News from July 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park's Ripple Rock Nature provides local community youth, along with the general public, an exceptional opportunity to experience and learn about the park's natural and cultural history through daily hands-on programs, Junior Ranger activities, and interactive displays. The nature...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) sent letters to 23 of the 24 executive-branch agencies subject to the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act of 1990 regarding personnel conversions from non-career, political positions to career positions. A similar letter was sent on June 30, 2016 to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury returned an indictment on June 19, charging Damari Mykel Roulhac, of Pike County, with assaulting a National Park Service Ranger while fleeing apprehension.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska will host a Resource Advisory Council (RAC) Placer Mining Subcommittee briefing and tour, July 26-27 in Eastern Interior Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Valles Caldera National Preserve will celebrate its 16thbirthday this Saturday, July 23rdfrom 10 am to 3 pm. Visitors will get an insider’s look at the scientific discoveries being made at the preserve and can take part in traditional “Earth-skills" demonstrations. Entrance to the preserve is free on Saturday for the family-friendly event.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico-Superintendent Walter J. Chavez invites you to come to Castillo San Felipe del Morro and participate in the "12th Annual Artisan Fair at El Morro" on July 23 and 24th, 2016. "Come and enjoy a weekend with local artisans and their crafts. We are expecting close to 200 artisans and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that ALMA DE JESUS MOJICA HERRERA, age 52, and LEONARDO SERRATO POLANIA, age 42, both of Bogota, Colombia, pled guilty today to making false statements on their U.S. Nonimmigrant Online VISA applications.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that additional charges have been filed against a Buffalo, Mo., woman for conspiring to solicit violence against federal agents and military service members by utilizing various Twitter accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 19, 2016, a federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment against Matthew T. White, Jr. (age: 27) of Keshena, Wisconsin, charging him with Sexual Abuse of a Minor Under the Age of 16 in violation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eric Jaquays, age 53, of Little Falls, New York, pled guilty today to distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A United States District Court jury convicted Stephan D. Boggs, 63, of Columbus with four counts of mail fraud and 21 counts of false claims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Leonardo Cesar Pulido-Escamilla, 39, a Mexican national who has resided in Yuba City, Citrus Heights, Lincoln, and other cities in California, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to approximately four months in prison for making a false statement in an application for a United States Passport, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Attack Took Place After Late-Afternoon Argument on Street.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today that Seth Edward Piccolo, 44, of Grand Rapids, was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment for his role as a member of a dark website for the distribution of child pornography, including images of very young prepubescent children...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: SOUTH BEND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Ronald E. Wheaton, 35, of LaPorte, Indiana was sentenced before Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Defendant Sought Special Treatment From a Restaurant and Football Team.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced today that Dominick T. Johnson, 34, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to 72 years and eight months in prison by U.S. District Judge Gordon J. Quist. Johnson was convicted by a jury in January of seven crimes-including conspiracy, bank robbery, and firearms charges-after a two-week trial.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: Alamogordo, NM. Celebrate National Moth Week 2016 at the White Sands National Monument's MothaPalooza on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Enjoy this free family friendly event and learn more about the special animals, especially moths, that only live in the white gypsum dunes. "White...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi taxidermist and hunting guide has been sentenced for violating the Lacey Act, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 20, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Sherry Garner, age 54, Red Lion, PA, the former CEO-Manager of the HD York Federal Credit Union in York, Pennsylvania was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John E. Jones, III in Harrisburg to 24 months in federal prison for evading federal income taxes on money she embezzled from the Credit Union.
