News from March 2017
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continue to increase flows from Lucky Peak Dam because of a combination of lower elevation precipitation and above-normal winter precipitation in the Boise River drainage.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Kansas City, Mo., men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A grand jury returned an indictment today that charges Kevin Brooks, 34, of Kankakee, Ill., with possession of heroin with intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that on Feb. 7, 2017, Brooks possessed approximately one kilogram or more of heroin with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Jasper pharmacist to two years in prison for illegally dispensing opioid painkillers and other controlled substances, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Robert O. Posey and Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Bret Hamilton.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Defendant Committed Crimes at Various Metro Train Stations.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is recruiting for its internship program called Teachers on the Public Lands (TPL). From June 1 to Aug. 10, 2017, the BLM Las Cruces District will host one teacher for professional development and collaborate with them to design an education program for the Prehistoric Trackways National Monument (Monument). Teacher applications and resumes are due by April 8, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Vineland, New Jersey, men were federally charged in connection with a Cumberland County, New Jersey, bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Thanks to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists, a genomic database of U.S. beef cattle is now available online.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Today, following a month-long jury trial before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr., a government contractor was convicted of sexually exploiting and trafficking in minors, while working overseas.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), today approved a number of legislative proposals to expand affordable health care for working families and promote a healthy workforce. The bills - the Small Business Health Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), introduced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Dallas Man Also Sentenced. DALLAS - Carolina Giselle Berrio, a/k/a “Carolina Slocum Berrio," “Karrie," 37, of Lafayette, Louisiana appeared last week before U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from her involvement in a “pill mill" operation, announced...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Celebrate Heritage Days with Tonto National Monument in recognition of Arizona Archaeology and Heritage Awareness Month on March 18 and 19 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. This weekend's activities will include prehistoric technology demonstrations, Apache dancers, kids' activities, and representatives from the Tonto National Forest, Tucson Audubon, and more!.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - William E. Grobes, IV, 45, of Chesapeake, was sentenced today to 63 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for charges of conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering. Grobes was also ordered to pay over $4.5 million in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Today, following a month-long jury trial before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola Jr., a government contractor was convicted of sexually exploiting and trafficking in minors, while working overseas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former New Jersey lawyer was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy that caused lenders to release $40.8 million based on fraudulent mortgage loan applications and laundered the proceeds of the fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: Unlawfully possessed a rifle and ammunition near Greenwood Mall this summer.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced the conviction of a former investment adviser who stole up to $9.5 million from his victims in an investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: FBI Offering Reward in Missing Persons Case.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: WEAVERVILLE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, along with the Bureau of Land Management (federal co-lead agencies) and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (state lead agency), announce a draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) and a public meeting for the Trinity River Restoration Program’s (TRRP) proposed Deep Gulch and Sheridan Creek Rehabilitation Project. The project is scheduled for implementation in the summer of 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 8, 2017
News Release: OAKLAND- Dumaka Hammond pleaded guilty today to possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge John F. Bennett. The guilty plea follows a federal grand jury indictment issued on March 10, 2016.
