News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person was sentenced on Aug. 1, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: On Tuesday, July 25, 2017, the National Park Service and the Department of Energy joined the Port of Benton for a ceremony dedicating the newly renovated Manhattan Project National Historical Park (MAPR) Interim Visitor Center, at 2000 Logston Blvd., in Richland, Washington. The Port of Benton spent over $100,000 on new exhibits and other improvements to enhance visitor experience at the center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Six individuals were charged in an indictment unsealed today for their roles in a Worcester-based heroin and cocaine distribution operation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jared R. Hudson, 39, formerly of Plattsburgh, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, access device fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: TULSA, OK - Dr. George Cohlmia, a physician with offices in Tulsa and Tahlequah, entered into a settlement agreement to pay $120,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1970, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: A woman who formerly operated her own tax return preparation business and prepared and filed fraudulent federal tax returns was sentenced to four years’ probation and ordered to pay a fine and restitution in federal court yesterday.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
Release: BOSTON - TSA officers at Logan International Airport (BOS) discovered a loaded firearm at the security checkpoint Wednesday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that a jury found Mark Gagnon, 54, of Candia, New Hampshire guilty of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, woman convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Aug. 1, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CHICAGO - An employee of a Rosemont auto dealership has been charged with arson for allegedly setting a fire that heavily damaged the dealership’s vehicles and office equipment.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, urged her colleagues today to vote against Marvin Kaplan, President Trump’s nominee for the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB). Senator Murray highlighted the importance...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: CRATER LAKE, OREGON - Due to potentially hazardous conditions created by the Spruce Lake Fire, the following trails are closed to entry and use until further notice.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOL Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following joint statement after the Senate confirmed Marvin Kaplan to fill one of two vacant seats on the National Labor Relations Board.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Pennsylvania Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Conspiring to File Fraudulent Tax Refund Claims.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Attorney General Jeff Sessions today issued the following statement on the swearing in of the new Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Wray.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area was recently awarded the prestigious Keeper of the Light award for exceptional interpretive and educational contributions to the Southeast Region and/or the National Park Service. The Keeper of the Light Award is the highest honor bestowed by the National Park Service Division of Interpretation and for the Southeast Region.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Court Judge Richard P. Conaboy sentenced Scott Capparell, age 46, of Drums, Pennsylvania, to 27 months’ imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release, for committing bank fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement on the Federal appeals court ruling concerning protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2017
News Release: Patrick Pearson has been selected to fill the vacant chief of Fire and Aviation position formerly held by Jim McMahill. Pearson is a US Fish and Wildlife employee currently serving as the zone fire management officer for nine national wildlife refuges and one fish hatchery in east central and south Florida.
