News from July 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Two Killed, Including a 15-Year-Old Innocent Bystander; Three Others Wounded.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Psychiatrist Luis Escabi-Pérez was sentenced to five years of probation, 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay a restitution of $230,244, for fraud in the application process for Social Security Administration (SSA) disability insurance benefits in Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Defendant Managed Universal Tax Return Preparation Business in Dallas.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: The upcoming hiring surge at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) increases the agency’s attendance at recruiting events.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Psychiatrist Luis Escabi-Pérez was sentenced to five years of probation, 500 hours of community service and ordered to pay a restitution of $230,244, for fraud in the application process for Social Security Administration (SSA) disability insurance benefits in Puerto Rico, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez Vélez.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Zachery Joseph Cooley, 38, of Mobile, was convicted in federal court on Thursday for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, four counts of distribution and possession with intent to...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service and the Zane Grey’s West Society will host the 13th Annual Zane Grey Festival on Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 10 am to 4 pm. The festival is free of charge and will be held at the Zane Grey Museum, 135 Scenic Drive, in Lackawaxen, PA.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On June 28, 2017, Darius Jermaine Blakemore, a.k.a. Tank, 28, of Chattanooga, Tennessee pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin resulting in death, distribution of heroin resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute crack, and possession with intent to distribute heroin. He entered this guilty plea during the second day of his trial for the same offenses.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Join artists Ellen Sullivan and Claudia Wellington, members of the duo “Music with Heart," for an inspiring performance of cello, guitar, and voice. The richness of Claudia’s voice, combined with the soulful cello sounds, combine to create a unique blend. Their performance will be held at 7 pm on Tuesday...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is requesting ideas and input on how the agency can make its land use planning procedures and environmental reviews timelier and less costly, as well as ensure its responsiveness to local needs. This effort to improve the planning process comes after the President’s March 27 approval of House Joint Resolution 44, which nullified the BLM’s Planning 2.0 rule.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Cincinnati -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Technical Support Services (TSS) acquisition. A Time-and-Materials (T&M) contract with a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) (for transition...
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
Release: NORTH BEND, Ore. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed the latest security checkpoint screening technology at Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH).
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A man who was trying to smuggle a handgun to Jamaica was arrested today, July 3, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers uncovered the gun artfully concealed beneath the lining of a piece of checked luggage at Newark Liberty International Airport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: London, England born man used identification of a deceased victim to attempt to renew United States passport.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Prospect Mortgage Company, LLC (“Prospect") has agreed to pay the United States $4.157 million to resolve allegations that that the company committed civil mortgage fraud in connection with its participation in the Direct Endorsement Lender Program announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Brian J. Stretch, and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia John A. Horn.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - As part of a continuing effort to increase storage capability throughout California, the Bureau of Reclamation and the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) have prepared the Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for public...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK, Twentynine Palms, California - A Celebration of Life event for Susan Luckie Reilly will be held this Saturday, July 8th, 2017, at 10 AM, at the Bell Center on the campus of Copper Mountain College. The event is open to the public.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: ROME, Ga. - Bryson-Taylor Wayne Banks, 31, of Cartersville, Georgia, has been arraigned on multiple federal charges, including unlawfully accessing a law enforcement database and disclosure of confidential information. Banks was a Cartersville Police Officer who was assigned to a DEA task force and allegedly used his access to law enforcement databases to alert an informant and drug traffickers to an active federal investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - John A. Horn, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and Brian J. Stretch, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, announced that the United States has settled civil mortgage fraud claims against Prospect Mortgage Company, LLC (“Prospect") stemming from Prospect’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Steve Butler of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Byron Chase Williams Champion, 24, of Pine Hill, was sentenced today in federal court on charges involving his theft of weapons and being a prohibited person in possession of firearms. Court documents show that...
