News from July 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Clarksville, Tennessee man was sentenced today in United States District Court by District Judge David J. Hale, to ten years in prison for sex trafficking a 15-year-old female, announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Erie, Pa. - An inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 1 month in jail on his conviction of escape after conviction, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Three individuals from Guatemala and one from Honduras pled guilty to illegal reentry today in federal court in Clarksburg, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Gregory Stonoha, 24, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON -The National Park Service announced today over $1.6 million in grants to Indian tribes and museums to assist in the repatriation of human remains and cultural items back to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Tucson, AZ- Saguaro National Park will begin three construction projects in the coming weeks that may impact visitor experience within the park.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for 821 projects across the nation that will help rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy usage and costs in their operations. The funding is available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and will be used to make energy efficiency improvements and install renewable energy systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Savannah, GA: David Wayne Stanley, 51, of Houston, Texas, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah on charges related to two bank robberies in the Savannah area. The indictment alleges that on April 28, 2016, Stanley robbed the BB&T bank located at 326 Mall Boulevard, Savannah, Georgia, and the Georgia Heritage Federal Credit Union located at 1085 West Lathrop Avenue, Savannah, Georgia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden County, New Jersey, man was arraigned today on an indictment returned last week by a federal grand jury in Camden for allegedly possessing and distributing images of child sex abuse and also for conspiring to sexually exploit two minor children, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office approved a coal exploration license that allows GCC Energy, LLC (GCC) to explore for recoverable federal coal underlying private and federal lands adjacent to the King II coal mine near Hesperus, Colo.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Urbana, Ill. - A jury deliberated for nearly two hours before returning its guilty verdict late Friday, July 8, 2016, against Kevin Pettis, aka KP, 37, of the 400 block of South State St., Champaign, Ill., for possession of a firearm by a felon, as announced by Jim Lewis, U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 4768, the “Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 11, 2016
News Release: Defendant admits to delivering and attempting to deliver several pounds of methamphetamine to West Virginia.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: The House of Representatives today unanimously approved a bipartisan Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) extension that ensures the FAA is funded through Sept. 30, 2017, and that provides a limited number of important safety, security, and time-sensitive improvements for the U.S. aviation system.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: Chilkoot Trail Canyon City Ruins Bridge Closure.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: Washington - The United States Park Police are investigating a crash that occurred at approximately 10:40 PM last night when a vehicle travelling northbound on Ohio Drive near Parkway Drive left the roadway and crashed into the Potomac River. One passenger swam to shore and alerted authorities.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: “On to the Senate," those were our #CuresIn4Words one year ago today as the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 344 to 77. While patients and advocates continue to push to see #CuresNow cross the finish line, incredible progress has been made.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: “On to the Senate," those were our #CuresIn4Words one year ago today as the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 344 to 77. While patients and advocates continue to push to see #CuresNow cross the finish line, incredible progress has been made.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2016
News Release: “On to the Senate," those were our #CuresIn4Words one year ago today as the House overwhelmingly passed H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act by a vote of 344 to 77. While patients and advocates continue to push to see #CuresNow cross the finish line, incredible progress has been made.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, and Transfer of Obscene Material to a Minor.
