News from September 2017
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a draft Initial Study/Environmental Assessment for the proposed West Stanislaus Irrigation District’s Fish Screen Intake Project, to screen an existing 347 cubic feet per second unscreened diversion along the San Joaquin River. The project meets the design requirement of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and National Marine Fisheries Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Memphis, TN - Bobby McKinley, 27, of Memphis was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Lawrence J. Laurenzi, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Southbridge man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for distributing oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California entered judgment against fugitive defendant Candelaria Dagandan Vazquez and her surety Candelaria Antoinette Sapp in the amount of $50,000, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin. The Honorable Susan Illston, U.S. District Judge, entered the judgment after the defendant failed to appear for court proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Tikita Foster, age 31, of Spartanburg, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville to a single-count indictment charging violations of felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition and possession of a firearm and ammunition...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Alvin Jamal Bobo, age 36, of Spartanburg, pled guilty in federal court in Greenville to felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Richard Michael Colbert, 56, of Pensacola Beach, was sentenced today to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $3.7 million in restitution for conspiracy to commit bank and mail fraud, false statement to a federally insured financial institution, nine counts of money laundering...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - National Mall and Memorial Parks, known as “America’s Front Yard," is a unique place to travel through American history. In the shadow of the Lincoln Memorial, you can stand on the spot where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream" speech and Marian Anderson “sang for the nation" after having been denied permission to perform at nearby Constitution Hall because of her race.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Bowie, Maryland woman was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for bank fraud, mail fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The court also ordered Lewis to forfeit and pay over $249,000 in restitution.
By State Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Chairman Royce receives Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: U.S. Marshals Service Continues to Manage Company’s Business Operations and to Ensure Continuity of Services for its Clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Brandon Otoupal and Franklin Lee Clark Gilmore have been sentenced to federal prison, in separate court proceedings, for child pornography offenses. Otoupal both produced child pornography and posted a video on a website. Gilmore collected a library of child pornography files and shared them on the Internet in order to access more child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge Federico A. Moreno, a jury convicted a former Broward County resident of access device fraud and identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney and U.S. Marshal Conrad E. Candelaria announced that the office of Ayudando Alpha, Inc., d/b/a “Ayudando Guardians, Inc." (Ayudando), will close effective today, Aug. 31, 2017. Despite the office’s closing, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) remains...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Nearing the end of summer, the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center will resume winter hours from Labor Day weekend through Memorial Day weekend. Admission to the center is free every day.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - As part of the Bureau of Land Management’s mission to keep public landscapes healthy and productive for the benefit of wildlife, recreational opportunities and many other resources and uses, the Worland Field Office is asking for assistance to prevent permanent damage to public lands burned by wildfires this summer.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore continues to urge visitors to use caution and to be mindful of tides when attempting to access the sandbar, commonly referred to as Shelly Island, near the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina. Due to larger swells, higher tides, and increased rip current threats from recent weather events, there have been ocean rescues and swimmers in distress between Cape Point and the sandbar.
By State Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Mr. Putney is currently the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment in the State Department’s Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science. He oversees the work of the Environment Directorate consisting of three offices and 65 staff. The Environment Directorate deals with a broad range of international environmental issues, including environmental quality, conservation of natural resources, water and global climate change.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and CHRISTUS Health to Pay $12.24 Million to Settle Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 1, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker today announced federal criminal charges against JEREMY RICHARD LUNDIN, 30, for operating a Ponzi scheme through which he stole more than $1 million from individual investors. LUNDIN, who was charged via a criminal information, will make his initial appearance in U.S. District Court at a later date.
