News from June 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: CASPER Wyo. - Enlist in history as the “6th U.S. Infantry" comes to life Saturday, June 17 through Sunday, June 18 at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry, issued the following statement in response to the revised agreement to address sugar trade concerns between the United States and Mexico...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced the sentencing of DEUVONTAY SHELBY CHARLES, 22, to 36 years in prison for sex trafficking three minor girls and for producing and receiving child pornography of two minor girls. CHARLES was indicted on March 7, 2016, and on Dec. 14, 2016, was convicted by a federal jury on 20 of 23 counts.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Two members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office were recognized today by the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) at the 33nd Annual Director’s Awards Ceremony in Washington D.C.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced it has rescheduled its hearing titled, “Examining the Extension of Safety Net Health Programs." The hearing will now take place on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.as they are posted. See Also
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: DETROIT - Sardar Ashrafkhan of Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced yesterday to 23 years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substance prescription drugs, conspiracy to commit health care fraud, and money laundering, Acting U.S. Attorney Daniel Lemisch announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. June 16, 2017 - A vehicle fire was reported this afternoon in Sequoia National Park, approximately one-quarter mile south of popular vista location Ampitheatre Point. The fire then spread into the grass upslope of the vehicle. An immediate full-suppression response was initiated.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced DaQuan Brooks (23, St. Petersburg) to 10 years in federal prison for knowingly possessing cocaine base, also known as “crack cocaine," with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking activity. Brooks pleaded guilty on Feb. 24, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eric S. Mann, age 33, of Howard, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to attempting to arrange for a sexual encounter with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that two Webster, South Dakota, men charged with Taking, Killing, and Possessing Migratory Birds pled guilty to and were sentenced on May 31, 2017, by William D. Gerdes, U.S. Magistrate Judge.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Van Buren, MO: Join a Park Ranger and a nature photographer for a guided nature photography lesson on Saturday, June 24th at 9 a.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 | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: ELY, Nev.-- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will conduct a public hearing to discuss the use of motorized vehicles and aircraft in the monitoring and management of wild horses or burros on public lands in Nevada. The hearing is scheduled at 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, at the White Pine County Library, 995 Campton Street, in Ely, Nev.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: With the advent of the closing of the American Museum of Science and Energy (AMSE), the National Park Service will be moving the Manhattan Project National Historical Park’s visitor center and offices in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in October.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 15, 2017 Phillip Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to the charges...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sujit Raman of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Maryland 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 today in Washington D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - The investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation into the alleged misuse of former Governor Kitzhaber’s and Ms. Hayes’s positions for their personal benefit has concluded and no federal criminal charges will be sought. The United States will not comment further on this matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Eric S. Mann, age 33, of Howard, Pennsylvania, pled guilty today to attempting to arrange for a sexual encounter with a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: Man Wearing Chevrolet Baseball Cap Robs NE Albuquerque Bank.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today addressed the 2017 Ag Symposium held by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 16, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), announced it has rescheduled its hearing titled, “Examining the Extension of Safety Net Health Programs." The hearing will now take place on Friday, June 23, 2017 at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.as they are posted. See Also
