News from April 2016
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: We write to request that the Appropriations Committee hold a special meeting to hear from the Administration on its $1.9 billion Zika virus supplemental request before Congress recesses for the next district work period. The Zika virus is a true public health emergency that has...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed between April 10 and April 16, 2016, local community and student leaders hosted an educational mock trial event designed to highlight the realities of teen dating violence, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: On Saturday, April 30, 2016 from 10 am to 3 pm, Tohono O'odham artist, Michael Chiago will be painting at Montezuma Castle National Monument and discussing the inspiration behind his paintings.Michael Chiago is one of few Southern Arizona American Indian painters to achieve national recognition.Chiago's watercolor and acrylic paintings illustrate O'odham daily life and ceremonies.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Altius Willix (47, Winter Haven) has been charged in a criminal complaint with assaulting, resisting, and impeding federal law enforcement officers while using deadly and dangerous weapons. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: In El Paso today, 34-year-old Corey Gosnell was sentenced to seven years in federal prison for receipt and distribution of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Special Agent in Charge Waldemar Rodriguez of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in El Paso.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: To celebrate 100 years of stewardship, the National Park Service is planning a shared nation-wide quest to discover and document biodiversity. You are invited to join the celebration as parks across the country host BioBlitzes this May. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area's BioBlitz will be hosted at the Whiskeytown Environmental School within the park, May 13th - 14th.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for individuals to serve on the American Egg Board for the 2017-18 term.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have developed and released a manual to establish consistent methods to assess, design and manage wood projects for river and stream restoration throughout the United States. The National Large Wood Manual provides a basic understanding...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: SAN DIEGO - A suspected smuggler’s recent attempt to bring hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills through the Otay Mesa Port of Entry has raised serious concerns among law enforcement officials here because the pills turned out to be ultra-deadly fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge James S. Moody has sentenced Gary Blankenship (45, St. Petersburg) to eight months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud. He pleaded guilty on February 4, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, April 16-24, 2016 has been declared National Park Week. Please take this opportunity to visit one of two national parks in the Natchez area: the Natchez Trace Parkway and Natchez National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: A man who accidentally shot his girlfriend was sentenced yesterday to more than five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Raymond Mykale Goodridge, age 21, of Baldwin, Maryland, pleaded guilty late yesterday to producing child pornography in connection with images and videos he made of a four year old boy and a 13 year old boy engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: In honor of National Park Week and the National Park Service Centennial, entrance fees to Yellowstone National Park will be waived Saturday, April 16 through Sunday, April 24. National Park Week is an annual celebration of the parks and programs in communities nationwide that have allowed generations to discover history, nature, and wildlife in irreplaceable ways.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Brittany Hurst, 25, of Clarksburg, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ (ATF) National Center for Explosives Training and Research (NCETR), in partnership with the U.S. Army, HQDA G-38 and Joint Program Office for Countering Improvised Explosive Devices, announce the 2016 Raven's Challenge X Interoperability Exercise, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: Universal Aryan Brotherhood Member Sentenced to 294 Months in Prison for Racketeering and Drug Trafficking.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin drilling at Navajo Dam on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 to conduct geologic assessments on the downstream slope of the dam. This work will allow Reclamation to characterize foundation materials and enable long term monitoring of groundwater.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS:The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to "Nature Bingo," a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 10:00 a.m.Do you like nature and learning about the world we live in? Do you like playingbingo? Then join a park...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 15, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Freedom Mortgage Corp. has agreed to pay the United States $113 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting single family mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing...
