News from September 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: In San Antonio this morning, 60-year old Anthony P. Sertich, Jr., was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $2.9 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and IRS-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge William Cotter.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Ronald L. Worthington, Jr., 41, was sentenced today in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for possessing child pornography. The Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon imposed a sentence of 60 months. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release from prison, Worthington will begin a five-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Mitchell Oakes, 41, of Pikeville, Tenn., was charged Saturday with possessing an explosive device and being a convicted felon in possession of an explosive device, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Winnemucca, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca District has woodcutting permits available for purchase at the Winnemucca District Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd. during regular business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Permits are also available...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: PROVIDENCE - United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced today that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Terrence P. Donnelly will lead the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for Rhode Island’s Primary on Tuesday, September 13. AUSA...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A former New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) and disbarred lawyer was sentenced to federal prison today for her conviction on Social Security fraud and wire fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Terry Wade of the FBI’s Albuquerque Division, and Special Agent in Charge Robert Feldt of the Social Security Administration, Office of the Inspector General.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: FARGO - U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on September 9, 2016, Tyrice Excell Akins, 29, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve five years and six months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for two counts of sex trafficking...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: On Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, the United States Attorney’s Office will host a community forum designed to highlight a unique, realistic perspective on the impact of prescription drug and opioid abuse. The event will be held from 6:00-8:00PM, at the Elks Theater, located at 512 6th Street in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Victor Manuel Fuentes-Gomez, age 68, a Chilean citizen, was sentenced today to serve 30 months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that CHARLES BLAIR SMALLWOOD, age 24, of Durant, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 6 months of home detention and 4 years of probation for THEFT BY OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ON INDIAN LANDS, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2250(a)(1), 2250(a)(2)(B) and 2250(a)(3).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: The dust abatement application project on the Moose-Wilson Road is rescheduled to next week, September 20-21, due to forecasted weather conditions.Originally planned for this week, a brief travel closure will be in place for about 48 hours, beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20, on the unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. The road will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, September 22.

By US DOT Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing on Thursday, September 15th on recently completed Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports for proposed water resources development projects and two Post-Authorization Change Reports.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: The Three Hundred and Fourth meeting of the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission will take place on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at 1:00 P.M., in the meeting room at Headquarters, 99 Marconi Station Road, in Wellfleet, Massachusetts to discuss the following.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Washington -Today the National Park Service (NPS), National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), and Van Alen Institute announced Climate Chronograph by Bay Area-based landscape architects Erik Jensen and Rebecca Sunter as the winning concept in the Memorialsfor the Future ideas competition. The competition sought to reimagine the way we develop and experience memorials in Washington, DC, and inspire new memorial approaches around the country.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: TULSA, OKLA.- Nelson Wade Cagle, 32, of Owasso, was sentenced today to serve 36 months in federal prison for filing a false income tax return in 2013, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. of the Northern District of Oklahoma. In addition to the prison incarceration, United States District...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Former State Administrative Law Judge Fraudulently Obtained More Than $40,000 From Social Security Administration and Almost $572,000 from Client’s Estate.

By DOL Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: THOMSON, Ga. - Federal safety inspectors often find that permanent and temporary employees in the auto parts industry face common workplace dangers such as falls, amputations and electrocution hazards - a trend U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found continues at a Thomson manufacturer of BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Fiat-Chrysler, Subaru and General Motors parts.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Pipestone, MN: All National Park Service sites, including Pipestone National Monument, will offer free entrance on Saturday, September 24th for National Public Lands Day. In the event of rain on the 24th, the collection of seeds will be postponed until October 1st.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Olympic National Park invites everyone to come enjoy the park on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 24.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and William J. Bratton, the Police Commissioner of the City of New York (“NYPD"), announced...