News from February 2016
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During January 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced a slight decrease in the number of recreational visits over the 2015 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, 464,284 visitors used the Parkway during January 2016 compared to 470,262 who were counted in 2015.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Dr. Bruce Rubinowicz, 53, of Aventura, Florida and previously of Franklin, Tennessee, pleaded guilty today to one count of soliciting and receiving a cash kickback in exchange for patient referrals, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Marcos Antonio Gamez, 23, of Sonora, Texas, was sentenced this morning by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 262 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in October 2015 to one count of production of child pornography and one count of enticement of a minor. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former tax preparer has been indicted for filing materially false federal income tax returns which defrauded the government of nearly $130,000. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and Tracey D. Montaño, Special Agent in Charge of IRS-Criminal Investigation, announced the indictment today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -There are unusually dense displays of wildflowers in several areas of Death Valley National Park. Triggered by a series of storms in October, the current flower display is the best the park has experienced in a decade.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Ajo, Arizona - Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument hosted the 1st Family Fun Camp Out in the park on February 13th. Five Ajo families with children ranging from ages 1 to 14 attended and it was the first camping experience for many of the participants. This was the first opportunity for students to use the free Every Kid in a Park Passes they received during Education Ranger Anna Arsic's visit to Ms. Nyzelle Importante's 4th grade classroom at Ajo School.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congressman John Carney (all D-Del.) urged President Obama to approve Delaware's request for a Major Disaster Declaration due to the effects of the winter storm on Jan. 22, 2016. The request, made by Governor Jack Markell, will apply only to...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: On Thursday March 3, the Rome City School District and Fort Stanwix National Monument will unveil the city-wide Fort Stanwix Art Show exhibit. Students from across the school district are invited to participate in a reception taking place at the park visitor center from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on opening day.
By State Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Southern Grease Company, a grease hauling company that had been based in Dickson, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to pay a criminal fine of $280,000 and to forfeit an additional $113,500, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Southern Grease pleaded guilty...
By State Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) released the following statement after the Democratic Republic of the Congo government announced it will allow for the issuance of exit visas to roughly 150 American children - more than a third of all outstanding adoption cases in the DRC involving U.S. families...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre resident pleaded guilty yesterday in Scranton, before United States District Judge James M. Munley, to failing to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - On Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, Kyle Michael Brumett, 24, pleaded guilty in federal court to attempted possession with intent to distribute four kilograms of marijuana, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two former employees of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC were sentenced today to prison terms for conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: A plan to to issue a Special Use Permit (SUP) to Dare County for a summer 2016 beach nourishment project to protect NC Highway 12 in Buxton, North Carolina has been approved.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Donald Ray Pafford, Hannibal, Missouri, was indicted for his alleged receipt of child pornography between Dec. 30, 2015, and Jan. 1, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: BARTLETT COVE, AK -A long awaited dream becomes reality on Aug. 25, 2016 as the Huna Tribal House, named Xunaa Shuká Hít by Huna clan leaders, opens its doors on the shores of Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park. The presence of elaborate carvings, hand crafted canoes, and traditional songs will enrich this very special "Return to Homeland" celebratory event, jointly planned by the Huna clans, the National Park Service (NPS) and the Hoonah Indian Association (HIA).
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced Cedric Monroe (35, Tampa) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Monroe pleaded guilty to this offense on December 4, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Samuel Bowron Phillips, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, appeared today before United States Magistrate Judge Mark E. Ford for his initial appearance on a Criminal Complaint that charged Phillips...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 19, 2016
News Release: Willie Earl Horsley, 29, and Raven Javay Harris, 25, from Dubuque, Iowa, have each been charged with one count of being prohibited people in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The charges are contained in a Complaint filed on Feb. 16, 2016, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
