News from October 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a letter to the White House, the Director of National Intelligence, the National Background Investigations Bureau, and the Defense Security Services following alarming...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans for October 2017.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Great Falls, Va. - The National Park Service proposes increasing entrance fees at both Great Falls Park (Va.) and Great Falls (Md.). This proposal also reinstates a reciprocal agreement, which would allow entry to parks on both sides of the Potomac River by presenting a valid pass or receipt purchased at either park.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: OCT. 6, 2017 - This week, the U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy. This marks the fifth annual organized observance of Manufacturing Day. The Census Bureau releases manufacturing statistics that inform businesses and policymakers. Collectively, the data paint a picture of the state of this important economic sector.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Visitors to the Wahweap District in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are advised that the Stateline Launch Ramp, located on the Arizona-Utah border, will close for the winter this Friday, October 6. The Stateline parking area and pumpout station at the bottom of the Stateline Launch Ramp will also be closed until next season. Boaters are directed to facilities at the Wahweap Marina, located approximately one and one-half miles south of the Stateline ramp area.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 195,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2017/2018 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, man today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of millions of dollars by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick and New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 51-year-old Houston man has been ordered to prison following his convictions of receipt and possession of child pornography, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Jason Dion Johnson pleaded guilty April 20, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A 30-year-old Lubbock, Texas, woman, Kandi F. Phillips, was sentenced this morning by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to serve 97 months in federal prison, following her guilty plea in May 2017 to one count of receipt of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has awarded $3 million in funding to help manufacturers begin the long road to recovery from Hurricane Harvey.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DAMIEN JACKSON, age 36, pled guilty to violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: POTOMAC, Md.- The National Park Service proposes increasing entrance fees at both Great Falls Park (Va.) and Great Falls (Md.). This proposal also reinstates a reciprocal agreement, which would allow entry to parks on both sides of the Potomac River by presenting a valid pass or receipt purchased at either park.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Three Outdoor Adventure Festival. Activities Rescheduled Due to Weather. INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Due to the threat of thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening on October 7, the National Park Service is rescheduling three events during the park’s Outdoor Adventure Festival to Sunday, October...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Defendant engaged in extensive online harassment and privacy intrusions.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Aleem Shabazz, age 27, of Wilmington, Delaware, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Leonard P. Stark to 47 months incarceration. On February 4, 2016, after a four-day jury trial, Shabazz was found guilty of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm and two counts of Making False Statements to a Firearms Dealer.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting America’s energy dominance, seven Bureau of Land Management state offices generated $170.7 million in bonus bids during their quarterly oil and gas lease sales. Among these sales, rights to a total of 218 parcels, covering 134,834.71 acres were sold.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Friday, October 6, 2017, United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger sentenced Bridgette Durborow, 48, of St. Peters, Missouri, to 24 months in prison for Bank Robbery, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Durborow was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following her imprisonment and pay $100 to the Crime Victim’s Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RENE AMAYA-RAMOS, age 40, a citizen of Honduras pled guilty today to a one-count Indictment for illegal re-entry of removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2017
News Release: The Battle Mountain District Bureau of Land Management is selling firewood cutting permits, for personal use, at two different locations. These locations are the BLM’s Battle Mountain District Office (Battle Mountain, NV), and Tonopah Field Office (Tonopah, NV). Both of these offices are open Monday...
