News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: In Waco, a federal district judge sentenced four Aryan Brotherhood (AB) members and associates to federal prison for their roles in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: In Waco today, 34-year-old Justin Keith Vega of Temple, TX, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: LONDON - The leader of a large-scale drug trafficking organization, which brought prescription drugs from Mexico to eastern Kentucky and northern Tennessee for nearly 15 years, has been sentenced to 180 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Jacob Kessler, 25, of Glen Dale, West Virginia, was convicted of oxycodone trafficking in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for carjacking.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: America's national parks contain many cherished treasures. Among them are captivating natural sounds and awe-inspiring night skies. Seeing the Milky Way or a particular constellation can be inspirational for park visitors. In Rocky Mountain National Park, as in other parks, natural darkness of starry skies is an important resource of this special place.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: WILMINGTON - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that Monday in federal court, a jury found ROBERT EARL MAYS and PARIS CORDAVA WILLIAMS, from the District of Columbia, guilty of bank robbery and aiding and abetting. WILLIAMS also was found guilty of possession of a firearm by a felon. The Honorable James C. Fox was the presiding United States District Court Judge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Lorenzo Anderson, 32, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge. Anderson admitted that on Feb. 16, 2015, when a search warrant was executed at his Beckley home, he was in possession of cocaine base with the intent to distribute it.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, examined coordinated efforts among government, industry, and academia to mitigate the threat of avian influenza during today’s hearing, “Stopping an Avian Influenza Threat to Animal and Public Health.".
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: Mr. James L. Santelle, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 7, 2015, a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Khee Vang (age: 36) of Appleton, Wisconsin, charging him with a count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: ESMIN ESPINOZA-ERAZO, age 25, a citizen of Honduras who currently resides in Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal use of a Social Security Number, announced U. S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr. today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - David C. Andrews, age 52, of Salisbury, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to distribution of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: Recent rains received throughout the Teton Interagency area have resulted in the fire danger dropping to 'Moderate.' The Teton Interagency Fire area includes Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, the National Elk Refuge, as well as Lincoln, Sublette, and Teton counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A real estate developer who defrauded the Village of Riverdale of over $370,000 in public funds was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a study entitled "Modeling the Integrated Expansion of the Canadian and U.S. Power Sectors with the Regional Energy Deployment System (ReEDS)". Funded by OE, this study documents a development effort that created a robust representation of...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee released the following statement on the House passage of partisan legislation to rewrite the No Child Left Behind law. Murray called on House Republicans...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today announced its updated hearing schedule over the coming weeks in part on islanded energy systems in Alaska, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories and the back-end of the nuclear fuel cycle. More information on these hearings can be found at the links below or visiting the committee’s website.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Wayne Lee Brennan, 40, of Fort Howard, Maryland was indicted by a federal grand jury in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The indictment charges Brennan with three counts of bank robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, July 6, 2015- Do you ever wonder what life fills a river? There’s more in the flowing waters than you might think. Join in on a hands-on Bluestone Stream Stomp with a ranger this week to discover what aquatic insects and other living things reveal about the life of a river.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Natural Resources Committee Democrats today highlighted the narrow agenda for Thursday’s full committee markup, which features a list of primarily Republican bills that ignore the need for a comprehensive national energy policy, the need to reauthorize expiring conservation and recreation...
