News from February 2017
By DOL Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold hearings this week to discuss a number of important issues facing America’s workers, job creators, and vulnerable youth. The hearings will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 72-year-old doctor has been ordered to federal prison for distributing large amounts of oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Richard Arthur Evans, of Houston, July 27, 2016, on all 19 counts as charged following approximately eight hours of deliberation. Co-defendant David Devido, 78, of Houston, pleaded guilty on the first day of trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Joseph Dubois to Pay $410,520 in Restitution.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Las Vegas - Southern Nevada wildland fire agencies (Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Clark County, City of North Las Vegas and Mt. Charleston Fire Protection District) are seeking applications for a newly created seasonal on-call handcrew.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering three outdoor events in February that will take advantage of southern New Mexico’s weather and natural resources. The BLM events are geared to individuals, family, friends, and civic organizations from all age groups. The BLM encourages the public to take time from their busy schedules to enjoy the outdoors and the wonderful resources virtually in their backyards.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 101,600 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - Tonto National Monument, along with other national park units, national wildlife refuges, national forests and public lands managed by Bureau of Land Management will waive their entrance fees in celebration of Presidents' Day on Feb. 20, 2017. Hike up to the Lower Cliff Dwelling...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, all Democratic Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sent a letter to Chairman Jason Chaffetz urging him to reconsider his repeated refusals over the past several months to join Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings in investigating Lt. General Michael Flynn and his ties to Russia.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant ordered to pay over $630,000 in restitution to the IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JACQUES FLEURIJEUNE, 27, also known as “Magic," last residing in New London, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud stemming from his involvement in an insurance fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jorge Chacon, 33, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating the federal firearms laws by unlawfully using and carrying a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: URBANA, Ill. - U.S. District Judge Colin S. Bruce today sentenced Santos Salgado, 31, of the 800 block of E. Station St., Kankakee, Ill., to serve 72 months in federal prison for illegal possession of a firearm by a felon. Salgado was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release upon his release...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO-Say goodbye to potholes and puddles! Loved by more than 18 million visitors since it opened in 2001, the multi-use Crissy Field Promenade is about to get some much needed TLC. Construction is expected to begin mid-March and last through the summer. Work will occur in four phases to minimize impacts to visitors, but each phase will require detours.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Husband sentenced to 12 years in prison; wife sentenced to over three years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev.-Three men, including two former felons, were arrested and face criminal charges after posting videos on Snapchat of themselves illegally shooting firearms which included a stolen firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI Las Vegas field office.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant Arrested After Crashing in the Vehicle.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY - Due to snow accumulations and above normal winter conditions, bison within Grand Teton National Park are moving to find food and recently have been using U.S. Highway 89 as their travel pathway. Grand Teton National Park Superintendent David Vela said, “It is imperative that motorists traveling Highway 89 between Moose and Moran Junction remain alert and slow down due to migrating bison in and along the roadway.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that ten alleged members of the Black Mob Gangstas/Donald Gee Family (BMG/DGF) Raleigh-area Bloods street gang, including its leaders, have been indicted in Raleigh, for conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise and related offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CARRIE CAESAR, 46, of New Britain, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to embezzling funds from Webster Bank Corporation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 13, 2017
News Release: Defendant Admits to Three Burglaries Targeting Restaurants and Yoga Studio.
