News from July 2017
By DOE Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Geothermal Technologies Office (GTO) and the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced the selection of 5 projects to receive up to $15 million in funding to investigate wellbore integrity research subjects via a Lab Call announcement. This funding opportunity will...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: Chief Financial Officer of Baltimore business accused of defrauding employer of $200,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: WILKES-BARRE. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on July 8, 2017, United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Samuel and Steven Borgia to 6 months home-confinement and 1-year probation for conspiring to commit wire fraud...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused $2.7 million in losses, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - David A. Skally, 58, of Providence, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for possessing and accessing child pornography with the intent to view, announced Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch; Matthew J. Etre, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for New England; and Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: Last week, as part of numerous ongoing investigations being conducted by the ATF and the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department (SCMPD), a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah charged 9 more Savannah residents with a variety of firearms offenses and drug crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: Current Clallam County 5th-7th graders are invited to register for “Adventures in Science - A Summer Day Camp" at NatureBridge in Olympic National Park. Two camps will be offered this summer on July 17-21 or August 14-18, 2017. The NatureBridge campus is located on the shore of Lake Crescent.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to join a NPS archeologist to learn about the archeology of Harpers Ferry on Monday, July 24, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. This 60 minute program will provide a brief insight into the day in the life of a park archeologist working at Harpers Ferry. Participants are encouraged to ask the archeologist questions and to learn more about archeology.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI - Three former employees of Evans Landscaping pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to defrauding the City of Cincinnati and other public entities including universities and numerous school districts through fraudulent small business and minority business contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of violating federal drug and firearm laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In order to meet requirements set by legislation passed by Congress in December 2016, the price of the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Senior Pass will increase from $10 to $80. The change will take effect Aug. 28, 2017. Pass holders are given lifetime...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - July 10, 2017 - Robert Ellis Waddey, 22, of Nashville, Tenn., pleaded guilty on Friday to communicating a threat by interstate commerce, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jack Smith of the Middle District of Tennessee. Waddey was indicted by a federal grand jury in February of this year and was also charged with being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 10, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Raymore, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for the armed robbery of United Missouri Bank in Raymore.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service invites people of all ages to find their park and discover the national parks in their community through volunteerism.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2017
News Release: Sunny skies, outstanding views of Mauna Loa and Kīlauea, and an outpouring of aloha from all who participated in the Hawaiian Cultural Festival & BioBlitz, made for a joyful Saturday at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2017
News Release: WILLIAMSON CO, TN - On Saturday, July 8, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., Greg Goodman and Tyler Noe were cycling on the Natchez Trace Parkway, a designated bike route, near the Parkway’s northern terminus. A black Volvo passing the bicyclists struck Noe causing serious but non-life threatening injuries. The Volvo’s driver failed to stop and left the scene. Goodman was wearing a camera and provided a video of the incident to investigators.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2017
News Release: Note: Get the latest fire updates on Twitter @BLMNV, Facebook @BLMNevada (Use hashtag #DryGulchFire), and inciweb.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2017
News Release: Roosevelt, AZ - The Salt River Project will be working on updating critical powerline infrastructure near Tonto National Monument on July 10th. Because of the power outage and impacts to visitor safety, Tonto National Monument will be closed all day Monday.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 8, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement after Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke issued a Secretarial Order directing the Department to hold regular onshore oil and gas leasing sales and to reduce delays in the processing of Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs).
