News from December 2018
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: NORMAN, OKLA - The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro sale event in Mercedes, Texas, beginning on Jan. 11, at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Showgrounds, where 75 wild horses and burros will be featured. The event will take place from noon - 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 11, and 8 a.m. - noon on Saturday, Jan. 12. Animals will be eligible for direct purchase to a good home. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - The former president of a Texas-based non-profit pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to conceal the fact that a 2013 Congressional trip to Azerbaijan was funded by the Azerbaijan government.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: HAMMOND- Carlos Rodriguez, 41, of Hobart, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine and possessing firearms as a previously convicted felon, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Trenton A. Shell, 24, of Detroit, was sentenced Friday, to 60 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement today after the House passed S. 245, which benefits Indian tribes developing energy resources and forest management procedures.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Includes Three Men Indicted for Attempting to Injure or Kill Members of Law Enforcement.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (NHP) will increase its entrance fees in 2019 and 2020 as part of the National Park Service’s efforts to address infrastructure needs and enhance the visitor experience. Effective Jan. 1, 2019, the park’s per vehicle fee will increase to $15, and the per person fee will increase to $7.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine And Heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Sydney Marie Calain, of Elkins, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that Chief United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Perkins & Perkins Co., LLC, an Omaha-based construction company, to a three-year term of probation and ordered restitution in the amount of $75,666 following the company’s felony conviction for making false statements to a federal agency.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Cout Hands Down 30-Year and 15.6-Year Sentences.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced today that United States District Court Senior Judge Callie V. S. Granade sentenced Karen Dawn Gurvitz on December 6, 2018 to 8 months imprisonment and ordered her to pay restitution in the amount of $63,205.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and deal heroin and crack cocaine throughout Hampton Roads.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management’s California Desert District Desert Advisory Council is now accepting applications for membership on the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA) subgroup. Persons wishing to apply should submit their application by January 21. The application is available online.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: A Toledo woman was arrested and charged in federal court after she purchased black powder and screws that she believed were going to be used to make a bomb as part of a terrorist attack.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass-Cape Cod National Seashore rangers invite you to take a break from the holiday hustle and bustle to step outside and enjoy the beauty of the season as we transition from fall to winter.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Lynda Johnson, 30, of Brewer, Maine, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to possession with the intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack," and heroin and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced today that Gary Michael Gilmore of Mobile, Alabama was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment for Carjacking before Judge Callie V.S. Granade.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Machine guns and silencers did not have serial numbers.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 10, 2018
News Release: Ed Wenschhof Jr. has arrived as the acting superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. He will serve in this position until approximately April 5, 2019.
