News from June 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mother Lode Field Office is posting warnings at the Cable Rock day-use area and other recreation sites along the Merced River due to an increased risk of water-related fatalities and injuries. Record rain and historic snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is melting, which is turning the Merced River into an extremely high, cold, and swift-moving waterway, with treacherous rocks and rapids downstream.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A federal jury in the Western District of North Carolina convicted Ronald McKnight, 44, of Charlotte, of two charges of bank robbery, following a two-day trial that ended today, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: The Czech Republic is a medium-sized, open, export-driven economy. Around 80 percent of its GDP is comprised of exports - mostly from the automotive and engineering industries. Its strong dependence on foreign demand, especially from the Eurozone, of which it is not a member, was highlighted in the global ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Kenneth Rudge Oversaw Activities of “YNR" Members on Webster Avenue, Including Heroin and Crack Sales, Shootings, and the Murder of a Robbery Victim in January 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan and Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon H. Kim today announced that Lajbar Lajward Khan, a/k/a “Haji Lajaward," and Amal Said Alam Shah, a/k/a “Haji Zar Mohammad," pled guilty...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - With July Fourth holiday festivities around the corner, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) would like to remind Californians to "know before you go" recreating on public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Mandi Rice, age 34, of Three Springs, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information on June 28, 2017, with misappropriation of postal funds by a postal employee.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California Desert District would like to remind the public to stay safe during the July Fourth weekend by following fire restrictions and recreational shooting rules on public lands. The public is also reminded to exercise personal safety when recreating outdoors in hot temperatures.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to two child exploitation charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A Guatemalan man has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Clarksburg on a reentry of a removed alien charge, Acting United States Attorney Betsy Steinfeld Jividen announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher Carriero, 38, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: France welcomes foreign investment and has a stable business climate that attracts investors from around the world. The French government devotes significant resources to attracting foreign investment through policy incentives, marketing, overseas trade promotion offices, and investor support mechanisms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (MI-13) today gave the following statement on the House floor in opposition to "Kates Law" (H.R. 3004).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY -The Gros Ventre/Kelly Road in Grand Teton National Park is open to traffic, with an alternating one-lane of traffic in the erosion-affected area managed by a lighted traffic control system. All motor vehicles, as well as bicycle riders, are reminded to obey traffic control devices. For safety...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM-ES) will hold its quarterly online oil and gas lease sale Sept. 21, 2017. The sale will include six parcels totaling 191.71 acres in the Marietta Unit of the Wayne National Forest, Ohio (3 parcels) and in the State of Louisiana in Catahoula and Bienville Parish (3 parcels).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for San Joaquin River Restoration Program seepage management actions up to 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury in Fresno indicted eight defendants today for their participation in a methamphetamine and heroin distribution conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s San Francisco Division...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: Court Approves Consent Decree Requiring Shut Down of Operations Until Violations Are Redressed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today the unsealing of an indictment that charges Christopher Stevens, 32, Albany, Wis., with three counts of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. This sealed indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on June 22.
By State Newswire | Jun 29, 2017
Release: The United Kingdom (UK) actively encourages foreign direct investment (FDI). The UK imposes few impediments to foreign ownership and throughout the past decade, has been Europe’s top recipient of FDI. The UK government provides comprehensive statistics on FDI in its annual inward investment report.
