News from July 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Who Left That?" a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 10:00 am. Join a park ranger for this 45-minute program to learn the signs animals leave all along the Parkway.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, is calling for answers from Customs and Border Protection (CBP) following reports that officers at Newark Liberty International Airport repeatedly abused and harassed fellow...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on July 5, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that on July 6, 2017, United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani sentenced Lewis Davenport, age 40, to 48 months’ imprisonment and a two-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to commit theft on federal land, and for committing aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - See stunning beauty and experience diverse cultures that highlight Latin, Asian and African traditions at the annual Lotus and Water Lily Festival. Join the National Park Service for the festival kickoff on July 15, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and for the weeklong activities that continue through July 22, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit today affirmed the convictions of three Orthodox rabbis who were convicted at trial of conspiring to kidnap Orthodox Jewish husbands who refused to grant their wives permission to divorce, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On July 7, 2017, Michael Lee Williamsheather Jean Reekr, age 51, of Runnels, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to life imprisonment for conspiring to transport a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and a consecutive, ten-year term of imprisonment for commission of a felony offense involving a minor by a registered sex offender, announced United States Attorney Kevin E. VanderSchel.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Husband and wife indicted for respective roles in alleged tax fraud scheme regarding three restaurants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DEBORAH A. GRAY, 51, and KEITH B. GRAY, II, 27, both of Oklahoma City, were sentenced to prison this week by United States District Judge David L. Russell for submitting false claims to Medicaid for behavioral health counseling, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic Leaders of the Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform committees today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking it to examine the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) information technology and information security practices.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Defendant Ran Prostitution Business From His Bedford-Stuyvesant Brownstone, Using Facebook to Lure Women and Underage Girls for Sex Parties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has paid $1.65 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act when it knowingly submitted claims for reimbursement to California’s Medi‑Cal program that were not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: LINCOLN CITY, Montana - Yesterday, just after midnight, a 5.8 magnitude earthquake was reported near Lincoln City, Montana. The earthquake was centered approximately 140 miles from Como Dam, located in Ravalli County, Montana, near the town of Darby. Como Dam is owned and operated by the Bitter Root Irrigation District. The Bureau of Reclamation, however, has oversight responsibility for the structural safety of the dam.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Jesse Newton, 29, of Waldo, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Newton also admitted in Court to violating terms of his supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A trustee with Houston Community College (HCC) was recently convicted of bribery of a public official concerning programs receiving federal funds, announced U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2017
News Release: Two Civilian Defendants Charged With Committing Robbery With Indicted Baltimore City Police Officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Kevin Gobin, 56, of Lempster, New Hampshire, was sentenced on July 6, 2017, in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont, to serve 40 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford also ordered Gobin to serve a 10-year period of supervised release and to pay a $100 special assessment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A man alleged to have made false statements during his application to join the U.S. Army and Air Force was arrested today on charges he hid information from recruiters about his foreign travel and prior arrest in the Kingdom of Jordan.
