News from May 2015
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Las Vegas - Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area’s developed campground -- Red Rock Campground -- is scheduled to temporarily close from May 26 to September 4, 2015 during this low-usage period.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Led Police on a Chase -- Stopped with Drugs and Gun in Car.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: SHERMAN - A 49-year-old man from Karachi, Pakistan, has been found guilty of being a member of a large-scale drug trafficking organization responsible for illegally importing and distributing millions of counterfeit, adulterated, and misbranded pills in the Eastern District of Texas and throughout the United States, U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kalah Bishop, 27, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty today to access device fraud before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Oyster Bay, N.Y. - Upon reopening of the Theodore Roosevelt House, at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, to guided public tours on July 13, 2015, entrance fees will increase to $10 for visitors sixteen and older.Admission for children 15 and younger will remain free.The Sagamore Hill Annual pass will...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Mark Hamlet, Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, today announced that FABIO PORFIRIO LOBO was arrested in the Republic of Haiti and brought...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Very high fire danger exists in Denali National Park and Preserve due to a lack of recent precipitation, high winds and hot, dry weather. Park officials urge visitors to be especially careful with anything that may cause a spark this Memorial Day weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - The National Park Service and its partners invite the public to roll up their sleeves and participate in National Trails Day on Saturday, June 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers will be repairing a portion of the Backbone Trail east of Encinal Canyon Road.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A previously convicted sex offender was sentenced today to 121 months in prison for uploading images of child sexual abuse to an online file-sharing network, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: NAPA, Calif. ?Reclamation has signed a short-term concession contract with a new operator, Spanish Flat Partners, LLC, to operate the Spanish Flat Recreation Area at Lake Berryessa starting this Memorial Day weekend and through the summer. Recreation opportunities at Spanish Flat will include RV and tent camping and day use, including picnicking, swimming, fishing and hiking.
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), chairman of the Water, Fish, and Wildlife Subcommittee for the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW), along with U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), chairman of the Senate EPW Committee and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman of the Superfund, Waste Management, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Scot Letourneau, 42, of Quincy, was arrested and charged in federal court yesterday with receipt and possession of child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement tonight after the Senate passed the Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, bipartisan legislation to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Heroin Threat Assessment (NHTA), released today by the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), shows heroin use and availability on the rise and causing more overdose deaths than at any time in the last decade. Although fewer people presently use heroin than other illicit drugs, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - Brian J. Polito of Allen, Texas, appeared yesterday before Chief U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis and pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of mail fraud stemming from his operation of an oil and gas investment fraud scheme, announced John Parker, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former Deputy Court Clerk pled guilty Thursday to embezzling more than $24,000 from the City of Memphis during a year-long scheme.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: What: Public sailing on San Francisco Bay aboard the restored 1891 scow schooner Alma.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Rock Island, Ill. - A Rock Island, Ill., man, Phil Trent, 50, of the 2900 block of 11 1/2 Ave., appeared in federal court this morning for arraignment on a charge of distribution of heroin resulting in death. Trent becomes the seventh defendant charged in the past year with distribution of heroin that resulted in death in the Rock Island Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Rock Island, Illinois - Four men have been indicted on separate federal gun charges in the Rock Island Division of the United States District Court, as announced by U.S. Attorney Jim Lewis, Central District of Illinois. A federal grand jury returned the indictments earlier this week but the charges remained sealed pending their arrests and court appearances.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: A wide range of recreational opportunities abounds for individuals of all ages and interests in Idaho. As Memorial Day approaches, BLM offers the following tips for safe enjoyment of the outdoors:Camping: Most BLM campgrounds throughout Idaho are open and ready for the weekend. Please keep these tips in mind:.
