News from October 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Defendant defrauded victims of more than $6 million by lying about the existence of a sick heiress in need of medical care.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: TUMACÁCORI, AZ - Tumacácori National Historical Park is conducting civic engagement on proposed fee increases for 2018. The park’s current fee schedule has been in place since July 2015, but is below the agency’s standard pricing model. Tumacácori is seeking public comment on the following recreation fee changes.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill’s bipartisan bill to help determine weaknesses in security following a terrorist attack was unanimously approved by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, where McCaskill serves as the top-ranking Democrat.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office is accepting public comments on 36 Special Recreation Permit applications.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Step into the shoes of paleontologists on October 11 for National Fossil Day to discover how these scientists piece together the ancient past. The National Park Service and partner organizations throughout the country will celebrate with events and programs that promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: GLENNALLEN, Alaska - The Bureau of Land Management Glennallen Field Office today announced a 30-day scoping period, seeking public input on issues and concerns related to a proposal by Ocean Raft Alaska.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Corry E. Pearson, 28, of Riviera Beach, was found guilty by a jury of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349, sixteen counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1343, eight counts of aggravated identity theft, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A, two counts of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1956(a)(1)(B)(i), and two counts of money laundering, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1957.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town has named veteran federal prosecutor Robert O. Posey as executive assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: A grand jury in Miami indicted eight individuals for their alleged participation in an investment fraud scheme that targeted investors throughout the Nation, defrauding them out of approximately $3 million. The main office operated out of Daytona Beach, Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Wilfrido C. Baldera (39, Jacksonville) to 30 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime term of supervised release, for producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: The Department of Justice has awarded more than $18 million in grants to Oklahoma tribal governments to enhance public health and safety, announced Mark A. Yancey, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma; R. Trent Shores, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma; and Brian J. Kuester, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricanes Irma and Maria damage and response. San Juan, PR. - The NPS Eastern Incident Management Team (EIMT) continued its efforts to assist national parks in the Caribbean with their recovery from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The primary focus remains to supply the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Treveyon Herring, one of five defendants charged with stealing credit cards from the baggage loading areas of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and a private mail sorting facility, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: New Orleans Man Captured on FBI Security Cameras Stealing Construction Materials from Federal Property.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Cayla Wujek, 25, formerly of Lewis County, was sentenced yesterday to serve 66 months imprisonment for possessing pseudoephedrine knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed H.R. 210. Introduced by Rep. Don Young (R-AK), the “Native American Energy Act" addresses the federal government’s overregulation of Indian lands to promote energy development by Indian tribes and Alaska Native Corporations.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jeffrey Chavez, 32, of Grants, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Chavez will be sentenced within the range of 70 to 110 months in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: Yesterday, a federal grand jury for the Southern District of Illinois returned a five count indictment charging Ryan A. Thorpe, 44, of Zeigler, IL, with wire fraud and embezzlement from a local government, announced Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The charges against Thorpe relate to events which occurred while Thorpe worked as the Treasurer for the City of Zeigler.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The sight of steam rising up from the ground in the chilly morning hours, the sound of bugling elk in the crisp evening air, and the feel of fleece against your skin as you dress for a day hike, all herald the arrival of fall in Yellowstone National Park. Fall is a great time...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 4, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding.
