News from September 2017
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: The Codfather" sentenced to 46 months in prison.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Kings Canyon National Park & Sequoia National Forest, Calif. Sept. 25, 2017 - Ignitions began today on the Sequoia Creek Prescribed Burn, a collaborative project between Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Forest. Following a successful test burn at approximately 11:45 AM, fire crews...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Incident information. Photos of Hurricane Irma damage and response. Homestead, Fla. - Homestead, Fla. - The Incident Management Team continues to prioritize support for employee emergency needs, especially for staff in the six national parks in the Caribbean. Support staff have responded to the parks...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (MI-13), Subcommittee on Immigration Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (CA-19), and Representatives Sander Levin (MI-09), Dan Kildee (MI-05), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14) issued the following joint statement after President Donald Trump announced new travel restrictions...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Topeka man who took part in a robbery while wearing a monitoring device was sentenced Monday to 36 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner in light of a Politico report that he has been using personal email to communicate with senior White House officials and others about official government business.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: FBI Releases 2016 Crime Statistics. The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation increased for the second straight year, rising 4.1 percent in 2016 when compared with 2015 data, according to FBI figures released today. Property crimes dropped 1.3 percent, marking the 14th consecutive year the...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management’s Cedar City Field Office is hosting two events on Sept. 30 to celebrate National Public Lands Day - a trail building event at Shurtz Canyon in Iron County or an archeological data collection event at Frisco Kiln in Beaver County.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va - Go behind the scenes with the archeologist at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017 for Artifact Sneak Peek. Celebrate archeology month by learning about objects from the park’s archeology collection.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Fairfax attorney has been indicted by a federal grand jury for his alleged role in three fraud schemes totaling over $1.4 million in losses, including embezzling over $653,000 from Virginia State Senator Richard Saslaw’s campaign fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Sept. 18, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: MOOSE, WY- In recognition of National Public Lands Day, Grand Teton National Park entrance fees will be waived on Saturday, Sept. 30, and two volunteer opportunities will be available. National Public Lands Day is celebrated across the country to encourage enjoyment and volunteer opportunities on public lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, Elan Nash, 30, of Keams Canyon, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 29 months’ imprisonment, in addition to 8 months’ imprisonment previously served on a related case in the Hopi Tribal Court. Nash had previously pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: PINEDALE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District is planning to conduct two prescribed fires as part of multi-year projects. Both projects will take place on public lands administered by the High Desert District’s Pinedale Field Office. The burns will take place during the months of October and November 2017. Fire operations will begin only when conditions are favorable for a safe and effective burn.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of the City of Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of the City of Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of distributing and possessing with intent to distribute a quantity of fentanyl, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A soldier of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang was sentenced today to 264 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy that involved attempted murder and conspiracy to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal jury on Friday convicted an Atlanta-area woman on 13 tax-related counts following a weeklong trial in U.S. District Court, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation, Acting Special Agent in Charge James E. Dorsey.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jessie K. Liu has taken office as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She succeeds Channing D. Phillips, who had been serving in the position since Oct. 19, 2015.
By State Newswire | Sep 25, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017 (H.R. 2061). The bipartisan bill reauthorizes U.S. programs that promote human rights, democracy, and freedom of information in North Korea.
