News from October 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Christopher P. Canova will lead the efforts of the United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Florida, in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming November 8, 2016, general elections. As the United...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Priscilla Ellis (51, Killeen, TX) has been charged by criminal complaint with retaliating against a witness, victim, or an informant. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two major patient advocacy and medical research organizations are calling on bipartisan congressional leaders for a swift vote on 21st Century Cures legislation when Congress reconvenes in November. Research!America and United for Medical Research both sent House and Senate leaders letters...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -A Birmingham woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to stealing more than $350,000 from condominium homeowner associations, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: An Oak Park engineer was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison for illegally obtaining $400,000 in computer equipment in a wire fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - A globally coordinated law enforcement action against the buyers and sellers of illicit drugs and other illegal activities using Darknet global marketplaces was conducted Oct. 22 to 28.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Rockfall This Afternoon Resulted in Large Boulders Across the Road.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Please join us for two public meetings to help shape the future of Rock Creek Park’s Nature Center, Horse Center, Maintenance Area and immediate surroundings. The National Park Service is developing a plan for these areas that will renovate buildings, further protect park resources, and create more opportunities to explore and learn in the park.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Two major patient advocacy and medical research organizations are calling on bipartisan congressional leaders for a swift vote on 21st Century Cures legislation when Congress reconvenes in November. Research!America and United for Medical Research both sent House and Senate leaders letters...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Grand Teton National Park rangers investigated a wildlife-vehicle collision in the park that resulted in the death of a male grizzly bear early Sunday morning, October 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John Ryder, 28, of West Warwick, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to bank robbery by force, violence and intimidation. Ryder admitted to the court that he robbed a BankRI branch office in Coventry while wielding a machete on May 2, 2016. Ryder robbed the bank of nearly $6,000 in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -A Birmingham woman pleaded guilty today in federal court to stealing more than $350,000 from condominium homeowner associations, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: During the month of October, urban fourth graders from Lonsdale Elementary School participated in “Opening Doors in National Parks through Nature-Based Learning, Outdoor Recreation, and Photography" at Obed Wild and Scenic River.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John Ryder, 28, of West Warwick, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to bank robbery by force, violence and intimidation. Ryder admitted to the court that he robbed a BankRI branch office in Coventry while wielding a machete on May 2, 2016. Ryder robbed the bank of nearly $6,000 in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Division announced today that 39,418.87 pounds of prescription drugs were collected across Pennsylvania and Delaware during DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event this past Saturday, October 22nd.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Lake Clark National Preserve, Alaska - The National Park Service has completed the selection process for three concession contracts authorizing hunting guide services within Lake Clark National Preserve. Arno Krumm and Seth Kroenke have been selected to receive ten year contracts beginning on Jan. 1, 2017. Mr. Krumm will operate in the Stony River Guide Area. Mr. Kroenke will operate in both the Mulchatna and Lake Clark Guide Areas.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after FBI Director James Comey sent an unprecedented letter to Congress on Friday describing investigative steps the FBI is taking regarding emails that may be “pertinent"-but not necessarily “significant"-to the investigation of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s emails...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Benjamin Shiosee, 38, a member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 36 months in prison followed by 25 years of supervised release. Shiosee will also be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Daniel Lyons, 42, and Laura Lyons, 31, of Bangor were sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen. Daniel was sentenced to three years in prison, Laura was sentenced to two years in prison, and both were ordered to serve three years of supervised release for maintaining a drug involved premises. Daniel pleaded guilty on March 28, 2016; Laura pleaded guilty on April 12, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2016
News Release: An Akron man was sentenced to nearly 10 years in prison threatening a man with death unless he was given money or introduced to a source with drugs, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Cleveland office.
