News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Joshua Hood, 33, of Clarksburg, with production and distribution of child pornography, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of President Obama’s commitment to protect our nation’s unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them, the Obama Administration today formally launched the new Every Kid in a Park program.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: The leader of a group of men who distributed heroin and cocaine and planned to use firearms to rob what they believed to be a drug stash house was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A Clearfield County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of conversion of government funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, some have four legs. Last week, park mules and a horse transported two injured hikers suffering from dehydration to safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Linn, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing methamphetamine and a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Brunswick, GA - Aquilla Terrell Randolph, 39, of Jesup, Georgia, was sentenced last week to 68 months in prison by United States Court Chief Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after pleading guilty to his role in an identity theft and tax return scam. Last month, Randolph’s co-conspirator, Edward C. Jennings, 37, also of Jesup, Georgia, was sentenced to 9 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Ed, for the kind introduction and thank you to everyone in your office who helped put together this visit. And thank you to the 3rd Infantry Division and the entire Fort Stewart community for inviting me and for providing me with such a warm welcome. It is a great honor to be here. Seeing firsthand your dedication and commitment to serving our country in the Armed Forces is inspiring and motivating.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today issued the following statement in response to the President’s trip to Alaska.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Dude Galloway, 44, of Blackfoot, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to time served-17 months-in prison for assaulting a federal officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Galloway to serve three years of supervised release. Galloway pleaded guilty on March 16, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Each of the teams will address one or more of the Science Program’s short-term priorities for the Gulf of Mexico, which focus on assessing ecosystem modeling, evaluating indicators for Gulf conditions, and assessing and developing recommendations for monitoring and observing in the Gulf.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The Department of Justice announced today an agreement with Cedar Rapids to improve access to all aspects of civic life for people with disabilities in the city. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which the Civil Rights Division plays a critical role in enforcing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Civil Constructors, LLC, has agreed to pay the United States $400,000.00 to settle False Claims Act allegations, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. The settlement resolves an investigation of the corporation’s predecessor entity, Civil Constructors, Inc.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Michael Cottrell, age 43, of Reinbeck, Iowa, has been charged with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on Aug. 27, 2015, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration proposes a $360,000 civil penalty against Empire Airlines, Inc. of Hayden, Idaho, for allegedly operating an aircraft that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: Tucson, Ariz.- House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and Subcommittee on Federal Lands Ranking Member Niki Tsongas today released the following statement endorsing President Obama's legislative initiative to mark the National Park Service's upcoming centennial birthday.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - An Artesia, N.M., man was shot and killed early this morning during a federal arrest operation. The man, Michael Todd Evans, 47, was fatally shot after he opened fire on officers who went to his residence to execute a warrant authorizing his arrest. An ATF Special Agent sustained a non-lethal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez on Monday sentenced Eilin Castillo,.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Gordon Potter, 35, formerly of Hampstead, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to being a felon and unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms and ammunition, announced Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2015
News Release: The Fraud Caused The Ninth Largest Bank Failure With Estimated Losses In Excess Of $677 Million.
