News from August 2016
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - Today the Bureau of Land Management released for public review preliminary alternatives detailing travel management area designations within the 1.5-million acre White River Field Office in northwestern Colorado.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 2,000 miles and counting. In its final day, the cyclists of #Ride4Gabe 2016 are set to pedal the final 178.6 miles of the 2,200 Maine to Mobile journey. Over the weekend, the cyclists made their way into Gabe’s home state of Alabama. From a break over pizza, to a surprise greeting from dozens of cyclists ready to join the ride, it’s safe to say the #Ride4Gabe is sprinting to the finish.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington woman and a Columbus man pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Rhonda Gail Akers, 52, and Tyshawn Desmeon Davis, 28, each entered guilty pleas to possession with intent to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Kennon W. Whaley, 51, from Auburn, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on Aug. 3, 2016. In May, Whaley was convicted by a federal jury of two counts of concealment of bankruptcy assets while his company, Southeastern Stud & Components, was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Ozone Park, New York pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Deployment of K-9 leads to discovery of drugs hidden in vehicle.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Sacramento, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded a $5.5 million construction contract to TNT Industrial Contractors, Inc. from Sacramento, California. The construction contract involves modifications to the fish ladders and fish screens at Eagle Canyon Diversion Dam and North Battle Creek...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - 2,000 miles and counting. In its final day, the cyclists of #Ride4Gabe 2016 are set to pedal the final 178.6 miles of the 2,200 Maine to Mobile journey. Over the weekend, the cyclists made their way into Gabe’s home state of Alabama. From a break over pizza, to a surprise greeting from dozens of cyclists ready to join the ride, it’s safe to say the #Ride4Gabe is sprinting to the finish.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Sherylrica Quisenberry, 34, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, was sentenced to 12 months in prison by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sherman Hills Realty LLC and Park Management LLC (collectively referred to as “Sherman Hills Realty"), have agreed to pay $125,000 to resolve allegations that Sherman Hills Realty violated the False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Following a one-week trial in Fort Worth, Texas, before U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor, a federal jury has convicted Olga Sandra Murra, 64, of Fort Worth, on all four counts of an indictment charging federal felony offenses related to her harboring two women she illegally brought...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Contact: FAS Public Affairs (202) 720-7115.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: DENVER - After hailstorms in residential areas, roofing contractors may come knocking - offering to make repairs on damaged roofs. Homeowners anxious to protect their property and their wallets should be aware that some companies put profits before their employees' safety and well-being, and could wind up costing their customers even more.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the trial conviction of SANDRA LEE BART, 68, for requiring foreign workers on temporary H-2A work visas to pay illegal fees and kickbacks. BART was found guilty by a jury of conspiring with others to commit fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Reaches Settlement to Resolve Allegations Against HSBC for Illegally Repossessing Servicemembers’ Cars.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Two Dallas residents who pleaded guilty to federal felony offenses stemming from their armed carjacking of two victims in Dallas in January 2015 have been sentenced to lengthy prison sentences, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: YOU'RE INVITED! Fort Pulaski National Monument invites you to join us on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. This celebration is free of charge and will feature special programs highlighting the 100 years of the NPS and Fort Pulaski, Savannah's National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Belcher man was sentenced to five years and five months in prison for distributing methamphetamine in northwest Louisiana.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: "New Technologies for Storage of Horticultural Products-There Is More to Adoption Than Availability" is the title of Christopher B. Watkins' 2016 ARS B.Y. Morrison Memorial Lecture, which he delivered today at the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual conference in Atlanta.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Honora Gordon, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, announced that ADAM BOGUSKI, 43, of Stamford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy to take, capture and kill red-tailed hawks and Cooper’s hawks, and two counts of taking, capturing and killing Cooper’s hawks.
