News from June 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement in reaction to Interior Secretary Zinke's announcement related to the Trump Administration's ongoing review of national monument designations under the Antiquities Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - John E. Szumigata, age 70, of Albany, was sentenced today to serve 5 months in jail, to be followed by 5 months of home confinement, for stealing over $91,000 in benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Thank you for yielding Mr. Chairman.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Roane County man who violated his federal supervised release by committing a drug crime was sentenced to prison today, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Chadrick Rogers, 40, of Newton, previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: FBI Seeks Information to Identify Suspect in Series of Armed Robberies.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON, DC, June 12, 2017 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the projects selected to receive the USDA’s annual farm to school grants designed to increase the amount of local foods served in schools. Sixty-five projects were chosen nationwide.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: CHARLESTON, S.C. - One member and two associates of the “Wildboys" street gang were sentenced to federal prison June 2 after each pleaded guilty to attempted murder in aid of racketeering for their roles in retaliatory attacks against another rival gang in the South Carolina Lowcountry. The sentencings...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: The Honorable Betsy DeVos. Secretary of Education. U.S. Department of Education. 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W. Washington, DC 20202. Dear Secretary DeVos, In April, we wrote to you expressing concern with your decision to rescind policy memos issued by the previous Administration, which proposed stronger...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: FBI, Las Cruces Police Look for Vehicle Involved in Bank Robbery.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Join us at Effigy Mounds National Monument on June 17th, 2017 for another Junior Ranger Day. Children of all ages are invited to take a break from the Prairie du Chien Rendezvous and join us from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a variety of activities focused on the 1673 expedition of Marquette and Joliet...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decreased flows from Lucky Peak Dam by 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) during the past 24 hours.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: After receiving a vague response to a previous inquiry , House Judiciary Committee Democrats today pressed Ivanka Trump Operations for answers on their business dealings with foreign countries and Ivanka Trump’s involvement with the company. On May 3, 2017, every Democratic member of the House Judiciary ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On June 12, 2017, Ian Joseph Ritzer, 34, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Rosemary Marquez to 25 years in prison to be followed by lifetime supervised release. Ritzer had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of production of child pornography, one count...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Acting U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today significant sentences in a recent drug ring case. Hakim Giddins, 36, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline to serve 16 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a drug...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Henderson, Nevada, man convicted of Attempted Trafficking in Involuntary Servitude and Forced Labor was sentenced on June 2, 2017, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Kovachevich has sentenced Saul Velazquez-Bazan (49, Plant City) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and money laundering.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - A Salvadoran national in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) custody passed away Saturday night from internal bleeding and hemorrhagic shock.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of better serving state and local communities, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah State Director Edwin Roberson today announced the selection of Ahmed Mohsen as the new Color Country District Manager.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Joshua D. Korb., age 38, of Greenville, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville, to trafficking in counterfeit goods, a violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2320. Senior United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr., of Greenville, accepted the plea and will impose sentence after he has reviewed the presentence report which will be prepared by the U.S. Probation Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Lieutenant with the Quincy Police Department (QPD) was convicted today by a federal jury in Boston of collecting double pay in 2015.
