News from November 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - The last of nine Atlanta-based defendants charged with laundering drug money to Mexico through metro-Atlanta area money remitters has pleaded guilty, concluding a three-year long federal investigation targeting professional money launderers that exposed the ability of drug cartels to launder their illicit proceeds through money remittance companies.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: Cedar Breaks National Monument, UT - For southern Utah residents, getting a closer look at our night sky will soon be as easy as checking out a book from the library. Cedar Breaks National Monument and local astronomy clubs have collaborated with Iron and Washington county libraries to launch a brand new library telescope-lending program, making it easier for area residents to “reach for the stars".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kevin Aguilar, 24, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 57 months in prison on a federal bank robbery charge stemming from a hold-up he committed earlier this year at a bank in downtown Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu, Andrew W. Vale, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Peter Newsham, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA -The Flagstaff Area National Monuments will close at 3:00 pm on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) posted in the Federal Register today that they’re reversing an Obama-era policy on allowing elephant hunting trophies from two countries, with shaky governance and conservation policies, to be shipped back to the United States. Under the new...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL LEDBETTER, 26, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada - The temporary detour of the River Mountains Loop Trail near the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility will expire Nov. 22, 2017. The detour was established last year in coordination with major construction activity in the area.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on a proposed land exchange that offers the potential to retain and create hundreds of Arizona mining jobs, as well as create new supporting jobs within nearby communities, while improving access for hunting and other recreation...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A former Lawrence Police Officer was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with attempting to use his position as a police officer to extort cocaine from a drug trafficker.
By State Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: “But, you know, I’ve always believed that members of Congress, as they say, should be able to walk and chew gum at the same time. And that means not only paying attention to whatever international news is grabbing headlines, but also focusing on longer term foreign-policy priorities-that’s how I feel about the Caribbean.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Equifax Interim CEO Paulino do Rego Barros, Jr., and Equifax Chairman Mark Feidler to follow up on the testimony provided by former CEO Richard Smith when he testified before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee last month.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a series of letters to departments of six state governments, requesting information and staff briefings on allegations of patient brokering, when men and women have been recruited often to out-of-state facilities through offers...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
Release: ARLINGTON, Va. - The number of passengers expected to be screened at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints across the country this Thanksgiving season is expected to be extremely high. From Friday, November 17 through Monday, Nov. 28, more than 24 million travelers-one of TSA’s busiest Thanksgivings on record--will be screened at airport checkpoints during the holiday travel period, a 6 percent increase compared to last year.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA -The Flagstaff Area National Monuments will close at 3:00 pm on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: A Port Angeles, Washington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 97 months in prison and ten years of supervised release for aggravated sexual assault of a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. CHARLES JASON BUTCHER, 46, admitted the assault in a recorded phone call with...
By EPA Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan Energy and Commerce Committee members today sent a series of letters to departments of six state governments, requesting information and staff briefings on allegations of patient brokering, when men and women have been recruited often to out-of-state facilities through offers...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Kenneth Hampton, 56, an inmate of a federal prison, was sentenced today to 200 Months, for masterminding a scheme under which he and his coconspirators defrauded the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania, and innocent owners and purchasers of Philadelphia real estate. Hampton had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy, eleven counts of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft by a federal jury in June.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: Walnut Canyon will open at 9:00 am. Access to the Island Trail will close at 2:00 pm and access to the Rim Trail will close at 2:30 pm to help ensure visitors are off the trails for a 3:00 pm closure.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on Nov. 16, 2017, John Williams, 33, of Queens, New York was sentenced to ten months in federal prison after his guilty plea to a charge that he conspired to distribute heroin and cocaine base in the Burlington area. Chief U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss also ordered that Williams serve three years of supervised release after his prison term.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Kenneth Hampton, 56, an inmate of a federal prison, was sentenced today to 200 Months, for masterminding a scheme under which he and his coconspirators defrauded the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania, and innocent owners and purchasers of Philadelphia real estate. Hampton had been found guilty of one count of conspiracy, eleven counts of wire fraud, and two counts of aggravated identity theft by a federal jury in June.
