News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: National Parks of the Southeast Utah Group (Arches and Canyonlands national parks and Hovenweep and Natural Bridges national monuments) are planning a number of special events in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Two Nuestra Familia gang members were sentenced today for racketeering offenses, and a third defendant who held a leadership role in the gang was also recently sentenced, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert of the Eastern District of California announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: Used Hotel Rooms He Had Access to Because of His Work as a Military Contractor.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Butler county woman was sentenced Monday to five years on federal probation for stealing more than $1.2 million from Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said. The Wichita-based company owns assisted living centers in Kansas and Missouri.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Seamus Murphy, 34, of Milford, New Hampshire, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire for bank robbery, announced United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice. The Court imposed a term of 51 months imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and full restitution to the victim bank.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Hickory physician was sentenced to 18 months in prison today on health care fraud charges for submitting to Medicaid and Medicare over $467,376 in fraudulent reimbursement claims, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Wayne Vincent Wilson, 55, was also ordered to serve one year of supervised release and to pay $208,112.58 as restitution to Medicaid and $2,148.08 to Medicare.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: Salt Lake City-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Tread Lightly! have launched Respect and Protect, a public awareness campaign that aims to promote cultural resource stewardship and protection through education, and outreach on public lands in Utah.
By DOJ Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - An Overland Park woman pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a 13-year-old victim, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | May 2, 2016
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation will conduct a negotiation session for a storage contract with the city of Fernley, Nevada. Under Title II of Public Law 101-618, Section 205(b)(1), Reclamation is authorized to enter into contracts for the use of space in Truckee River reservoirs. Contracts must be consistent with the terms and conditions defined in the Truckee River Operating Agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Halliburton and Baker Hughes have abandoned their planned merger, originally valued at $34 billion. The department filed suit on April 6, 2016, to block the merger, alleging that the transaction would unlawfully eliminate significant head-to-head competition between the companies in at least 23 markets crucial to the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in the United States.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: Due to special resource management concerns, Fivemile Wash is closed to hiking and canyoneering from the head of the wash to two miles downstream in the drainage. This closure will begin May 1, 2016 and remain in effect until Aug. 31, 2016. This closure is in accordance with 36 CFR 1.5 (a)(1).
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: National Park Service and Outdoor Foundation Select War in the Pacific National Historical Park as 2016 Challenge Cost Share Program Recipient.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK: Ground and aerial search teams are looking for an overdue hiker in Denali National Park and Preserve. Based on plans shared with his employer, Michael Purdy, age 24 of Portland, OR, intended to do multiple day hikes in the national park during the days prior to starting his...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Lisa Mose, age 43, of Bear, Delaware, was sentenced last week by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge of the United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 12 months and one day in prison, and full restitution. The defendant pleaded guilty to a wire fraud violation in January 2016.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: Kenai Fjords National Park would like to invite you and your family for a fun night of celebration and art. The 2016 Art for Parks show, entitled, "From the Bottom of the Coastal Fjords to the Top of the Nunataks, Celebrating Kenai Fjords National Park," will debut during Seward's First Friday Art Walk and continue over the weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: FBI Requests the Public’s Assistance in Suspicious Incident.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: May Public Programs at War in the Pacific National Historical Park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Lisa Mose, age 43, of Bear, Delaware, was sentenced last week by the Honorable Leonard P. Stark, Chief Judge of the United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 12 months and one day in prison, and full restitution. The defendant pleaded guilty to a wire fraud violation in January 2016.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK: The search for missing hiker Michael Purdy, age 24 of Portland, OR, concluded when a ground team found his remains near the north end of the Savage River Loop Trail. Clues indicate that Purdy had diverted from the riverside trail to do some scrambling on higher terrain when he fell and suffered a fatal head injury.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2016
News Release: William Howard Taft National Historic Site will present four Afternoon Teas focused on Ohio Presidents who influenced and shaped the lives of William Howard Taft and the Taft family. Afternoon Teas will begin at 1:00 pm with featured speaker presenting a 45 minute presentation. A guided tour of the birthplace and boyhood home of our 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the United States will be available after the presentations.
