News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury woman pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to trafficking steroids to bodybuilders.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Salem, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest Oregon District has removed several dispersed campsites along the Quartzville Back Country Byway, located northeast of Sweet Home, Oregon. Designated dispersed campsites remain available along the Byway on a first come first serve basis. These...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Kamyar “Kami" Soltani, 47, of Sacramento, formerly of El Dorado Hills, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to six months in prison, six months home confinement with electronic monitoring, and ordered to pay $150,446 in restitution for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina John Stuart Bruce Office announced that yesterday in federal court, SHEPHARD LEE SPRUILL, II, 46, of Winterville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Health Care Fraud, and Perjury. Under the terms of a...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: LUFKIN, Texas - A Jasper, Texas couple and their daughter have been found guilty of federal conspiracy violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Paul Tonko (D-NY), and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Elaine Duke today raising a series of questions following...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ahead of the 20th Anniversary of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today reaffirmed their strong, bipartisan support for the children’s health program.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN -A Memphis man was sentenced to federal prison for Theft of Government Property and Forging United States Treasury Checks. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and Tracey D. Montano, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Criminal Investigation announced the sentence today.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - Three companies headquartered in Syosset, N.Y., have partnered with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'(ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in New York by joining the agency’s employment compliance program IMAGE, or “ICE Mutual Agreement between Government and Employers."
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: The Missouri National Recreational River is proud to announce a new partnership with the Living River group of the South Dakota Sierra Club. The group has adopted Mulberry Bend Overlook and Trails, a part of the Missouri National Recreational River. They will help park staff keep the parking lot and trails free of litter, and help keep trails clear and safe and in good condition.
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Heads Up!. After a busy flight, you might think the challenging bits are all behind you as you’re taxiing across your airport’s surface, but that is no time to let your guard down. In fact, pilots need to be extra vigilant when it comes to runway safety.. What is runway safety? It’s your active participation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A San Antonio, Texas, man, Zachary Whiteside, aka “Sharkey," Shark" and “Zach," 37, was sentenced this week by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 214 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in November 2016 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: Today, Congressmen Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) sent the following letter to United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions to express concerns and objections to his proposal to expand the Department of Justice’s civil asset forfeiture program. The letter also urges AG Sessions to reconsider his newly-announced policies.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: KEYSTONE, SD: The month of August is a time of change at Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The steps leading to the Borglum View Terrace will be temporarily closed; the Evening Program time will change; and the Heritage Village and Youth Exploration Area are closing for the season.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Kirkland Smith Found Unresponsive in his Car with Child Pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Step back in time at the Schuyler House and get in touch with history at 18th Century Day Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. Join colonial craftsmen as they take you back in time when all things for the home were handmade. Over 25 artisans will demonstrate their crafts much as they were plied over 200 years ago. Try your hand at candle dipping, games and toys, churn butter, listen to music, watch sheep shearing, or join a free tour of General Philip Schuyler’s House.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Las Cruces, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Cruces District is seeking public comments on a proposed transmission line, from property owned by 96 Ranch Energy, LLC to the Hidalgo Substation located in Hidalgo County, N.M. The comments will be considered in an environmental assessment (EA) evaluating the potential impacts the transmission line may have on BLM-managed public land. Public comments on the EA will be accepted for 30 days, ending on Sept. 6, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: SOUTH BEND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Justin C. Pratt, 34, of LaPorte, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for receiving child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Eleven Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats today submitted public comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to roll back net neutrality regulations stating that the proposal fundamentally and profoundly run counter to the law. The lawmakers wrote that the FCC’s proposal misstates the distinction Congress made in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 between telecommunications services and information services.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2017
News Release: *The original version of this press release incorrectly identified the City of Alexandria in place of Alexandria City Public Schools. The version below has been corrected.
