News from January 2018
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Gunnison, CO - Following the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Black Canyon and Curecanti have resumed regular operations. Please visit www.nps.gov/blca and www.nps.gov/cure for updated information about the park and recreation area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Jackie Tyrell Kennedy, age 24, of Florence, plead guilty today in federal court to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2). Chief...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Suava Blair, 20, of Jackson, Mississippi, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate to 180 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release, after having pled guilty to brandishing and possessing a firearm during a carjacking, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Blair was also ordered to pay a $1,500.00 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Arres Followed Investigation by U.S. Marshals Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Georgia man has been sentenced in federal court for using dozens of stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns seeking $258,063 in refunds.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- On Jan. 22, 2018, Joseph Anthony Armes, II, 38, of Petros, Tennessee, was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas W. Phillips, Senior U.S. District Judge, to serve 12 months and one day in prison for conspiring to defraud the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). He will be also be supervised by the U.S. Probation Office for a period of three years following his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Alaska man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for using the internet to attempt to solicit sex from a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Wood County man who stole mail in November 2016 was sentenced yesterday to six months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Richard Thomas Morris, Jr., 38, of Washington, previously pleaded guilty to possession of stolen mail. He was also ordered to pay...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Defendant had personal identification information of over 1,000 individuals, most of whom were Miami-Dade College students.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: An exhibit of book arts, Brain Washing from Phone Towers, by Sarah Nicholls will open Saturday, January 27 at 2 PM at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Gallery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Kira Lee Encarnacion, 40, of St. Croix, was arraigned today in District Court on a criminal indictment charging her with federal program theft and money laundering, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Gregory J. Haanstad, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Jan. 16, 2018, a jury found Adrian Harper (age 39), of Milwaukee, guilty of illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: At the beginning of the year, I spoke about S&T’s New Year’s Resolutions, particularly the implementation of CHAMPS. A collection of principles S&T is committed to embodying in 2018 and beyond, CHAMPS will help us further improve our ability to provide end-users with the tools and knowledge to carry out their vital missions. This week, I’m focusing on the C in CHAMPS: Component/Customer Driven.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Very shortly the Senate is going to take two votes on Trump nominees. The first is to confirm Jerome Powell as the next Fed Chair. Once that vote wraps up, the Senate will vote on whether to begin debate on the nomination of Alex Azar to be secretary of Health and Human Services -- one of the key roles in the federal government when it comes to caring for the sick and vulnerable.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Van Buren, MO - Following the enactment of the continuing resolution, staff at Ozark National Scenic Riverways have resumed regular operations. The Visitor Center at Van Buren will resume regular winter hours of operation, and the shower houses at Pulltite and Round Spring will be available for campers. Please visit www.nps.gov/ozar for updated information about the park.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Following the enactment of the continuing resolution by Congress, staff at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument have resumed regular operations.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - On Jan. 30 and 31, the Bureau of Land Management Tres Rios Field Office is hosting two open house meetings to share information regarding route designations for travel management on public lands in Archuleta, La Plata and Montezuma counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ann Nichols, 61, of Edmond, OK, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to two years probation to include eight months home detention by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay $147,004 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: Recent reports show the Trump Administration and its Republican supporters in Congress working to undermine the Special Counsel’s investigation into connections between the Trump campaign and the Russian government-including placing the FBI Director under so much pressure to fire his Deputy Director ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 23, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Cherokee County man was sentenced Monday to 18 months in prison for unlawful disposal of hazardous waste, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
