News from April 2018
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: West Glacier, MT - National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica announced today the selection of Glacier Guides Inc. as the concessioner for Guided Interpretive Day Hiking and Backpacking Services in Glacier National Park. The new 10-year concession contract is anticipated to commence Jan. 1, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The former CEO of garbage hauler Rizzo Environmental Services (RES), Charles B. “Chuck" Rizzo, 46, of Bloomfield Hills, was sentenced to 66 months in prison and ordered to pay $4 million in forfeiture based on his convictions for conspiring to commit bribery and wire fraud, in connection with millions...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Cavya Chandra, age 26, of Carmel, Indiana, was sentenced today in federal court in Syracuse to serve a 5 year term of probation, to pay a fine of $1,000, and ordered to pay more than $70,000 in restitution to Cornell University, after previously pleading guilty to federal student...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: Mail Handler Stole Electronics from Known Reseller and Pawned for Cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of West Virginia has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., is National Prescription Drug “Take Back Day." The event is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RODRIGO RAMIREZ, also known as “Rico," 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a violent New Haven street gang.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for five open positions on its Northern California District Resource Advisory Council, one of 30 BLM citizen-based sounding boards for BLM initiatives, proposals and policy changes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: CODY, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office has released its decision to authorize a bentonite mining project in Park County, in line with the BLM’s commitment to supporting sustainable, working public lands for the American people.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The FBI is Seeking the Public's Assistance in a Bank Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger for the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced today that Jennifer Goss, age 36 of Menomonee Falls, WI, has agreed to plead guilty to an information charging her with wire fraud for embezzling over $200,000 from a company located in Germantown, Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: A Kent State University professor was charged in federal court with lying to the FBI.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: St. Croix, USVI- This afternoon, the Honorable Wilma A. Lewis, U.S. District Court Chief Judge, administered the oath of office to United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert at the Almeric L. Christian Federal Courthouse on St. Croix. Ms. Shappert was appointed by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) set another screening record during the 2018 spring travel period, March 15 through April 15, with more than 72 million (72,137,639) passengers and nearly 45 million (44,698,036) checked bags screened nationwide. This represents an almost five percent increase over the same period last year.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced winners of its fifth annual Race to Zero Student Design Competition, a competition that challenges collegiate teams to apply sound building science principles to create cost-effective, market-ready designs for zero energy ready homes and schools. A zero energy...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Valarie Martinez, 32, of Roswell, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A federal jury in Boston convicted three members of MS-13 of racketeering conspiracy and murder today. They are the 41st, 42nd, and 43rd defendants, respectively, to be convicted in this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: A man who assaulted a woman with a firearm pled guilty on April 19, 2018, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA); the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute’s Safety, Health, and Environment Services Group; and Georgia Department of Public Health’s Division of Health Protection have formed a two-year alliance to raise awareness about lead exposure.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 23, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Deltra Long (66, St. Augustine) with theft of government funds and false claims against the government. If convicted, she faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison on the theft count...
