News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury today found Richard H. Crawford, Jr. (60) guilty of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. Crawford faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 26, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: KANAB, Utah - Consistent with Secretary Zinke’s priorities for responsible development of energy on public lands and serving America, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Alton Coal Tract Lease by Application for Federal coal resources on lands near Alton...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Arson was sentenced by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man pled guilty yesterday to a federal methamphetamine distribution and gun crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Jason Cook, 33, entered his guilty plea to distribution of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: COTTONWOOD, Idaho - A newly updated Lower Salmon River Boating Guide is now available to help recreationists plan a simple day trip or a multi-day adventure on the river. The new guide highlights key points along the 112-mile stretch from Vinegar Creek to its confluence with the Snake River as well as...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: 11 kilos of narcotics and 5,000 pills seized in North Andover.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violations of the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Spokane - Joseph H. Harrington, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Michael C. Painter, age 32, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty to possessing with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual methamphetamine, possessing...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: The United States, Canada and Mexico entered into the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) 25 years ago, creating the world’s largest free trade area by linking 487 million people and totaling $21.4 trillion in gross domestic product (GDP). Since NAFTA was enacted, North American trade has increased...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: On Aug. 28, 2018, a Broward resident was sentenced to 36 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay $988,175 in restitution for theft of government money.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -------- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Latoya Sanders, age 30, of Greenville, South Carolina, entered a plea of guilty as charged in Greenville, South Carolina, before United States District Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. Sanders pled guilty to...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Several Bureau of Reclamation reservoirs in New Mexico will end this summer with minimal pools of water, after having done exactly what they are intended to do - provide water stored during wet times for use in dry periods. Through most of this summer, the reservoirs have released water for farmers, municipalities, industrial use, and recreation.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway through Zion National Park, connecting State Route 9 between Springdale and Mt. Carmel Junction will temporarily closed September 5 and 6, 2018, 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for emergency repairs to the asphalt roadway and historic road guard walls.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: A former City of Detroit employee, Masharn Franklin, 53, of Detroit, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, followed by 3 years supervised release, and ordered to pay $265,573 in restitution to the city of Detroit based on her conviction for embezzlement, United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: “Fit-History" Hikes for Fall 2018. Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park will once again combine health and history with a new series of “Fit-History" hikes this fall. These ranger-led hikes are designed to cover a lot of ground in addition to a lot of history. This season’s hikes will...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - On Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, Josue Navarro, 36, of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to attempted coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: CONCORD - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that William Looney, 55, of Manchester, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Aug. 23, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 20 defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in the municipality of Guaynabo, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge along with Special Agent-in-Charge Timothy Slater of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Special Agent-in- Charge Timothy Plancon of the Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that eighteen individuals were charged by the attached complaint...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2018
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge along with Special Agent-in-Charge Timothy Slater of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Special Agent-in- Charge Timothy Plancon of the Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that eighteen individuals were charged by the attached complaint...
