News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Suspected Indicted in Nebraska on Charges Related to the AK-47 Bandit Bank Robbery Series.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS: Natchez Trace Parkway officials announce a portion of the Parkway near Dancy will be closed starting July 10, 2017, for motorized and non-motorized traffic (including bicyclists). The motor road closure from milepost 214.5 (Webster County, MS) to milepost 219.5 (Clay County, MS) will allow...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: A Cleveland man was sentenced to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay $7.8 million in restitution for violating the Clean Air Act by failing to remove asbestos prior to demolishing a former factory in Cleveland, Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Homeland Security (HSI) executed multiple search and arrest warrants today, closing two valley pharmacies and arresting a pharmacist as part of an ongoing OCDETF-designated investigation. On June 28, 2017, agents obtained an indictment from a federal grand...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Philip Joseph Spear, 60, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, was sentenced on July 6, 2017, by Chief U.S. District Judge Louis Guirola, Jr., to 160 years (1920 months) in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for producing, transporting, distributing, and possessing...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption event in Poteau, Oklahoma, July 28-29, 2017. The two-day event at the LeFlore County Fairgrounds will feature dozens of outstanding animals, including several pinto horses. The event will take place from noon - 6:00pm on Friday, July 28, and 8:00am - noon on Saturday, July 29. The BLM will offer animals for the adoption fee of $125 (set by law).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of GREGORY VERNELL BENTLEY, 32, CRAIG VERNARD BENTLEY, 29, and VANESSA LYNNE BROWN, 24, for their roles in a violent heroin distribution ring. All three defendants entered guilty pleas and were sentenced before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Stillwater, NY- Armies in the American Revolution were towns on the move and included important craftsmen like blacksmiths, carpenters, tailors, shoemakers, and tinsmiths. These tradesmen and women kept armies clothed, and repaired vital items needed in the fight for freedom.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: CINCINNATI - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) - the trade association for the firearms industry - are announcing a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the burglary of Peterson’s Gun Shop, a federal firearms licensee located at 11338 -a Reading Road, Sharonville, Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: VAN BUREN, MO: Join a Park Ranger for a guided “point and shoot" photography hike on Sunday, July 16th, at 2 p.m. The hike will begin at Big Spring, and participants can expect to explore the nearby area for scenic views. Participants should plan to hike approximately ½-mile.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: National Park Service Announces Finding of No Significant Impact and Final Memorandum of Agreement for New Security Screening Facility on Liberty Island.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
Release: DULLES, Va. - The number of passengers expected to fly this summer season is expected to be the highest in years with more than 2.5 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints through Labor Day.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The National Park Service announced today the apportionment of $1,752,073 for 27 maritime heritage grants to applicants in 13 states and the District of Columbia. In partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD), the National Park Service awarded grants for projects that teach about and preserve sites and objects related to our nation’s maritime history.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Johnson City, Texas -- Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park continues its popular outdoor summertime movie series on Saturday, July 15, with the showing of “You Only Live Twice," starring Sean Connery and Donald Pleasence. The film starts at dusk and will be presented on a large outdoor screen...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Harjit Kaur Johal, 50, and Jasvir Kaur, 47, each to two years in prison for making false declarations before a grand jury, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: (BUTTE, Mont.) - With fire danger on the rise in parts of western Montana, the Bureau of Land Management’s Butte Field Office has issued a Fire Prevention Order temporarily closing its North Hills area to shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Paterson, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he recently robbed a TD Bank in Paterson, New Jersey, and an Investors Bank in Clifton, New Jersey, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Potomac, MD- The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (C&O Canal) is proceeding with a limited reopening of the previously closed Olmsted Island Trail to the Great Falls Overlook late afternoon on Friday, July 7, 2017. The trail will be open for weekends only, through July to facilitate completion of several minor work items. Once all remaining items are completed the trail will be reopened for full access to the public every day of the week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: DALLAS -Wesley Michael Woodyard, 66, most recently from Dallas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater to 87 months in federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Ace European Insurance Company (ACE) located in London, England of more than $4.6 million from approximately 2002 through 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Teachers are invited to join NatureBridge and the National Park Service for Learning from a Distance, a four-day summer workshop in Olympic National Park to be held August 7-10. Participants will hear from National Park Service rangers and researchers, discover the rich resources Olympic National Park has to offer, and learn ways to connect students to the park via technology.
