News from May 2017
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Wednesday charging six individuals with allegedly operating an international drug trafficking organization by manufacturing fake prescription drugs made from fentanyl. Hundreds of thousands of the fake pills were then distributed throughout Utah and the United States to customers who had ordered pills from their dark net online store.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Juan Carlos Marin-Cardona, 47, a citizen and national of Columbia, appeared in federal court today and pleaded guilty, before U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Scott Frost, to escaping from federal custody in 1994, announced U.S Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT - Glacier National Park invites the public to review a summary of scoping comments received for a proposed Fisheries Management, Aquatics Restoration, and Climate Change Response Plan/draft Environmental Impact Statement. The summary has been posted to the National Park Service Planning, Environment, and Public Comment website at.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced a federal criminal complaint charging BRANDON MARK BJERKNES, 34, with production and distribution of child pornography and attempted coercion and enticement of a minor. BJERKNES, who was taken into custody on May 30, 2017, made his initial appearance earlier today in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The man killed in a single-vehicle accident Sunday night in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has been identified as John Ashley Becker, 48, of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man appeared in federal court today to face allegations that he possessed a firearm as a previously convicted felon, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Clarence C. Garretson, age 66, of Van Buren, Arkansas, was sentenced today to a term of LIFE in federal prison for his conviction on one count of transporting a minor in interstate commerce...
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Lili Huang admits to enslaving, starving and beating nanny.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: NEW YORK - Officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) arrested a Mexican national Friday who was released from New York City custody after a detainer lodged with local authorities was not honored. The man has multiple sexual abuse misdemeanor convictions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Troy Cooley, 54, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to time served (31 months) by Senior U.S. U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: Join Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park for a free training on tour content on Tuesday, June 6 at 7:00 pm. The park invites guides, drivers, and community members to share information in the park theater. Bring your questions and bring your answers!.
By DOE Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM has begun the critical task of connecting the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF) to the Savannah River Site (SRS) liquid waste facilities earlier than planned, taking advantage of a system-wide outage prompted by the need to replace a major facility component.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to steal personal information and bank account numbers to withdraw money from retirement accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man and an Ash Grove, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MT. - National Park Service Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica announced today the selection of Edward L. DesRosier, dba Sun Tours, as the concessioner for interpretive motor vehicle tours highlighting American Indian culture in Glacier National Park. The new 10-year concession contract is anticipated to commence Jan. 1, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the revised Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for six San Luis Unit, Central Valley Project interim renewal contracts for the Westlands Water District.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Salina man was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard Ramsey, age 48, of Saratoga Springs, New York, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for providing false testimony to a federal grand jury investigating a fire that killed four people in Schenectady and seriously injured another.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2017
News Release: MOUNT RAINIER - It’s certainly not the latest reopening date, but strong spring storms pushed the clearing effort of State Route 410/Chinook Pass two weeks past our Memorial Day weekend goal. The pass is scheduled to reopen by 8 a.m. Friday, June 9.
