News from August 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Erick Arroyo-Cruz, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Superintendent Chip Jenkins announced today that Mount Rainier National Park will accept Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) applications starting Sept. 1, 2018. The CUA application is now available for download on the park’s website. The link is provided below. This is a new CUA application, so please read through the application instructions, including all attachments before applying.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Erick Arroyo-Cruz, 34, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARCUS GARY, 35, of Hartford, formerly of South Windsor, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS -- Although Amelia Realzola dreams of working with wildlife, she didn’t grow up going outdoors. There were no family camping trips or summer hikes in national parks. She learned about nature through documentaries, textbooks, friends’ social media posts and YouTube videos, but now that she’s had a taste of what it’s like to work in the outdoors, she can barely contain her enthusiasm and walks around with a constant smile on her face.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Columbia, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to sex trafficking a minor and illegal sexual activity.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $345.5 million in 20 infrastructure projects (PDF, 121 KB) to improve rural electric service in 14 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Koren Jones a/k/a “Kuron Jones," 25, of Philadelphia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert F. Kelly to 35 years’ imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Jones pleaded guilty earlier this year to committing two armed robberies, one attempted armed robbery, and related firearms offenses-all over the course of a two day violent crime spree in November 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Raymond Clark, 41, of East Amherst, NY, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: On July 18, 2018, Assistant United States Attorney Tony Morfitt of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Iowa, was confirmed to be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force and Iowa Air National Guard.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: PRICE, Utah-As part of its commitment to healthy and productive landscapes, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Price Field Office has extended the comment period from Aug. 4 to Aug. 20, 2018 for public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the Tavaputs Plateau Sage-Grouse Restoration Project. If approved, the proposed plan will treat fuels and restore Sage-grouse habitat within a 4,048-acre analysis area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida, Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Troy Walker, Special Agent...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on new treatments for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) released the following statement after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued draft guidance on new treatments for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: MINIDOKA COUNTY, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation has issued the final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the maintenance and rehabilitation of the Minidoka Powerplant Unit 7 draft tube bulkhead structure, located at Minidoka Dam in Minidoka County, Idaho.
By State Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow marks 20 years since the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed more than 200 people, including 12 Americans. In advance of tomorrow’s anniversary, Chairman Royce recently submitted the following statement to the Congressional Record honoring those who lost their lives...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Henry Okpalefe, age 50, currently incarcerated and formerly of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was sentenced to 216 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release by United States District...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. - Four fires continue to burn in southwest Wyoming, but are largely contained.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Carlos Gutierrez Gonzalez, 23, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to four years and two months in prison and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the U.S. Forest Service for growing marijuana on the National Forest and for depredation of Public Lands and Resources, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Everitt Aaron Jameson, 27, of Modesto, today to 15 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization.
