News from March 2016
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: March 4, 2016- UPDATE - Fees waived for Sixth Annual Vintage Everglades Day!.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Xian Chen Chen, 39, of Flushing, New York, was convicted and sentenced today for attempting to sell counterfeit goods in the Wheeling, West Virginia and Boston, Massachusetts areas, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Jessie Hampton, 24; and Malcom Johnson, 25, both of St. Louis City, were charged with multiple drug and weapons charges related to the July 15, 2012, murder of Scipio Vaughn, of Centralia, Illinois.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Maria Colvard, age 50, of Chambersburg, was sentenced today to 36 months in prison by United States District Court Chief Judge Christopher C. Conner in Harrisburg, for extortion in connection with an attempt to shut down a rival tax preparation business.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: Former Alcorn State University Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Former Student.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Las Vegas is the gateway to national parks in the west.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Randolph woman who was employed as a nanny was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with forging 65 checks totaling over $280,000 from her employers’ bank account.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to throwing Molotov cocktails at the local congressional office of U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Fernando Josue Chang-Monroy, 36, of Guatemala City, Guatemala, pleaded guilty today for his in role in an international drug trafficking conspiracy involving the use of United States registered aircraft purchased in the Eastern District of Virginia to transport 2,000 kilograms of cocaine in Central and South America.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Mexico is using Twitter and Facebook to more effectively communicate with the public, the media, and its law enforcement and community partners.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Andre Antoine Walker, and Malcolm Xavier Green, both age 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, pleaded guilty to a bank robbery conspiracy, bank robbery, armed bank robbery, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence. Walker pleaded guilty today and Green entered his guilty plea on March 2, 2016.
By State Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) today released the following statement after introducing legislation, H.R. 4678, to prohibit the president from giving U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay to Cuba without congressional approval...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former tribal casino employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact and revised Environmental Assessment for the Delta Diablo Proposed Title XVI Program - Recycled Water System Expansion Project. The proposed project is designed to expand and upgrade the existing recycled water system to serve the needs of existing and potential new customers for landscaping, recreation and other uses.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, “Dogs of DHS: How Canine Programs Contribute to Homeland Security. " Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del.), as prepared for delivery...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- When most people think of national parks, wildlife is among the first things that come to mind. On Sunday, March 13 from 1:00 - 4:00 PM, Biscayne National Park’s Family Fun Fest theme will be “Wild for Wildlife!" featuring activities from five different parks. The event offers educational...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: Juneau, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an investigation conducted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has resulted in the filing of charges against four Southeast Alaska business owners and an employee for violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE -United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Alberto Martinez, of the Dominican Republic, has pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment alleging that he misrepresented a social security number and falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen while attempting to get a New Hampshire driver’s license.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 3, 2016
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez sentenced today Michael Lewis, 36, to 75 months’ imprisonment and three years of supervised release for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Gomez ordered Lewis to pay a $100 special assessment and perform 400 hours of community service.
