News from July 2015
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, July 16, 2015.There is still time to capture a snapshot of history and enter the 2015 Hidden History Photo Contest! This photo contest showcases the talents of West Virginia amateur photographers (adult and youth), while emphasizing the rich historical treasures found throughout...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced charges against three significant Afghan heroin traffickers, two of which were arrested in Thailand and subsequently brought to the United States. Haji Lajaward, Amal Said Said Alam Shah, a/k/a “Haji Zar Mohammad," and Habibullah were charged with...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. -July 17, 2015. Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Camp Verde and Clarkdale, AZ -Starting on August 4th, 2015, Montezuma Castle (MOCA) and Tuzigoot (TUZI) National Monuments will increase entrance fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Two men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a Mason City area methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: XAVIER FRANKLIN LEWIS, the former Pastor of the Holy Ghost Praise and Deliverance Ministries outside of Savannah, Georgia was sentenced last week to 119 months’ imprisonment for his role as the check casher in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme. Late last year, a jury found LEWIS guilty...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Kevin M. Lee, age 38, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced to four years, nine months imprisonment by the Honorable Lyle E Strom, after having previously pled guilty to two bank robberies. He was also ordered to pay $1,400.00 in restitution and will be required to serve a three year term of supervised release after his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Marcus Delille, 26, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded not guilty today in United States District Court in Burlington to possessing counterfeit credit cards and identification documents. U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Conroy released Delille on conditions pending trial, which has not been scheduled.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against the former president and CEO of Concord Chemical Co. Inc. (Concord) for illegally storing hazardous waste and making false statements to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Reclamation today announced that it has awarded a $37 million contract to Yellowstone Electric Co. of Billings, Mont., to replace the 12 single-phase transformers and appurtenant equipment at Glen Canyon Powerplant that have reached the end of their service life.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Two Former Company Executives Plead Guilty to Participating In Bribery Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Charlene Honeywell has sentenced Ronika Paris to three years in federal prison for wire fraud, aggravated identity fraud, and making false and fraudulent statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Court also entered a money judgment against her in the amount of $17,979, the proceeds of the fraudulent tax refunds, and ordered her to pay $70,873 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Two members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club were convicted of firearms offenses at trial.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Point Marion, PA -The National Park Service will host the Third Annual Albert Gallatin Project Saturday, July 25, 2015. The one-day symposium, Welcome Home Mr. Gallatin, will focus on Albert Gallatin's return home from negotiations to end the War of 1812 and preparing for retirement from public service. Attendees will enjoy a day of historically based conversation and interpretation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Ever wondered how Jackson Hole's early settlers crossed the Snake River before bridges? Beginning Monday, July 20, visitors can take a ride on a replica ferry boat and experience crossing the Snake in the same fashion provided by Bill Menor through his established ferry service of the late 1800s and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: HAMMOND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Douglas D. Jackson, 26, of South Bend, Indiana, was found guilty on July 16, 2015, after four-day jury trial, of six counts of sex trafficking a minor and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Gladstone, Mo., man and woman were charged in federal court today with illegally possessing firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, former United States Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to a term of incarceration of eight months of incarceration in connection with his conviction for aiding and assisting the preparation of a false tax return. Grimm served as a member of the United...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting two programs on Saturday, August 1. First, bring any questions and join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 10 to 10:30 a.m. (ET) and then meet at Lilly Bridge at 11 a.m. for our Climb with a Ranger program. This program...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: Puerto Rico’s outstanding debt of more than $70 billion-greater than 100 percent of its gross national product (GNP)-is “not payable," according to Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla, raising prospects of default. By some measures, deficits are around five percent of GNP...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2015
News Release: KOTZEBUE, Alaska - At approximately 1 am on July 17, 2015 a private citizen from the village of Noatak reported a wildfire in Noatak National Preserve.The lightning-ignited Eli River Fire is located about 15 miles southeast of the village of Noatak.
