News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 919,661 visitors to Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in 2015 spent $184,107,100 in communities near the park. That spending supported 3,390 jobs in the region (Juneau, AK to Whitehorse, YT) and had a cumulative benefit to the regional economy of $264,141,300.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL, Calif. - The final tally is in from the 11th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, April 30, 2016. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 43 locations in San Diego County and three locations in Imperial County.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana - in collaboration with the New Orleans Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Protective Services Division and the Anti-Defamation League for the Southern Region of Louisiana - will be co-hosting a free “House of Worship" Security Symposium on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Topics include.
By EPA Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), full committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment and the Economy Subcommittee Chairman John Shimkus (R-IL), and subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY) commented on today’s announcement by Senate...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced that BRADLEY COMMERFORD, 20, of Derby, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of distribution of heroin to an individual who is under 21 years of age.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: SEATTLE - Residents of the Pacific (PNW) responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On April 30, 2016, in a four hour period, residents of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska combined, turned in 31,872 (16 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 168 take-back sites.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Justin Bartimus, 35, formerly of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2016 to: (1) conspiracy to distribute, and possess...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - A Boise jury yesterday returned guilty verdicts against Michael Minas, 50, of Boise, Idaho, on charges that he unlawfully distributed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge set the sentencing for July 26, 2016, at the federal courthouse in Boise. The jury deliberated five days before reaching a verdict.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN GOINS, 35, last residing in Waterbury, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Special Agent in Charge Diane Upchurch, of the Little Rock Field Office for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Pulaski County Sheriff Doc Holladay announced today that Larry Wayne Wilder, age 28, of Maumelle, Arkansas, was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for attempted enticement of a minor to engage in a sex act and production of child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today expressed relief following the Treasury Department’s decision to deny Central States Pension Fund’s application to cut retirees’ pensions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: FBI Arrests Michael Emry on Weapons Charges.
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: EUREKA, Calif. - The Little South Fork Elk River Trail located 3 miles from the Headwaters Forest Reserve parking area is now open. The trail was temporarily closed in mid-March to reduce erosion and protect public safety. Due to the recent weather conditions, the trail is now dry and safe for hiking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: In Austin today, William Risinger, owner of RHM Exploration, LLC, was sentenced to 160 months in federal prison in connection with a estimated $4.5 Million Ponzi scheme announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter, and Texas State Securities Board Commissioner John Morgan.
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Senators Inhofe and Boxer Issue Statement on TSCA Reform Bill
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Justin Bartimus, 35, formerly of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2016 to: (1) conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, oxycodone and cocaine and (2) distribution of oxycodone. Bartimus appeared before United States District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to enter his guilty plea.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: TULSA, Okla.- The results of the May 2016 Federal Grand Jury were announced today by Danny C. Williams Sr., United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: On May 6, 2016, Jenna M. McGlasson, a twenty-eight year old Caseyville, Illinois, woman pled guilty in federal district court to an Indictment charging her with Interference with Commerce by Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern...
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two Belarus citizens have been charged in Belarus for participating in an international criminal conspiracy that used the botnet known as “Bugat" to steal banking and other credentials from infected computers, David J. Hickton, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge Scott S. Smith of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Pittsburgh Division announced today.
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has announced the witnesses for the Wednesday, May 11, 2016, hearing entitled, “Daily Fantasy Sports: Issues and Perspectives."
