News from June 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2017
News Release: Anthony Morfitt, Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa, was one of 179 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) Director Monty Wilkinson at the 33rd Director’s Awards Ceremony on Friday, June 16, 2017, in Washington D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2017
News Release: DES MOINES, IA - On June 19, 2017, Luke Martin, Jr., age 57, heather Jean Reekrof Des Moines, Iowa, appeared before Chief United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey and was sentenced 151 months in prison for drug charges related to a string of armed robberies in 2016 of Git-N-Go, Kum & Go, Hy-Vee...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Topeka man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a Casey’s General Store, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2017
News Release: Following the emergency closure prompted by the Cajete Fire, Valles Caldera National Preserve will resume its normal hours of operation and visitor services on Monday, June 19th from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. All summer activities will be available to visitors, including the 35 daily backcountry vehicle permits issued on a first come, first served basis. In addition, special use permittees and commercial use operators may resume their projects and business within the preserve.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 18, 2017 - Yesterday evening rangers received a report of a twenty-six year old female that fell into Silliman Creek along the Twin Lakes Trail in Sequoia National Park and was subsequently swept downstream.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2017
News Release: TALKEETNA, Alaska - The mountaineer who died at 17,500 feet on Denali’s West Buttress route on June 16 is identified as Sanjay Pandit, age 28, of Kathmandu, Nepal. Pandit was descending the mountain with two teammates when he succumbed to an unknown medical illness.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2017
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - The hottest place on Earth is bracing for its first extremely hot week of the year. Temperatures above 120° F are expected in Death Valley National Park this week as spring gives way to summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2017
News Release: Joint Statement Update on Status of Shooting in Alexandria, Virginia.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2017
News Release: Road reopen following significant rockfall. The El Portal Road (Highway 140) into Yosemite Valley is scheduled to reopen to all traffic Sunday, June 18 at 6:00 am. The first two miles of the El Portal Road from the park boundary is signed as a no-stopping zone. Visitors driving through the damaged section...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2017
News Release: Houghton, MI - Join Isle Royale National Park aboard the Ranger III for summer 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 17, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Alexander Kudla (“Kudla") was sentenced by United States District Judge Richard G. Andrews to a three-year term of probation after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud for his theft of over $22,000 from a disabled veteran.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 17, 2017
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - A 32-year-old male from California died while reportedly swimming at Lake Mead National Recreation Area June 17.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: One of the greatest threats to security in the Western Hemisphere is Transnational Criminal Organizations, or TCOs. With no regard for human life, TCOs move anything and everything through their dark networks—including weapons, counterfeit goods, and smuggled and trafficked persons. They play a large role in the North American drug epidemic—a crisis that claimed more than 60,000 lives in 2016, the highest level in history.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly, along with representatives from Mexico and Central America, delivered opening remarks on the second day of The Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America at U.S. Southern Command Center in Miami, Florida.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Miami Herald By: Glen Garvin Neither the United States nor its Latin American neighbors can have peace or prosperity until they get control of the illegal drugs that flow among them, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly told regional leaders as the second day of the Conference on Security and Prosperity in Central America got under way Friday.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Citizens deserve the right to live free of violence, and free of the threat of violence in times of peace. With this in mind, this afternoon featured a session on improving public safety in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Panelists discussed this topic in the context of regional security and cooperation, building upon earlier discussions about combating organized crime and transnational criminal networks and enhancing border security.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: This afternoon, delegates from the United States, Mexico, Central America and other international partners discussed the key to ensuring security in the region: strong judicial systems that prosecute crime thus deterring illegal behavior. The U.S. commended regional governments' fight against corruption at all levels of society, which demonstrates a commitment to governance, transparency, and strong institutions.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: (Washington, DC, June 16, 2017) – Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today named three individuals who will take on leadership roles as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues the reorganization announced on May 11, 2017. In accordance with a directive in the 2014 Farm Bill, USDA created ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today charging 23 alleged members and associates of the Vagos Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMG), including some of its most senior leaders, in a conspiracy involving racketeering, murder, robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault, among other charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: A federal jury convicted a real estate investor of bid rigging and bank fraud related to public foreclosure auctions held in Georgia, the Department of Justice announced today.
