News from February 2018
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Sunday, March 4, at 2 pm, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will provide a 1-hour, ranger-facilitated discussion on the environmental impact of the Civil War on Chattanooga. This program will take place at Orchard Knob Reservation in Chattanooga, at the intersection of Ivy Street and Orchard Knob Avenue.
By State Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On Sunday, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will appear on CBS’s “Face the Nation"….
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Houston Businessman Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Prosecution Brought under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Last year, pensions of households and nonprofit organizations rose to nearly $23 trillion. Reforms to the business and individual sides of the tax code will help retirement savers boost their pension values by even more.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - Dion Clark, 36, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to 25 years in federal prison, following his guilty plea in August 2017 to one count of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery and one count of using, carrying, and brandishing...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez is pleased to invite the public to a dedication ceremony hosted by Chamizal National Memorial and the El Paso County Historical Commission for a new historical marker featuring Estela Portillo Trambley. The ceremony will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 in the Spanish Garden between the Memorial’s Cultural Center and Administrative Building. Light refreshments will follow.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was convicted by a federal trial jury today of a nearly $500,000 investment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota, man convicted of Possession of Child Pornography was sentenced on Feb. 12, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Brigith Dayana Gomez, 29, a resident of Los Angeles, California and Venezuela, was convicted for her involvement in a conspiracy to commit extortion and violations of the Travel Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Spearfish, South Dakota, man convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet was sentenced on February 9, 2018, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: STEUBENVILLE, OH - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Management Specialists Inc. (EMS) reached a settlement agreement that resolves a lawsuit filed under the anti-retaliation provision of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act. Under the agreement, Steubenville, Ohio-based EMS will pay $21,000 in back wages to one of its employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Two Men Arrested and Charged With Illegally Exporting UAV Parts and Technology to Hizballah.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - The BLM will hold public meetings on the Converse County Oil and Gas Project in the communities of Douglas, Casper and Glenrock, Wyoming. The meetings are being held to accept public comments on the draft environmental impact statement for the project and advance the administration’s priority of being a good neighbor in the communities the BLM serves.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Ohio resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a count of conspiracy to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Montrose, CO - Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is exploring options for a food truck vendor for the summer months of 2018 on the South Rim of the park. The vendor would operate under a short-term commercial use authorization. For further information and/or to submit a letter of interest, please contact Emily Keil at 970-641-2337, ext. 229 or emily_keil@nps.gov by March 16.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Osei Bonsu, 35, of Ghana, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: Defendant Tried Repeatedly to Travel to ISIS-controlled Territory and Discussed Terror Attacks Following His Return to Brooklyn.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 16, 2018
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Russell Scott Hardman, 57, of Panama City, was sentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Panama City to 84 months in prison for distribution, receipt, and production of child pornography after pleading guilty on Nov. 30, 2017. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
