News from August 2017
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York, at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, filed an action for civil penalties and injunctive relief under the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act (PACA) against Joseph Aiello & Sons Inc. on May 22, 2017, in the U.S. District...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: (DILLON, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office is looking for public input on its proposal to eliminate physical safety hazards resulting from historic mining activity in the Silverstar Mining District, located about 11 miles north of Twin Bridges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - Robert H. Norman, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi; Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; Christopher Freeze, Special Agent in Charge at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced that.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Rock Springs Field Office invites families, individuals, clubs and organizations to help cleanup and complete needed maintenance at the Three Patches Picnic Area on Aspen Mountain. The cleanup is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017, in an early celebration of National Public Lands Day (NPLD).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 45-year-old man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to import crystal methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Mexican National Juan Manuel Lozano-Alvarez pleaded guilty May 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Michael O. Johnson (28, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. He faces up to life in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a contract negotiation session with Fresno County Waterworks District No. 18 for the long term transfer of the operation and maintenance of a portion of Reclamation-owned facilities located at Friant Dam.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: Gunnison, CO: The National Park Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have been busy protecting Blue Mesa Reservoir from harmful Aquatic Invasive Species this season and have appreciated the cooperation of our boaters. As we move into the fall season, boaters should be aware of the following inspection station and ramp closures and hours changes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Mahendra Prasad, 55, of Fremont, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $328,000 in restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES -On Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017, Josue Daniel Alfaro, a/k/a Danny Alfaro, a/k/a the “Great Outdoors Bandit," was arrested, pursuant to an arrest warrant for bank robbery, at the Los Angeles International Airport while attempting to board a Wow Airlines flight to Brussels, Belgium.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will hold the second of two meetings Aug. 28, 2017, in New Orleans, LA, to continue the discussion on the future direction of the agency’s Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP). The discussion will include a review of the July 17, 2017, meeting along with comments and suggestions from the public on potential avenues for action.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) and Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) today released the following statements after President Donald J. Trump instructed the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to begin a review of Chinese trade practices with the United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 43-year-old sergeant with the Progresso police department has been taken into custody on charges of aiding and abetting the attempt to possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Houston Division, Steven Whipple and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: On Thursday, Aug. 17, at 7:30 p.m. join composer, musician, song writer and educator David Boye for a magical evening of instrumental acoustic guitar music capturing the beautiful vistas and wide open spaces of America’s great outdoors into an evocative and uplifting musical experience. The performance will be at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: ABILENE, Texas - Following a joint law enforcement operation involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the United...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: Sculptor and illustrator Joseph Paxton will begin a month-long residency at Gettysburg National Military Park on August 18. A native of Wales, Paxton has exhibited his works, many of them animal sculptures, all over the world and he’s been featured in Vantage Magazine, Unfolded Magazine, the Resident Magazine, and the Newcastle Metro.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Seattle, Washington, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of distribution of quantities of 4-ANPP and furanyl fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that U.S District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann sentenced Stephen Morrison to 21 months’ imprisonment on Aug. 11, 2017, for possession of AB-Pinaca (synthentic cannabinoid), a Schedule I controlled substance, and a sharpened weapon, commonly called a “shank," while an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Allenwood, Pennsylvania (FCI Allenwood).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On Aug. 11, 2017, Colton James Klein, 22, from Harlan, Iowa, was sentenced heather Jean Reekrby United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 120 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2017
News Release: This fall the National Park Service (NPS) intends to award multiple concession contracts for providing mountaineering guide services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. The solicitation is expected to be released no earlier than Sept. 1, 2017 and no later than Sept. 30, 2017.
