News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that LUIS SANCHEZ, 55, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in New York and Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 33 months of imprisonment for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) released the following statement today regarding the Senate Budget Committee’s Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Resolution...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: (FORT BENTON, Mont.) - Hunters looking to feed their families or mount the next record-breaking trophy to their wall have their sights set on the heart of Montana.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office advises that the water system at the Fontenelle Creek Campground will be winterized and out of service for the season. During this time the Fontenelle Creek Campground remains open free of charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles Carstersen, 54, of Manteca, pleaded guilty today to one count of sex trafficking a minor, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today requesting answers to a series of questions that he failed to address in his response to the lawmakers’ August 14th inquiry regarding Sinclair Broadcast Group.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - In response to the recent Washington Post story revealing that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his staff chartered a flight from Las Vegas to Zinke’s home state of Montana on a private plane owned by oil and gas executives, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an additional sixteen individuals have been indicted for the illegal trafficking of eagles and other migratory birds. These individuals are in addition to the 15 individuals that were indicted earlier this year. The Indictments are a result of a two-year undercover operation, dubbed Project Dakota Flyer.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: HOHENWALD, TN - The Natchez Trace Parkway will celebrate the life and legacy of Meriwether Lewis at the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site on Oct. 14, 2017. National Park Service staff will be on site to answer questions and present a variety of educational programs about the historic Natchez...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Donald S. Boyce, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Raymond O. Winbush, Sr., 43, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois to a total of 189 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and possession of a firearm by a felon. The prison sentence will be followed by five years of supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricanes Irma and Maria damage and response. Homestead, Fla. - The National Park Service Eastern Incident Management Team (EIMT) has established base operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Approximately 42 National Park Service employees from 16 states and 28 national...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today requesting answers to a series of questions that he failed to address in his response to the lawmakers’ August 14th inquiry regarding Sinclair Broadcast Group.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Due to subsiding fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management is removing the fire restrictions for Natrona, Converse, Platte and Goshen counties on Sept. 29, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Bryce Edward Hansen, 44, of Dallas, Texas, who pleaded guilty in February 2017 to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to 300 months in federal prison. DEA Dallas Division’s Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. and U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made the announcement today.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: The federal government is doing all it can to aid and assist all of those on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands who have been so impacted by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Department of Energy (DOE) is proud to be part of that mission, and deploying more resources this weekend.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement after the Senate Budget Committee unveiled its budget resolution for Fiscal Year 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On Sept. 29, 2017, James H. Brennan, 68, and Douglas A. Dyer, 58, both of Chattanooga, Tennessee, were sentenced by the Honorable Travis R. McDonough, U.S. District Court Judge, to respectively serve 48 months and 60 months in federal prison for their roles in a wire fraud and...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: Join us at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center for a celebration of our national fossil heritage across the country. On October 7th from 11 am until 3 pm, participate in National Fossil Day, an annual celebration held to highlight the scientific and educational value of paleontology and the importance of preserving fossils for future generations.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: A Toledo man arrested with 13 firearms was indicted on firearm and drug charges, said U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman, FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony and Toledo Police Chief George Kral.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Millville, New Jersey, man was charged today with threatening to assault and murder a congressman and the congressman’s staff, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
