News from August 2017
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: ANCHORAGE, AK- In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy independence and strong job creation, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published a notice in the Federal Register calling for nominations and comments on all available tracts in the 22.8 million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Paul Monteiro, a/k/a Peezy, 32, of Providence, was sentenced today to 144 months (12 years) in federal prison for transporting a 14-year-old Rhode Island girl to New Jersey for the purpose of engaging in commercial sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 21-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison after shooting a victim multiple times during an attempted carjacking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Adarrion Christie pleaded guilty May 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Darrell Bryant (48, Jacksonville) and Roshawn Anderson (34, Atlanta) each to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: Today, Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, John Conyers, Jr., Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, Gerry Connolly, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Government Operations, and David Cicilline, Ranking Member of the ...
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing to change the Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) authorization process by eliminating the need for U.S.-registered operators to apply for RVSM authorization when their aircraft meet altitude-keeping requirements and are equipped with qualified Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out systems.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - One of the leaders of the Hazard street gang - a Mexican Mafia-controlled criminal enterprise that has been responsible for criminal activity in and around the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights for decades - was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his conviction on federal racketeering and drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Maurice Antoine Jefferson, 42, of American Canyon, charging him with possessing marijuana and cocaine for distribution within 1,000 feet of the Will C. Wood High School on Marshall Road in Vacaville and for possessing a firearm as a felon, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The public is invited to a public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at 7 p.m. to meet with project representatives from the Bureau of Reclamation, Fire Mountain Canal Company and North Fork Water Conservancy District to learn about Paonia Dam intake structure repairs. The meeting will be held at Memorial Hall, 175 North 1st Street, in Hotchkiss, Colo.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: UPDATE - Emergency repair of a malfunctioning sewage lift station at the Wahweap Marina has been completed and all affected areas have been reopened. All sewage was contained. Crews were able to make the repairs with no adverse effects on water quality in the lake.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - Glacier National Park saw record breaking crowds in July. For the first time, visitation surpassed one million visitors in a single month. The park recorded 1,009,665 visitors, up approximately 23% over visitation last year. Last year was also a record setting year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced today that Chief United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Lawrence Payer, age 71, of Winnebago, Nebraska for his conviction for theft from an Indian gaming establishment. Payer was sentenced to five years of probation and 150 hours of community service. He was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $36,000.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO - Senior citizens have several options in obtaining a $10 Lifetime Senior Pass before the fee increases to $80 on Monday, Aug. 28, and one of them is to take a ferry boat ride to Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial on South Bass Island. “We’ve witnessed a 40 percent increase...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Department of the Interior (DOI) rescinded the Office of Natural Resources Revenue’s (ONRR) “Consolidated Federal Oil & Gas and Federal & Indian Coal Valuation Rule." Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 21-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison after shooting a victim multiple times during an attempted carjacking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Adarrion Christie pleaded guilty May 2, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: LOS ANGELES - One of the leaders of the Hazard street gang - a Mexican Mafia-controlled criminal enterprise that has been responsible for criminal activity in and around the Ramona Gardens housing complex in Boyle Heights for decades - was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his conviction on federal racketeering and drug trafficking offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Ryan J. Lebrun, 24, of Pawtucket, was sentenced today to 180 months (15 years) in federal prison for possessing and distributing child pornography. According to court records, Lebrun, a registered sex offender, was previously convicted in Rhode Island state court in two unrelated child pornography cases.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Kearneysville, West Virginia residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on July 25, 2017 on drug distribution charges, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert J. Seifert, age 59, of Canandaigua, New York, was sentenced on August 3 to time served (about 12.5 months in jail), as well as 3 years of supervised release, for threatening to commit a mass shooting at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.
