News from August 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Deshawn Denton was sentenced to 20 years in prison for armed carjacking and kidnapping charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Shaquana Quenella Brookins (32, Jacksonville) to 35 years in federal prison for sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion; conspiracy to manufacture and distribute crack cocaine; and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The Court set scheduled separate hearing to determine restitution owed to two of her victims.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - At 10:21 am on Aug. 21, 2017, the moon and the sun came into complete alignment with clear skies over John Day Fossil Beds National Monument giving the thousands of visitors waiting in excited expectation approximately two minutes to view totality. Many cheered when totality was...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 WASHINGTON – Federal, state, and local search and rescue teams are operating 24/7 to reach those stranded in flooded areas. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has more than 400 Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) personnel working to save ...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 Storm poses significant threat to life and safety WASHINGTON – Tropical Storm Harvey continues impacting southeast Texas communities with potentially historic amounts of rain as well as tornadoes in the greater Houston area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Luis Macedo Arrested.
By State Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales's expulsion of U.N. International Commission against Impunity (CICIG) head Ivan Velasquez...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: CRATER LAKE, OREGON - Crater Lake National Park has issued a Level 1 Evacuation Notice for Mazama Village effective at 1:00 PM, Aug. 27, 2017. The Level 1 notice informs residents and visitors to “be ready" for a potential evacuation of Mazama Village, including employee dormitories and trailer sites...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON- At midnight tonight, Beach Drive closes to all users (cars, bikes and pedestrians) between Park Road/Tilden Street NW and Joyce Road NW, which is just south of Military Road NW. Ross Drive and Ridge Road will also close to vehicles but will remain open to cyclists and pedestrians.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 26, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 Residents Urged to Heed Warnings from State, Local, and Tribal Officials WASHINGTON – The federal government is actively providing support to states, local communities, and tribes as Hurricane Harvey, now downgraded to a Tropical Storm, continues ...
By Fed Newswire | Aug 26, 2017
News Release: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and state bank regulators recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Harvey on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide regulatory ...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) activated the National Response Coordination Center (NRCC ) this morning. The Regional Response Coordination Center in Denton, Texas, continues to support states, local communities, and tribes as they are preparing for potential impacts of Hurricane Harvey.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release CBP Public Affairs Contact: (202) 344-1700 WASHINGTON - As Hurricane Harvey approaches the United States, the Governor of Texas has issued a State of Disaster declaration for 30 counties in Texas, and the Governor of Louisiana has declared a State of Emergency. In light of Hurricane ...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release FEMA News Desk Phone: 202-646-3272 Follow the directions of your state, local and tribal officials WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continue to coordinate closely with federal, state, local, and tribal partners to support the local response preparations in advance of Hurricane Harvey’s landfall.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: USDA Reminds Individuals and Small Businesses that USDA Offers Disaster Assistance Programs to Help WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds rural communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Harvey that USDA has programs that provide assistance before, during and after disasters. USDA staff in the regional, State and county offices in Texas and Louisiana are ready to help.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Houston, Texas returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging two Texas residents with conspiring to commit money laundering and structuring currency transactions, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: A former Minister of Mines and Geology of the Republic of Guinea was sentenced today to seven years in prison, and three years of supervised release, for laundering bribes paid to him by executives of China Sonangol International Ltd. (China Sonangol) and China International Fund, SA (CIF).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: A Volkswagen engineer was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sean F. Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan to 40 months in federal prison, and two years of supervised release, for his role in a nearly 10-year conspiracy to defraud U.S. regulators and Volkswagen customers by implementing software ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: A former social security administrative law judge (ALJ) was sentenced today to four years in prison for his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $550 million in federal disability payments from the Social Security Administration (SSA) for thousands of claimants.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2017
News Release: MARSHFIELD, WI – A Wisconsin manufacturer of steel pipes and tubes faces $110,458 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) inspectors responded to a complaint and found 13 serious safety and health violations at the company’s Marshfield facility.
