News from July 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, CA - From August 5 until Aug. 12, in honor of the National Park Service's Centennial, and in service to one of our most pressing environmental concerns, a program called Climate Change at the Western Edge will support six artists to explore and contribute to the conversation about climate change while living in residence on or near Point Reyes National Seashore.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service will close all of Lurvey Spring Road in Acadia National Park to public access from 6:30 am to 4 pm on August 1-4 for roadside tree and limb removal. Lurvey Spring Road runs between Echo Lake Beach Road and Long Pond Road in Southwest Harbor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A longtime employee of two Los Angeles-area businesses involved in earring manufacturing was charged today with wire fraud for stealing approximately $2 million from the companies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: FREDERICK: Sheltered in their basement during the Battle of Monocacy, the Thomas family emerged to find their home had sustained significant damage during the heaviest fighting of the battle. Take advantage of this rare opportunity as rangers and volunteers provide access and information about the home and family. See the battle scars that remain, learn about the different phases of construction, and hear the stories of people who once lived there.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former vice president of a Pulaski County, Mo., bank was sentenced in federal court today for leading a $4.1 million conspiracy to defraud the Small Business Administration, as well as participating in a separate and unrelated $18.2 million scheme to defraud the federal government while he was awaiting sentencing for the earlier fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced the head of a Schaumburg home health company to six years in prison for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Employer name: New Alliance. 9620 S. Railroad Ave. Bridgeport, Nebraska. Citations received: July 22, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Omaha Area Office cited New Alliance for 16 serious and one other-than-serious safety and health...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Lawrence Giggetts, age 36, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Federal charges were filed this afternoon in connection with the intentional destruction of a security gate at the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Pittsburgh Division headquarters, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a former Utz Quality Foods, Inc. executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded Utz out of approximately $1.4 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon, FBI Chicago Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Anderson, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie T. Johnson and other law enforcement officials will hold a news conference today to announce significant new indictments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jason Cortese, 34, of Greece, NY, who was convicted of enticement of a minor, was sentenced to 135 months in prison and 10 years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Antwan Hugley, 37, of Buffalo, NY, who was indicted in June 2015 on a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a fine of $10,000,000, or both.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published its final methodology for identifying and prioritizing species’ listings under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) released the following statement.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed operational exchange of up to 60,000 acre-feet of available water supplies between Millerton Lake and San Luis Reservoir. The exchange helps to ensure that Reclamation can continue to meet existing contractual obligations and commitments from San Luis Reservoir storage and water exports from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: SOUTH BEND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Jamar Crawford, 22, of Mishawaka, Indiana was sentenced before Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for Hobbs Act Robbery and using a firearm in during a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Moab, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Canyon Country District is seeking input on parcels nominated for the February 2017 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The BLM will use any comments received as it prepares an environmental assessment analyzing potential impacts associated with leasing...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Craig A. Morgenstern, age 47, of Nine Mile Falls, Washington was sentenced to 12 life terms in federal prison after a jury found him guilty of 12 counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child. Senior...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Thefts Yielded About $5 Million in Cash and Valuables.
