News from May 2017
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that Shylene Lopez, former Police of Puerto Rico (POPR) officer with the Carolina Drug Unit, has pleaded guilty in federal court to violating the civil rights of a juvenile arrestee. According to an indictment unsealed in September 2016, Lopez and co-defendants...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison for carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - U.S. District Judge John E. Steele today sentenced Tacuma Ivan Horrobin (36, Lehigh Acres) to eight years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearm offenses. He pleaded guilty on January 9, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Dodge City medical equipment supplier has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations it submitted false claims to the Medicare program, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), DEA Educational Foundation and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, announced today the finalists of the inaugural Operation Prevention Video Challenge-a peer-to-peer platform for communicating messages about the dangers of opioid misuse.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Travis Jerome Jones, age 47, of Marietta, Pennsylvania, was indicted on May 3, 2017, by a federal grand jury on charges of armed bank robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Timothy Justin George, 27, of Gloucester County, was sentenced today to six years in prison and 10 years of supervised release for distribution of child pornography.
By Homeland Newswire | May 8, 2017
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the publication of the Public Area Security Summit National Framework, which is a set of recommendations jointly developed with industry, government, academic, international, and public officials, that enhances security in public spaces at airports and throughout the transportation system.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Jake Lindsey Hardin, a/k/a “Cash," 33, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 240 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, LuCinda Marie Burlison, 42, of Lynnwood, Wash., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow. Burlison had previously pleaded guilty to high-speed flight from an immigration checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, AL - Acting United States Attorney Robert O. Posey of the Northern District of Alabama, and David Hyche, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announce that LUSION YOSHUA RICE, 31, of Birmingham, Alabama was sentenced to fifteen years in prison today for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Judge R. David Proctor imposed the sentence.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The National Park Service (NPS) provides a variety of planning and environmental documents to help guide management of park projects. The Planning, Environment, & Public Comment (PEPC) website allows the public to select active NPS projects around the nation and participate in the planning process, including projects at Zion National Park (ZION). The PEPC website can be easily accessed online at.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: Statewide, ID - Moisture from Idaho’s historically wet winter and the current spring rains will lessen the fire risk during the early summer months. Once vegetation and grasses dry out, however, fires may be larger than normal.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: The C.A.S.T. for Kids Foundation was created in 1991, and is a public charity designed to pair volunteers with a passion for fishing with disabled and disadvantaged children for fun day of fishing. The event creates an adaptive environment for children ages 5-17, who may not otherwise have an opportunity to enjoy a day of fun and fishing.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: Harpers Ferry National Historical Park invites the public to join a NPS archeologist to learn about the archeology of Harpers Ferry on Monday, May 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm. This 60 minute program will provide a brief insight into the day in the life of a park archeologist working at Harpers Ferry. Participants are encouraged to ask the archeologist questions and to learn more about archeology.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: HEYBURN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that the American Falls Reservoir west side boat ramp re-construction will be delayed. The ramp is expected to reopen June 14.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: Bangor, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Shirley Reynolds, 60, of Bangor, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to stealing Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. SSI benefits are paid to people with limited income who are blind, disabled or elderly.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: Seward, AK -It’s that time of the year again to be bear aware! Join us on Friday, May 12, 2017 at the K.M. Rae Building (125 Third Ave, Seward, AK) from 4:30-6:30 p.m. to learn about bear safety and practice spraying with inert bear spray.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tucson Field Office is moving forward with the safety plan to prune two ailing cottonwood trees located in the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. The office did not receive any appeals during the 30-day appeal period, which ended on April 24. Several actions to improve safety will be implemented through the end of the year.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Do you have questions about the newly designated Gold Butte National Monument? The Bureau of Land Management Southern Nevada District Office will host a Gold Butte National Monument Public Information Forum on May 25 in North Las Vegas. The public information forum is from 6 to 8 p.m. in the North Las Vegas City Council Chambers, 2250 Las Vegas Boulevard North, North Las Vegas, Nevada, 89030. The event is open to the public.
