News from March 2016

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Date: Saturday, April 16. Time: 10:00am -12:00pm. Location:Mound City Group Visitor Center. Reservations required. When most people think of archeology, they think of an adventurous explorer who braves great danger to grab a precious object!Archeology provides a link to the past and a means to study to...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: On Wednesday, April 6, the public is invited to attend the 2016 Indiana Dunes Science Conference which will be held in the auditorium of the IVY Tech Community College - Valparaiso Campus. The event will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., is open to the public, and is...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Dedham man pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston to armed bank robbery.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces the spring interpretive programs at New Melones Lake. All activities are free and suitable for all ages; most do not require reservations. Participants should wear sturdy shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather. A water bottle and sunscreen are recommended. Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: BOISE -In celebration of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial, the National Park Service Branch of Wildland Fire is sponsoring Fire Speaks the Land: An Active Audiences Dance Performance for Kindergarten through sixth grade students in Boise, Idaho.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Washington - With tax season in full swing, the Justice Department urged the public today to avoid dishonest tax-return preparers who fleece their customers and illegally drain the U.S. Treasury. Noting that every taxpayer is ultimately responsible for the contents of his or her own return, Acting Assistant...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Jefford Henry, Jeffrey Henry, Linda Marie Henry, Makeshia Glover and Bobby McGuire, were sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for conspiracy to commit wire, mail and bank fraud, a violation of 18 U.S.C.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Concealed income from the sale of stolen copper wire.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: In San Antonio, 54-year-old Jose A. Ytuarte, a former Texas Department of Public Safety Customer Service Representative in Hondo, TX, pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme to provide fraudulent drivers’ licenses to undocumented aliens announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -The Teton Park Road, between the Taggart Lake Parking Area and Signal Mountain Lodge, has been plowed and is open to non-motorized recreational uses such as walking, biking and rollerblading.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published a notice in the Federal Register calling for nominations and comments on available tracts to be considered for its fall 2016 oil and gas lease sale in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: CINCINNATI - Four defendants have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to an identity theft ring operated with Puerto Rican birth certificates and Social Security cards.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today that STERLING ROBINSON, age 26, of Gretna, DEANDRE ROSE, age 23, and EVERETT ROSS, age 28, both of New Orleans, pled guilty to violations of the Federal Gun Control Act. ROBINSON pled guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of narcotics distribution. ROSS and ROSE each pled guilty to possession of firearms by felons.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Nicholas Dyber, 30, of Rocky Hill, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking oxycodone. Dyber also was ordered to pay a $40,000 fine.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARCUS FOX, 41, of Waterbury, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to preparing and filing hundreds of false tax returns.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: April 12th marks 155 years since the first shot of the American Civil War exploded over Fort Sumter. Join the National Park Service at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie as we commemorate the 155th anniversary of this historic event with a full day of special programs on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Experience...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former fugitive pleaded guilty in connection to a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A man who responded to an Internet advertisement to have sex with a young girl has been arrested and now faces more than 15 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Tampa residents Lenin Perez and Lois Luis (a/k/a Ireno Delgado) pleaded guilty to conspiracy and kickbacks. Each faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2016
News Release: A man who stomped on and kicked the head of an African American man because of the victim’s race was convicted by a jury on March 30, 2016, after a three-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.