News from August 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 39-year-old former Hopkins County, Texas school teacher has been sentenced to federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: GLENNALLEN - The Bureau of Land Management, Glennallen Field Office is seeking comments on a request by the Talkeetna Airmen’s Association, Inc. (TAAI) to obtain a 20-year lease, with option for renewal, of the Talkeetna Village Airstrip in Talkeetna, Alaska.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it will invest a total of $3 million in nine projects selected under its University Training and Research (UTR) program, which awards research-based educational grants to U.S. universities and colleges in areas that promote Office of Fossil Energy goals.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Patchogue, NY -Fire Island National Seashore Superintendent Chris Soller announced today that Woodstock Construction LTD will begin work on a $5.4 million project to replace electrical and lighting systems, and adjacent bulkhead and boardwalk at the Watch Hill Marina on Fire Island. The multimillion dollar project, funded by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and National Park Service (NPS) will begin September 12 and is slated for completion by late summer 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A club owner, Memphis Police officer and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office sergeant have all been indicted for their alleged roles in buying liquor, electronics and footwear they believed to be stolen. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings; and Shelby County Sheriff Bill Oldham announced the indictments today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, Raymond S. Tsosie, 53, of Burnside, Ariz., a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Diane J. Humetewa to 229 months in prison. Tsosie had previously pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact with a child under the age of 12 years old.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a prisoner in Jackson pleaded guilty last week for sending threatening messages to U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen L. Hayes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Percy Lacey, Jr., responsible for shooting at the Hennepin County Medical Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announced that George Steven Gray, 27, of Daphne, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court on Aug. 18, 2016, for discarding mail he was supposed to deliver. Court documents reflect that batches of undelivered and unopened mail...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Shanksville, Pa. - Students and teachers are invited to join a live, distance learning session onFriday, September 9as part of the 15th anniversary observance of Sept. 11, 2001. This educational video conference is made possible through partnership between the National Park Service, Internet2, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today that following a thorough federal investigation, there is insufficient evidence to pursue criminal charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Jerame C. Reid. On Dec. 30, 2014, Mr. Reid was killed by Bridgeton Police Officer Braheme Days...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: NOAA and its partners will visit what remains of the two ships, documenting World War II’s “Battle of the Atlantic," which pitted U-boats of the German navy against combined Canadian, British, and American forces defending Allied merchant ships.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: ROANOKE, VIRGINIA - A pair of Roanoke men, who previously pled guilty to distributing heroin, were sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke, United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr. announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Cape Cod National Seashore is hosting a Seashore Science Day on the National Park Service Centennial at the Salt Pond Visitor Center on Thursday, August 25. A Science Street Fair will run in the morning from 10 AM until noon to be followed by the sixth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium from 1 to 4 PM.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of North East, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Aug. 17, 2016, Luis A. Rivera Gutierrez, 30, of Sylmar, Cal., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 240 months in federal prison following a conviction for his leadership role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from California to Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man caught with drugs and loaded handgun pleaded guilty today to a federal gun crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Michael Brooks Burgess, 46, entered his guilty plea to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - After more than a quarter century in an office building on Hemsted Drive in Redding, the Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office will be moving to new quarters at 6640 Lockheed Dr., near the Redding Airport.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is inviting the public to comment on a revision to the rules for off-road vehicle (ORV) use at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The proposal has been published in the Federal Register, and the public has 60 days to review it and submit comments.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2016
News Release: Four former employees of Sabre Defence Industries, LLC (“Sabre"), a defense contractor formerly based in Nashville, were sentenced Friday in connection with their role in illegally exporting firearm components and other defense items, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. During sentencing hearings on Friday, Aug. 19, U.S. District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell imposed the following sentences.
