Woolley, WA-Cascade River Road will be closed to all vehicle and foot traffic from September 8 through late October 2015. The road closure will begin at the Eldorado parking area near milepost 20 and will affect hikers and climbers approaching the area from either the east or west side. Eldorado Peak and other peaks accessed via Eldorado Creek will not be affected by the road closure.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: In Midland today, a jury convicted two Odessa brothers on federal drug and firearms charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez, El Paso Division, Ector County Sheriff Mark Donaldson and Odessa Police Chief Timothy Burton.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: In San Antonio today, 53-year-old Armando Jesus Hernandez Leal of Shavano Park, TX, pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge in connection with a multi-million dollar investment fraud scam announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: In support of President Obama’s commitment to a clean energy workforce, the Energy Department today announced for the first time that up to $2 million in prize money will be awarded to collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2017. Colleges, universities...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Carlos Beltran-Vega, 56, and Francisco Vega, 40, both of Rigby, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Johnny Biggs, 36, of Moorefield, West Virginia, with methamphetamine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The daycare worked arrested earlier this month on allegations she produced child pornography has been indicted by a federal grand jury, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Christina Cortez, 38, of Corpus Christi, allegedly produced the graphic images while working at a daycare facility in Corpus Christi and further distributed them to Matthew Harbin, 29, of Brownsville. Harbin was also indicted.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Hugo Ogando, 37, and Mario De Los Santos, 39, pleaded guilty in District Court on St. Thomas to conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the Department of Energy Inspector General report that found, “Solyndra may have provided the Department of Energy with false and misleading information during the application process for a $535 million loan guarantee." The Energy and Commerce Committee conducted an 18-month investigation into the failed loan guarantee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging convicted domestic violence offender Adam Bradford Linch, 35, of Nutter Fort, West Virginia, with unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: Former Ohio Deputy Treasurer Extradited from Pakistan to Serve 15-Year Sentence for Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Matthew Sarad, 42, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to four years in prison for securities fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: The deadline for filing annual mining claim fees with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. All mining claimants who wish to retain mining claims on federal public lands through 2016 must pay a maintenance fee or file a maintenance fee waiver certificate on or before September...
By DOL Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: Investigation findings: One serious violation was issued for exposing workers to excessive heat following an investigation into the death of a 49-year-old employee on June 9. The worker was packing and loading boxes in a moving truck on a day when the heat index reached 112 degrees Fahrenheit. He suffered heat stroke and died later that same day at a local hospital. He had been employed by the company for more than eight years.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a Texas man has been sentenced by Chief United States District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline to serve 70 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to launder drug money out of the United States and into Mexico.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Taj Williams, 30, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with causing or attempting to cause malicious damage or destruction, by means of fire or explosives, of a building used in interstate commerce. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Alva Nicholas, 56, made his initial appearance on Aug. 23, 2015, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in a Complaint with possession of 3.4 kilograms of marijuana with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Nicholas has been detained pending further proceedings in this matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG -The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 47-year-old Boston man was sentenced today to 324 months (27 years) in prison by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner in Harrisburg.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2015
News Release: Redwood National Park is seeking public input on a draft Accessibility Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan. If you would like to provide input about the plan, you can view it and submit your comments by visiting the project planning website at.
