News from July 2018
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: GRAND COULEE, Wash. - The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking comments on the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a bank stabilization project at Marble Beach on Lake Roosevelt in Stevens County, Wash.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Newark Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Norfolk Celebrates the FBI’s 110th Birthday.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Isaac T. Kannah, 51, of Philadelphia, PA, who was convicted of misprision of a felony, was sentenced to time served and one year unsupervised release by U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. In addition, the defendant has agreed to revocation of his asylee status and will voluntarily depart the United States following formal immigration proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK - William Surmik, age 24, of Apalachin, New York, was sentenced today to serve 25 months in prison and a 3 year term of supervised release for his previously entered guilty pleas to Assaulting, Resisting, and Impeding Federal Law Enforcement Officers, announced United States Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Yesterday, a West Palm Beach federal jury convicted a Boynton Beach resident of producing and possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Nathaniel Johnson, age 30, from Dickinson, North Dakota, was convicted of Possession of Explosives by a Prohibited Person and sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, 2 years of supervised release, and a special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund in the amount of $100 on June 25, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: One defendant shot at a police officer at point blank range; two others charged with manufacturing and dealing in firearms without a license.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: The bald eagle breeding season this year has been the most productive since the restoration efforts began in 1980. A record 20 breeding pairs successfully reared 19 bald eagle chicks across five Channel Islands.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Prosecution Brought Under Project Safe Childhood; Defendant Faces 15 Year Prison Sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Russell Valenzuela, 42, of Sacramento, charging him with unlawful possession of unregistered firearms, prohibited possession of a firearm, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made a silicon chip that distributes optical signals precisely across a miniature brain-like grid, showcasing a potential new design for neural networks.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Today, Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that he has declined to pursue federal charges against the two National Park Service (NPS) Rangers who were involved in the fatal shooting on Aug. 20, 2017 of Jonathan Bolger, at Buffalo National River.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: A Miami-Dade Resident has been arrested and charged with performing illicit silicone injections.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced that George Barnard, of Newtown Square, was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for defrauding lenders of almost $13 million. Barnard, 47, pleaded guilty to multiple fraud counts in April. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $12,774,941.89 and to forfeit $4,262,279.38 in proceeds he obtained through his commission of the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned a six-count human trafficking and hate crime indictment relating to the abuse of D.P., a 22-year-old woman with disabilities, in Amite, Louisiana. Raylaine Knope, 42, Terry J. Knope, II, 45, Jody Lambert, 23, and Taylor Knope, 20...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - A federal jury has found Valeriy Tsoy (35, a citizen of Kazakhstan) guilty of marriage fraud. On July 23, 2018, Zafar Bakhramovic Yadigarov (27, citizen of Uzbekistan) pleaded guilty to marriage fraud and conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Each faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. Tsoy’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24, 2018. Yadigarov’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 10, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Mark Klaassen announced today, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), that Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Margaret Ann Easley appeared in federal court for an initial appearance on an Indictment charging three counts of Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: Katmai National Park & Preserve, Brooks Camp, Alaska - In the past week at Brooks Camp there have been two minor incidents in which bears made contact with humans. In the first incident, a bear pawed a visitor’s pant leg after approaching the visitor in a curious manner. In the second event, a bear that...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2018
News Release: FBI Celebrates 110th Birthday. In 1908, the first Model T was produced, the first ball was dropped in Times Square to celebrate the New Year, the #1 song was Take Me Out to the Ball Game … and the FBI was born. On July 26, 2018, the FBI celebrates 110 years of public service. In honor of this milestone...
