News from July 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Fingerprints Later Linked Him to Crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Johnny Clyde Benjamin, Jr., M.D., 52, an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Vero Beach, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison today, after having been convicted at trial of participating in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Furanyl Fentanyl which resulted in death, aiding and abetting...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: CODY, Wyo. - As part of its commitment to serve local communities through the sustainable management of working public lands, the Bureau of Land Management has analyzed a proposed bentonite mining expansion project in Big Horn County. The BLM Cody Field Office will accept public comments on the environmental assessment through Aug. 10, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Charles Wolfe, 57, from St. Peters, MO was sentenced to 186 months in prison in connection with conspiracy charges involving synthetic drug trafficking and money laundering. Wolfe’s co-defendants Mark Palmer, 47, from Granite City, IL, was sentenced to 168 months in prison and Sam Leinicke, 27 from Arnold, MO was sentenced to 48 months in prison.
By State Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) will convene a hearing on Wednesday, July 11 entitled “Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere." The hearing will begin at 10 a.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: PARADISE VALLEY, Nev. -The Martin fire has rapidly grown due to extreme fire behavior, dense dry fuels, inaccessible terrain and gusty southwesterly winds. The fire has grown to around 92,000 acres and is roughly 2% contained. Firefighters continue to keep the fire from residences, structures and the Paiute Pipeline that runs through the area. A Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team has arrived and assumes command of the fire 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 7.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Mr. Maloy works for the George Washington Memorial Parkway which administers important historic sites such as Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial. He holds an undergraduate degree in history from the College of William and Mary and a graduate degree in history from George Mason University. He also has worked at numerous public historic sites and archaeological digs for the past ten years.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Saturdays at Fort Union are Kidz Kraft Saturdays!.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Parkersburg man pled guilty yesterday to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Anthony Michael Mowery, 42, entered his guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Parkersburg Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways & Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s imposition of tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese products...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: June 1 - June 30, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Keith Harris, 25, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 24 months in federal prison for possessing and concealing a stolen firearm. Harris pleaded guilty to this charge on April 12, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Court Imposes Maximum Fine on Sinovel Wind Group for Theft of Trade Secrets.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Virginia Man Sentenced for Obstructing Counterterrorism Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Ochopee - On Saturday, July 6, 2018, Zone 4 of the Stairsteps Unit within Big Cypress National Preserve will reopen to all public access by airboat. The temporary closure has been rescinded as surface water depths have been recorded at sufficient levels. The closure order was necessary for resource and visitor protection during periods of low water. All other closures remain in effect until rescinded by press release.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Dennis Griego, 36, of Edgewood, N.M., pled guilty yesterday in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws by being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Griego entered the guilty plea under an agreement recommending a sentence of 188 months of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced that six Anchorage residents have been sentenced for their roles in a local mail theft ring. The two lead defendants were sentenced this week, and were the last of six defendants to be sentenced in this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Aaron Travis Daniels, 21, aka Harun Muhammad, aka Abu Yusef of Columbus was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 80 months in prison for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The court also granted the government’s request to place Daniels under court supervision for the rest of his life.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) in support of a new flexible design strategy for relocating campsites at its Oceanside Campground that have been lost or repeatedly damaged by coastal storm events. New campsite locations within the developed area on Assateague...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 6, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that an Abbeville man pleaded guilty Monday to illegally possessing a pistol.