News from September 2017
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: As of 8:00 am this morning, Monday Sept. 25, 2017, the Outer Banks of North Carolina, including Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is under a Tropical Storm Warning and Storm Surge Watch. According to current forecasts, it is likely that some direct impacts from Hurricane Maria, including tropical storm force winds, ocean overwash, and soundside storm surge will occur in the area beginning Tuesday, September 26.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: In Del Rio today, United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 33-year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, to 50 years in federal prison for his role in scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden woman pleaded guilty today to collecting over $176,000 in government benefits by providing false information about her family.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: The attached provides information about fires in Glacier National Park and surrounding areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Sair Maldonado-Soto (Maldonado), 22, of Perris, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute, and manufacturing marijuana in connection with two separate large-scale marijuana cultivation operations in Kern County in the Sequoia National Forest, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today, United States District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 33-year-old Adrian Pineda-Orozco, an undocumented alien residing in Houston, to 50 years in federal prison for his role in scheme to smuggle over 43 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine into the United States announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Missouri man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a bank in Osage City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
Release: Sept. 25, 2017 Dear Stakeholders, Today, I'm writing to tell you about several leadership changes we've made recently in our Animal Care (AC) and Veterinary Services (VS) programs. In late July, Dr. Betty Goldentyer moved to Washington, D.C., from our Regional Office in Raleigh, North Carolina, to ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two Burlington County, New Jersey, men today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers 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 | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ryan Warnick, age 37, of York, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Sept. 19, 2017, to 57 months’ imprisonment by United States District Court Judge William J. Caldwell for his part in the armed robbery of PNC Bank.
By State Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks on the House floor in support of the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2061 )...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged the former lead technician at a central Alabama pharmacy with tampering with vials of opioid painkillers used in the compounding of intravenous fluid bags intended for hospice and homecare patients. U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Drug Enforcement Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Bruce Kevin Hawkins, 52, of Desoto, Texas, was sentenced this morning before U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to serve 41 months in prison and pay $219,109 in restitution for his role in a foreclosure rescue scheme that exploited vulnerable homeowners facing foreclosure, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: LAS VEGAS - Whether you drive, bike, run or walk, you may visit the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for free for National Public Lands Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Missouri man pleaded guilty Monday to robbing a bank in Osage City, Kan., U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Silvino Orduna-Cabrera, 40, a Mexican citizen, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to time served (63 days) for alien smuggling. The defendant pleaded guilty on Aug. 31, 2017. He is subject to deportation.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - On Aug. 31, 2017, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky, acting on behalf of USDA’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), settled a civil contempt case against Stonnie Sullivan, of Glasgow, Ky.
By State Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks on the House floor in support of a resolution recognizing ASEAN’s work towards stability, prosperity, and peace in Southeast Asia over the last 50 years (H.Res.311 )...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: In San Antonio today, 40-year-old Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization (OMO) San Antonio Centro Chapter Sergeant at Arms Jesse James Benavidez pleaded guilty to a federal charge in connection with the murder of Hells Angel Anthony Benesh in 2006 announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response. Homestead, Fla. - The 110-foot MV Fort Jefferson, normally used to transport staff and supplies to Dry Tortugas National Park, has been loaded with over 24 tons of supplies and equipment for national parks in the Caribbean following...
