News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced today that Nana Kofi Baffoe, 63, was sentenced to serve 37 months in prison following his conviction on two charges of making false statements related to the purchase of firearms.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: The Star Party on Cadillac Mountain will take place from 8 to 11 pm on Saturday, Sept. 24, with a free "Shuttle to the Stars" departing from Mount Desert Island High School. Participants are invited to drop in at any time during the program to visit with more than 50 volunteer astronomers who will...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: On Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Tumacácori will celebrate the harvest of fruits cultivated within the mission garden and orchard. "Partnerships formed over the course of this project will now see the fruits of their labor enjoyed and savored by park visitors," says Superintendent Bob Love. Visitors can walk the grounds, visit the garden and orchard, participate in presentations and demonstrations, and sample foods during their visit.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Karamchand “Raj" Doobay (42, Ontario, Canada and Orlando, Florida) with conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and substantive counts of mail and wire fraud. If convicted on all counts...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: A City of Miami resident was sentenced to 51 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing 242 stolen identities used in unemployment and tax fraud schemes.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service invites the public to join Acadia's Wildlife Bat Team on a field trip to learn about bat research and experience live net trapping firsthand.The field trips will take place in Acadia National Park starting at 6 pm on September 20 on the Schoodic Peninsula, and on Sept. 22, on Mount Desert Island.Please contact Bruce Connery at 207-288-8726 or bruce_connery@nps.gov to make reservations and get details about the field trip.Space is limited.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: David LeValley Named Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Greenfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for attempting to entice two teenage victims to engage in illicit sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Harrison Cambridge, 56, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 42 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for his conviction on an abusive sexual contact charge. Cambridge will also be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Beginning Monday Sept. 19, 2016, Haleakalā National Park will accept applications for guided astronomy and hiking tour Commercial Use Authorizations, valid for up to two years. All applications must be received by the park by close of business on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza today sentenced Chima Edozie Aligwekwe (34, Orlando) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud for his role as a manager in a timeshare resale fraud scheme. The Court also entered a money judgment against...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tom Carper, top Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the planned attacks that took place in New York City and New Jersey over the weekend...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH/GREENSBORO/CHARLOTTE - The United States Attorney’s Offices for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina, in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announce the formation of the Federal Opioid Reduction Alliance for North...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former Massachusetts-resident pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with running a $10 million Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - The owner of a Wichita massage parlor pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to harboring a Chinese woman who worked as a prostitute, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, had this to say following the terror attacks in New York, New Jersey and Minnesota over the weekend.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: LAKEWOOD-Joseph Meyer, the BLM Colorado Northwest District Manager since 2014, has been chosen to lead the BLM Colorado Southwest District. He will assume his new post as Southwest District Manager on October 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - Adrian Sanchez, 40, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 262 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in March 2016 to an Information charging one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As part of the San Joaquin River Restoration Program, the Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment/Initial Study and Finding of No Significant Impact for a new water conveyance project that would allow Porterville Irrigation District to supply surface water to 2,120 acres that currently utilize groundwater for irrigation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2016
News Release: Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Calif. -- On Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at 3:08 p.m., park dispatchers were notified that a satellite SOS device had been activated at Eagle Lake within Sequoia National Park. The SOS message indicated an apparent drowning in the lake, which is located at approximately 10,000 feet elevation near the Mineral King area in the southern portion of the park.
