News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Penn National horse trainer Murray Rojas, 51, Grantville, Pennsylvania, was convicted of 14 felony counts of misbranding prescription drugs on race day and conspiracy. The crimes involved Rojas...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: Abuse Took Place While Girl Was Staying With Defendant.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against defendants Medistat RX LLC (Medistat), Mark D. Acker who served as its Chief Executive Officer, Timothy L. Fickling, who served as its Production Manager, and V. Elaine Waller, who served...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - Artists and photographers will unveil works inspired by public lands in a reception set for Thursday, July 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office, 6640 Lockheed Dr., in Redding. Members of the public are welcome to view the art and photography, meet the artists, and enjoy snacks and light refreshments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that William Soltan, 34, of Suffolk County, New York, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender as required by the federal Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Thomas A. Sweeney, 49, of Columbus was sentenced to serve 45 years in prison for committing sex crimes involving a 14-year old female.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for attempting to entice an undercover officer, whom he believed was a 14-year-old girl, to meet for illicit sex.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 5, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Jessica Scott, an employee of Covenant Aviation (CAS), a private company that contracts with the Transportation Security (TSA), was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the federal government. The sentence was handed down by the...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 4, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 DHS to Welcome 15,000 New Citizens During Holiday WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly released the following statement commemorating Independence Day: "Two hundred and forty-one years ago, our founding ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2017
News Release: Join Rocky Mountain National Park’s Climbing Rangers to learn more about climbing Colorado’s Favorite 14er, Longs Peak. This program will be held on Friday, July 7, and presented again on Friday, July 28, at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center. Their presentation will discuss various climbing and hiking routes and lessons learned, with a focus on how to prepare for and manage risks for a successful ascent of the classic Keyhole Route.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2017
News Release: Luray, Virginia: The popular Dark Hollow Falls Trail in Shenandoah National Park will be temporarily closed while trail crews make improvements. Visitors may still access the falls via the Rose River Fire Road at mile 49.4 of Skyline Drive.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2017
News Release: CRAIG, Colo. - Today firefighters with the Northwest Colorado Fire and Aviation Management Unit are continuing their efforts to contain the 1,800 acre Peekaboo Fire, which is burning in a remote, rugged area on Bureau of Land Management land 50 miles west of Craig.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2017
News Release: Searchers have been unable to locate a skier who is believed to have fallen through a snowbridge into Pebble Creek on July 3, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DANIELLE DANA LAYMAN, 37, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, has been charged by criminal complaint with soliciting someone to murder her former husband with ricin, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - DANIELLE DANA LAYMAN, 37, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, has been charged by criminal complaint with soliciting someone to murder her former husband with ricin, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS S&T Press Office, John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh $206,062 to develop data and analysis platforms that cybersecurity researchers can use to understand and counter cyberattacks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Mississippi correctional officer Robert Sturdivant, 48, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and one (1) year of supervised release for leading the cover-up after an inmate was severely beaten at the state’s Parchman Prison, the Justice Department announced today.
By Fed Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen was treated at King Edward VII hospital in London over the weekend for a urinary tract infection. She was admitted Friday and released Monday. She is returning to Washington, D.C., and expects to resume her schedule as planned this week.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: The Key Elements of the Deal * The Department of Commerce and the Government of Mexico and the Mexican sugar industry have reached agreement on final amendments to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) suspension agreements on sugar from Mexico.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: The Key Elements of the Deal * The Department of Commerce and the Government of Mexico and the Mexican sugar industry have reached agreement on final amendments to the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) suspension agreements on sugar from Mexico.
