News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: A 28-year-old enrolled member of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to eight years in prison and twenty years of supervised release for molesting a young child, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. GARY CLYDE WELLMAN, JR., of Kingston, Washington pleaded guilty to abusive sexual contact in May 2017. U.S. District Judge Robert J. Bryan ordered WELLMAN JR. to register as a sex offender upon his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A total of six out of eight Houston residents arrested for their alleged involvement in the July 25 armed robbery of First Community Credit Union in Katy are set to appear today in federal court, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Beavers: Making a Splash" a special Junior Ranger program held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, at 10:00 am. Beavers are incredible animals that can turn the tiniest streams into flooded wetlands.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke announced Arizona’s Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument is no longer under review and that he will recommend that no modifications be made to the monument. The monument was under review in accordance with President Donald J. Trump’s April 26, 2017, executive order.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A Canadian man pleaded guilty Friday to using a false Israeli passport to enter the United States from Mexico.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Commercial Use Authorizations. Superintendent Randy King announced today that the park will accept Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) Applications starting September 1. The CUA Application is now available for download on the park’s website. The link is provided below. This is a new CUA Application...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Houghton, MI - The American landscapes which have become our national parks have challenged us from the first time people encountered them. In honor of the National Park Service turning 101, Ranger Lori Honrath will share The Challenges of Isle Royale. From shipwreck survival to long days on the trail, Isle Royale’s isolation has challenged all who have explored this island archipelago.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Tampa, Florida- Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Anthony Sanchez (25, Bradenton) today pleaded guilty to possessing with intent to distribute carfentanil and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of five years, up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: District Court Enters Permanent Injunctions Against New York Companies and Individuals Banning Importation of Dangerous Children's Products and Toys.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - A Guatemalan national who is wanted in connection with a 2003 murder in Atlanta, was arrested Thursday morning in Atlanta by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement’s Removal Operations’ (ERO) Fugitive Operations Team (FUG OPS).
By EPA Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Gene Green (D-TX) today wrote to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma voicing their deep concerns regarding the recently submitted proposal from the...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Lauren Alley 406-888-5838. Kelly Stevens 406-888-7895. MEDIA17-37. Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates Receive Wes Henry Award. Wilderness and Backcountry Stewardship Efforts Recognized. WEST GLACIER, MT. - The Glacier National Park Volunteer Associates (GNPVA) received the 2016 National Park Service...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Michael Johnson, aka “Psych" and “Syke," 34, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 151 months in federal prison following his guilty plea earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Martin Shkreli was convicted today by a federal jury in Brooklyn of three counts of a superseding indictment charging him with securities fraud and securities fraud conspiracy. The verdict followed a six-week trial before United States District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto. Shkreli was the founder and managing...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Two Miami-Dade brothers pled guilty in federal court, on July 28, 2017, for their involvement in a drug trafficking scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Tennessee Man Sentenced for Unauthorized Access of Former Employer's Networks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Jose R. Flores, 39, of Bronx, New York, was charged today by Indictment with travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and the production and possession of child pornography, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Rwandan man, who fled his home country near the end of the 1994 genocide, was arrested in Massachusetts by special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Friday and charged in federal court with immigration fraud and perjury in connection with his application for benefits.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: MOAB, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Canyon Country District is advising people to exercise caution when traveling in the back country, as some roads are damaged from recent flooding events. “Public safety and access are very important," said Canyon Country District Manager Lance Porter. “We are working with our partners to repair the damage as quickly as possible."
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study analyzing the impacts of amending Corning Water District’s Existing Contract with Reclamation for the purpose of relinquishing a portion of CWD’s Contract Total to Reclamation. This water acquisition is authorized under the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, specifically Sections 3406(d)(2) and 3406(b)(3).
