News from June 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Wells Fargo Offers Reward in Repeat Bank Robber Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former accountant for an investment advising company was charged and arrested today in connection with embezzling nearly $3.4 million from employer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On May 10, 2016, a federal grand jury returned an 80-count indictment, charging 27 individuals with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Six were charged with possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Antoine Dewayne Savoy, age 35, of Lusby, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: The leader of a human trafficking organization and a co-defendant were sentenced to prison today for their roles in luring Guatemalan minors and adults to the United States under false pretenses and then using threats of physical harm to compel them to work on egg farms in Ohio. The sentences were announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced that a former California licensed attorney pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana, California, for his role in a multi-million dollar fraudulent mortgage modification scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Jemez Springs, NM - A new wildland fire is burning in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The Big Hat fire, discovered after last week's thunderstorms, is estimated to be approximately two acres in size. It is located on Banco Bonito, east of the staging area in the southwestern portion of the preserve.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 27, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CEWELL SHARPE, also known as “C.C.," 33, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release for distributing heroin and crack cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: Exactly one week after an adult female black bear was euthanized following an attack on a woman participating in a marathon event on the Valles Caldera National Preserve near Los Alamos, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish conservation officers dispatched the message so many were hoping to hear, "We've got them. We caught the cubs!".
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: While fireworks are available in Nye County and safe and sane fireworks go on sale in Clark County June 28, fire restrictions remain in place in Southern Neva.
By State Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - In an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, anticipated the U.S. would draw closer to the United Kingdom in the aftermath of the referendum to leave the European Union. He also pushed back on previous ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: Dinosaur, Colorado -Search and rescue staff located a body matching the description of a rafter missing since Friday evening. Sandra (Sandy) Wolder, age 62, of Aurora, Colorado was an apparent drowning victim at Upper Disaster Falls on the Green River in the Canyon of Lodore within Dinosaur National Monument.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: MOAB, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Moab Field Office is seeking input on an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing potential impacts of renewing a ten year grazing permit for the Monument Wash allotment. This grazing allotment covers about 79,289 acres, and is located about 24 air miles...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: Naturalist Programs at the Red Hills Visitor Center (West; 2700 N Kinney Rd. 85734).
By State Newswire | Jun 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the decision by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to suspend countermeasures against Iran for the next 12 months...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2016
News Release: Skagway -Parks Canada has issued a notice that the Canadian side of the Chilkoot Trail will reopen on Sunday, June 26.The Canadian side of the trail was closed from Monday, June 20 through Saturday, June 25, for visitor and staff safety following a bear incident at the Lindeman City patrol cabin.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park remains at mandatory Level 2 water conservation measures due to diminished water resources. At Level 2, mandatory measures require that all concessions operations switch to disposable dishes and utensils;alter menus to use less water for food prep and dish washing;adopt low water use for hotel room cleaning;serve drinking water at restaurants by request only;and allow the sale of individual bottles of water.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded $500,000 to Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Charles River Analytics Inc. to develop malware defense ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2016
News Release: Thomas Davanzo, of Estero, Florida, and Robert Fedyna, of Naples, Florida, pleaded guilty today for their participation in a multi-state scheme to defraud biodiesel buyers and U.S. taxpayers by fraudulently selling biodiesel credits and fraudulently claiming tax credits, announced Assistant Attorney ...
