News from April 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: New Jersey Resident Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to Terrorists.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: Wildlife Management Technology and Programs Reduce Bear Incidents;.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management is partnering with local municipal fire departments to teach courses in wildland firefighting to prepare for the upcoming fire season. Firefighters throughout the Treasure Valley will learn a variety of skills from wildland firefighting tactics to promoting awareness of Firewise landscaping.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - Three Houston residents have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in an oxycodone dispensation and distribution conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: Fairbanks, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that a Fairbanks woman was sentenced in federal court in Fairbanks for one count of trafficking heroin and methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: Pipestone, MN: Pipestone National Monument is proud to support the 2016-2017 Every Kid in a Park program. Every Kid in a Park is designed to inspire the next generation to discover all that our nation’s public lands and waters have to offer, including opportunities to be active, spend time with friends and family, serve as living classrooms, to build critical skills, and discover our nation’s heritage.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Robert Lowe, 35, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with depredation of government property. The charge carries a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $1,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a man from Virginia was sentenced on March 31, 2017, by United States District Judge Malachy E. Mannion, to serve 111 months’ imprisonment for the armed robbery of the Econo Lodge in Scranton on Feb. 13, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey resident today admitted attempting to provide material support to terrorists, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick and Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary B. McCord announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: APR 03 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Julian Cintron, also known as “Papi" and “Jay," 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 108 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his leadership role in a scheme to distribute oxycodone...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: BALTIMORE-Noting that “this public-private partnership generates $1 billion per year in economic impact," U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented four U.S. organizations on April 2, 2017, with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation's only presidential award for performance excellence and innovation.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is holding a wild horse adoption for twenty wild horses gathered this winter from the Sand Wash Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. The adoption will be held on Saturday, April 8 in Deer Trail, at the Great Escape Mustang Sanctuary, 42132 Ridge Rd through a silent auction from 11 to 11:30 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: MILL VALLEY, CA - New pedestrian bridges for visitors and improved habitat for endangered Coho salmon are on deck for Muir Woods National Monument.
By State Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed two measures this evening to counter North Korea’s belligerent actions. Specifically, H.R. 479, introduced by Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX), urges the State Department to designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism and H. Res. 92, introduced by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), condemns North Korea’s development of ICBMs. Both measures passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously last week.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
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By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeks Information on a Bank Robbery in Aventura on April 1, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: ST. GEORGE - Federal prosecutors working in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in St. George have filed 15 firearms cases since the beginning of 2017. Partnering with local police officers, task forces, and federal agents, their efforts are targeting individuals prohibited under federal laws from possessing firearms or ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio today, 49-year-old Charles Augustus Banks, IV, an executive with Gameday Entertainment, LLC (Gameday), admitted to defrauding a San Antonio victim of millions of dollars announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr., and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, requested more information from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt on the agency's decision to reverse a ban on the remaining uses of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 3, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Fairlawn, New Jersey, tax preparer today admitted preparing fraudulent income tax returns on behalf of her clients, causing losses of over $130,000, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
