News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: DANBURY, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Casey Kershaw, 27, of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 29-year-old resident of San Juan has entered a guilty plea to one count of receipt of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Greeley, South Carolina, woman was sentenced today to seven months in prison for her role in a scheme to traffic multiple firearms into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Big Bend Conservancy and Big Bend National Park announce the groundbreaking for the Fossil Discovery Exhibit.The groundbreaking will be at the Fossil Discovery Exhibit site on Sept. 26, 2015 at 10AM and is open to the public.The groundbreaking ceremony location is eight miles north of Panther Junction on the road to Persimmon Gap.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -The National Park Service will explore opportunities to enhance public access to the Anacostia River after Buzzard Point Marina closes on Dec. 31, 2015, the expiration of the concession contract. NPS condition and financial feasibility assessments determined that the level of investment required to modernize the facility to meet today's boating needs does not allow for a financially viable business while providing safe and effective visitor services.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Chamois, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for manufacturing methamphetamine and for possessing two bombs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Chamois, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for manufacturing methamphetamine and for possessing two bombs.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced today the arrests of 11 members belonging to a drug trafficking organization which distributed heroin and methamphetamine in the Indianapolis area. Further, they ordered acts of violence against those perceived as competitors.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Springdale, UT- Zion National Park's trail crew will be working on two of the bridges along West Rim Trail from September 21 to Oct. 15, 2015. Due to the locations of the bridges and the work needing to be done, portions of the West Rim Trail, including the section needed to reach Angels Landing, will be closed intermittently. These closures will affect both day hikers and those wishing to obtain Wilderness permits for canyoneering and overnight camping.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: A Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a money judgment in the amount of $165,000 and to forfeit $69,900.22 and a BMW seized during the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced two Jacksonville women for conspiracy to defraud the United States and aggravated identity theft. Laura Butler was sentenced to two years and one month in federal prison and Cherica Daniels was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Through this year’s program, emphasis is being placed on rebuilding fish stocks, maintaining and restoring healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems, and promoting the economic vitality of fishery working waterfront communities. The program is also emphasizing community-based projects to help coastal communities retool fishing fleets, shore services, and port facilities into sustainable and innovative businesses.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Two people living in Liberal were indicted Wednesday on charges of trafficking more than four pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Eastern National, a partner to the National Park Service, would like to invite you to meet authors Dave Powell, Frank Varney, and Matt Spruill during the 152nd Commemoration of the Battle of Chickamauga September 18 -20, 2015, beginning at 10 am daily.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A Moody man pleaded guilty this week in federal court to one count of wire fraud as part of his scheme to steal $41,098 from his employer, Temple Emanu-el in Birmingham, announced First Assistant United States Attorney Robert Posey and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Wahweap Beach is open after having been temporarily closed while officials cleaned up a fuel spill originating from a boat moored in the buoy field.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on Sept. 2, 2015, Anthony D. Bradley, 26, Cahokia, IL, was arraigned on an Indictment charging him with the Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Previously Convicted Felon. Bradley’s trial is scheduled for Nov. 2, 2014, and he was ordered held without bond until that time.
By State Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the resignation of Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Larry Steven Occhipinti, 40, of Cottonwood, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 6 1/2 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A superseding indictment has been unsealed that charges three defendants for participating a large-scale scheme to defraud over 119,000 credit card account holders by making false charges on their accounts, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
