News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: BATON ROUGE, La. - The results of another federal prosecution relating to a multi-state heroin trafficking ring were announced today by Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and United States Attorney Walt Green.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Please join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta and Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) President Brian Wynne for a media briefing to discuss implementation of the FAA’s new Part 107 rule ...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: Laser applications may benefit from crystal research by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and China's Shandong University. They have discovered a potential way to sidestep longstanding difficulties with making the crystals that are a crucial part of laser technology. But the science behind their discovery has experts scratching their heads.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: On Thursday, Sept. 1, visitors to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) can listen to classical guitarist and composer Lukas Krolikowski at the Platte River Campground Amphitheater. Krolikowski will be performing from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m., and the concert is free with a park pass.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Winston D. Foster, 40, of Milton, was sentenced today to 210 months in federal prison, after pleading guilty in April 2016 to production and distribution of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON -Today, National Park Service(NPS) Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced new members of his senior leadership team, following the retirement and departure of several key leaders.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Salt Lake Field Office is seeking public comment on the proposed conveyance of a 0.36-acre parcel of public land in Box Elder County, Utah to the State of Utah, Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) for a field station.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the intentional killing of three female wild burros in the Morgan City Wash, just south of Lake Pleasant, Ariz.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: Washington-A federal court in Charleston, South Carolina, has permanently barred two women from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - A Russell County man, who was prohibited from possessing firearms due to previous criminal convictions, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon after previously pleading guilty to federal firearms charges, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On Wednesday afternoon, Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) led bipartisan committee members in a conference call with top government health officials to discuss the ongoing Zika threat. The officials provided an update regarding efforts currently being taken and the members had an opportunity to have pressing questions answered regarding the federal response to the virus.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: The sky is the limit at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore). Explore the Milky Way, Mars, and Saturn with park rangers and astronomers in the Dune Climb parking lot on Saturday, September 3 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Experience the late summer night sky in near total darkness.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - One of the members of a penny stock fraud conspiracy that defrauded investors of over $35 million, has pleaded guilty to felony securities fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: Sharon Rose is one of many patient advocates that has updated their Twitter profile to reflect their goal - seeing 21st Century Cures become law.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Matik Jones, age 26, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday to serve 36 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for intending to supply heroin and crack cocaine to the Massena area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Cipriano Anaya, 34, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Anaya will be sentenced to 108 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: Robbery Crew Targeted Gas Stations, Convenience Stores, Taxi Drivers, and Deliverymen in the Bronx, Elmsford, Pleasantville, Yonkers, and New Rochelle, New York, During Month-Long Crime Spree.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A real estate developer and a former City of Worcester housing official were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester this week in connection with a $2.3 million fraud scheme relating to the redevelopment of a multi-family property in Worcester.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: Sharon Rose is one of many patient advocates that has updated their Twitter profile to reflect their goal - seeing 21st Century Cures become law.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2016
News Release: National Park Service Announces Special Programs and Events in September.
