News from September 2015
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During July and August 2015, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced a slight decrease in the number of recreational visits over the 2014 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, an average of 517,046 used the Parkway during July and August 2015 compared to the average of 523,502 who were counted in 2014.".
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -Today, the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site announced the schedule for its popular Lantern Tour series for the 2015-6 season, and encouraged visitors to make reservations by calling 360-816-6244.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on September 9, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By State Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Monarch Tagging and Ranger Guided Tour @ Hopewell Mound Group.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women has awarded two grants totaling more than $1 million to provide services to youth and members of the LGBTQ community impacted by domestic violence, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: HUNGRY HORSE, Mont. - The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $1.2 million construction contract Aug. 27 to Advanced Solutions Group, LLC, a small business based in Kaysville, Utah, to address accessibility improvements to visitor facilities at the Hungry Horse Dam.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of mail fraud and filing a false income tax return, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 11, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the release of a that shows that USDA's Farm to School Grant Program, established and funded through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, has helped 12,300 schools improve nutritious meal options made with local ingredients...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Evansville - Josh J. Minkler, United States Attorney, announced today that Blakely A. Clements, 33, of Bedford, Indiana, was sentenced to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Chief Judge Richard L. Young following his guilty plea to Mail Fraud, Money Laundering and Filing a False Federal Tax Return.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of Michigan. Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. A New Jersey resident was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison yesterday following his guilty plea to two counts of sexual exploitation of children, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former federal employee has been indicted by a federal grand jury for using stolen money order receipts in a fraud scheme to avoid paying his medical bills.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Kevin Campbell, age 53, of Pyesville, Maryland today to 19 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to commit mail, wire and bank fraud arising from mortgage fraud schemes resulting in losses totaling approximately $1.2 million. Judge Bredar also entered an order that Campbell pay restitution of $1,182,822.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Jeffrey William McCall, 42, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 200 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in June 2015 to one count of production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney John R. Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Charlyne Basada, AKA Charlyne Melendres, was arrested today in connection with an alleged bank fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft scheme, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian Stretch and Jean Ackerman, Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced Mahmoud Aldissi (a/k/a Matt) and Anastassia Bogomolova (a/k/a Anastasia) for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and falsification of records. Aldissi was sentenced to 15 years in federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Esteban Ramos-Cruz, 27, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy (RICO) before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a 10-day trial before Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr., a jury returned its verdict today finding a Sacramento couple guilty on all four counts related to the arson of their former home in Antelope, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A Naperville engineer who severed critical communication cables at an air-traffic control center in Aurora - causing thousands of flight cancellations and delays throughout the country - was sentenced today to 12 ½ years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 11, 2015
News Release: Four men were indicted yesterday in the wake of an increase in gun violence in West Palm Beach.
