News from December 2015
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management manages more recreational opportunities than any other federal agency, and most of these recreational opportunities are accessible to the public for free. A small number of BLM-managed recreation sites charge a standard amenity or day use fee, which will be waived on January...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Josh J. Minkler, United States Attorney, announced today that David Johnson, 49, of Indianapolis, Indiana was sentenced to prison today by U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence for his role in the City of Indianapolis’ Land Bank scandal.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: ALLENTOWN - Brent S. Galletta, 43, of Nazareth, PA, was sentenced today to 50 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for using a facility and means of interstate commerce to attempt to entice an individual, whom he believed was seven-years old, to engage in illegal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi; Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; Donald Alway, Special Agent in Charge at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced that.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Stephanie Ann Ware, age 25, of Scranton, pleaded guilty yesterday to aiding and abetting the robbery of two banks by acting as a getaway driver.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Aviation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), will conduct a roundtable policy discussion next week on issues related to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) air traffic controller hiring, staffing and training plans.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces the completion of Safety of Dams modifications to Mormon Island Auxiliary Dam (MIAD) and the reopening of public. parking at Mormon Island Cove, near Sophia Parkway, and public access across the crest of MIAD between Folsom Point and Sophia Parkway.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released an Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the City of Sacramento Water. Meter Retrofits and Expansion of the River Friendly Landscaping Program. The EA details Reclamation’s proposed grant of $750,000...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Don Juan Campbell, a/k/a "Flav," "Flava Flav," and "Flay," age 32, of Laurel, Maryland, today to 130 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute phencyclidine ...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WALNUT GROVE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will open the Delta Cross Channel Gates today, Friday, Dec. 4, at approximately 3 p.m. The opening is needed for salinity
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding a competitive oil and gas lease sale on Tuesday, December 8 at the Siena Hotel Spa and Casino, Siena Ballroom, 1 South Lake Street, Reno. Registration and assignment of bidding numbers begin at 8 a.m. and the sale begins at 9 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A former Cook County Corrections Officer admitted in federal court today that he smuggled marijuana, tobacco and alcohol into the Cook County Jail.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Defendant Allegedly Disabled High-Pressure Fire Hose at Pennsylvania & North Avenues; Defendant is the Fourth Suspect Facing Federal Charges Related to Arsons During Baltimore Riots.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Williamstown, New Jersey, man who was found with 41 computer disks containing images and videos of child sexual abuse was arrested this morning by FBI agents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that on December 4, 2015, Miguel Angel Alvarez, 47, was sentenced to 14 years (168 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing methamphetamine in the Lincoln area between January of 2013 and April of 2014. Following the prison term, Alvarez will serve five years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Colin Campbell Joseph Knight (25, Port St. Lucie) to two years and six months in federal prison for dealing in firearms without a license. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 14, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Judge Ordered the Sentence to be Served Consecutive to the Defendant’s 15 Year Prison Term on the Gun Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Wanda C. Shorter, 43, of Elkhart, Indiana, was found guilty, yesterday, after a four-day jury trial of all four counts charged by indictment in a health care billing fraud/aggravated identity theft case.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Michael Daniel Rubens, 31, formerly of Tallahassee, pled guilty yesterday to cyberstalking, unauthorized access to a protected computer, and aggravated identity theft. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
