News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Laredoan and a Mexican National have been convicted for their roles in possessing with the intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY -Visitation to Yellowstone National Park in the days before, during, and after the solar eclipse on August 21 is anticipated to be heavier than usual.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON - The Oley Foundation of Albany, New York, was recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), and was presented with the TSA Disability and Multicultural Coalition Partnership Award during the agency’s 15th Annual Disability and Multicultural Coalition Conference held in Arlington, Virginia, today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: Dealer on ‘Silk Road’ Website; Heroin linked to Overdose Death of Bellevue Man.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The sole proprietor of a purported loan modification consulting company today admitted that he fraudulently billed clients more than $400,000 for services that were never performed, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This morning Abran Apodaca, 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. The charge arises from an Aug. 4, 2017 incident during which FBI Special Agents and a Task Force Officer fired at Apodaca after he allegedly pointed a rifle at an Agent.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: A free webinar called “Powering Your Community with Tribal Energy" will take place Wednesday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mountain Time. This webinar is part of the 2017 Expanding Tribal Energy Development Through Partnerships webinar series sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Indian Energy and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA).
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: First responders are our first line of defense for homeland security and they face a variety of environments that demand specialized skills and greater exposure to different scenarios. Providing such exposure is often met with funding challenges for necessary training for today’s responders.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Guatemalan national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: MISSOULA - Robert William Stubbins, 39, of East Helena was sentenced to ten years in prison and five years supervised release. Stubbins entered guilty pleas to conspiracy to possess with intent and to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime in April. Senior U.S. District Court Judge Sam Haddon issued the sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: BOISE - Christopher Bohnenkamp, 42, formerly of Kuna, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for the crimes of wire fraud and bank fraud, Acting U.S. Attorney Rafael Gonzalez announced. Judge B. Lynn Winmill will set a separate hearing to determine restitution and forfeiture amounts. Bohnenkamp pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud on April 25, 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The National Park Service (NPS) will be enhancing efforts this season to ensure visitors to Acadia National Park possess an entrance pass. Park rangers will issue a fee compliance notice for vehicles parked in any location in Acadia National Park that do not display a valid entrance...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, released the following statement regarding a report drafted by scientists across 13 federal agencies that highlights the significant impacts of climate change on the United States. ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: The park is pleased to announce that boaters will soon be enjoying two new courtesy docks at the Stateline launch ramp. Material for the new docks is scheduled to begin arriving on August 8. Construction will take two to four weeks and will be staged to minimize interruption of visitor services. Crews plan to keep one courtesy dock available at all times, except for a portion of one day.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: Earlier today, Roland Bedwell, the business manager of United Plant and Production Workers Local 175, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to extorting a construction business owner. Bedwell implicitly threatened both physical and economic harm against the business owner who, as a result, hired union members and paid wages and employee benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on July 17, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today issued the following statement on today’s Internet Day of Action.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeking Information About Miami Bank Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - PHH Corp., PHH Mortgage Corp. and PHH Home Loans (PHH) have agreed to pay the United States $74,453,802 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s...
