News from June 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Last week, Jonathan Frank Davis, 38, of Los Angeles, Calif., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 78 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by a five year term of supervised release. Davis had previously pleaded guilty to transportation of individuals to engage in prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Yousef Goba, 44, of Yemen, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to making extortionate threats to harm and kidnap a minor. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Christopher M. Delauder, of Moundsville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 12 months incarceration for distributing marijuana, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Richard Bailey, 67, of Gardiner, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to production and possession of child pornography.
By State Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A southwestern Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to producing child pornography by sexually exploiting his child victim.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - Thomas Michael Bidegary, 67, a tax return preparer who co-owned Winnemucca Tax and Bookkeeping Service, a tax preparation and bookkeeping services business, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit tax fraud and theft of government money, related to two separate criminal indictments...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Obed Wild & Scenic River recently added a 63-acre tract that was donated to the park by The Nature Conservancy. This key parcel dominates the view from Lilly Bluff Overlook, the park’s most iconic and heavily visited viewing point. A short walk out to the extensive boardwalk at Lilly Bluff gives visitors the chance to experience the soaring cliffs and rugged beauty of the park first-hand. This gift ensures the preservation of the viewshed from this remarkably scenic location.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Adam Joseph Plauche, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months incarceration for selling a stolen firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Ever wonder what it means to be the “Dandelion Queen" at Denali National Park and Preserve? Join Wendy Mahovlic and other park staff at “Dandelion Demolition 2018" for a fun, family-oriented activity while helping us preserve the park’s natural beauty.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - Effective Wednesday, June 20, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona Strip District, including the Grand Canyon Parashant-National Monument (BLM/NPS), Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and Arizona Strip Field Office will implement fire restrictions on the Arizona Strip District.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Assistant United States Attorney Michelle Baeppler and Victim/Witness Specialist Darla Pendergrass were one of 162 members of the Department of Justice recognized by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys Director James Crowell, IV at the 34th Director’s Awards Ceremony Friday in Washington D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that she and other federal law enforcement, plus members of the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force, will participate in a community meeting at the Contant Knolls Community Center on Thursday, June 21st at 6:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Jackson, TN - After a two-week trial in federal court, on Friday, June 15, 2018, Brian Black, 42, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was convicted of embezzlement. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty verdict today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Fifty years ago, the ever-evolving national park idea broadened once again. In 1968, Congress passed and President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Trails System Act. This landmark piece of legislation of 1968 meant that America would also start protecting long, linear parts of our landscape “for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations." This program aims to connect participants with public lands, and in turn with America’s natural and cultural heritage.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A local tax preparer has pleaded guilty to filing false claims in the Memphis area. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas announced today that Jake C. Files, age 46, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release. Files was also ordered to pay $83,903.77...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: ASHFORD, Wash. - The National Park Service is seeking public comments regarding a proposed project by Pierce County to retrofit the upper Nisqually River levee in Mount Rainier National Park with deflectors. The 21-day comment period closes on July 9, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: Big Bend National Park - Following rains this past week, Big Bend National Park’s fire danger has been reduced to Moderate, prompting park managers to remove restrictions that had been in place to protect park visitors and park resources during the past months of extreme fire danger.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $64 million in awards for advanced nuclear energy technology to DOE national laboratories, industry, and 39 U.S. universities in 29 states. In total, DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy selected 89 projects for funding for nuclear energy research, facility access, and crosscutting technology and infrastructure development.
