News from June 2018
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) anticipates releasing a prospectus for lodging, food & beverage, retail, and marina services within Isle Royale National Park in the near future. The NPS scheduled a two-day site visit for September 12 and 13, 2018 to allow interested parties to tour the facilities. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Philadelphia, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court in Johnstown to 96 months in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two grand juries have returned indictments against 31 individuals from Ohio and West Virginia on charges involving methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: (DILLON, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management’s Dillon Field Office has released the Red Rock/Lima Watershed Environmental Assessment for public comment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Meghan Heesch (619) 546-9442 and Andrew Young (619) 546-7981.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, Frank Junior Young, 23, of Page, Ariz., and a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee to 144 months in prison, followed by a term of 15 years of supervised release. Young had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Visitors to Grand Canyon, especially inner canyon hikers, mule riders, and backpackers, need to prepare for excessively hot days in the coming weeks. In the summer, temperatures on exposed parts of the trail can reach over 120 F (49 C). Hiking in extreme heat can lead to serious health risks including heat exhaustion, heat stroke, hyponatremia, and hyperthermia.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Dark Web Vendor Pleads Guilty to Narcotics Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest and charging by a criminal complaint of Jerry Nelson Stinchcomb (50, Fruitland Park) with sending an anthrax hoax letter to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, and for mailing a threatening communication. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. Stinchcomb made his initial appearance in federal court today. A detention hearing has been scheduled for June 15, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - John Nunez, 47, of Providence, was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and crack cocaine and for being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office will host two public scoping meetings to seek input on the Yellow Pine Solar Project which includes 9,290 acres in Clark County at the intersection of Nevada State Route 160 and Tecopa Road, approximately 10 miles southeast of Pahrump...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) issued the following statement after the National Institutes of Health (NIH) released its research plan for the Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former resident of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a bank robbery charge, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today announced he is appointing Jeremy Keele of Salt Lake City, Utah, to serve as a member of the Commission on Social Impact Partnerships. The commission, created by the Social Impact Partnership to Pay for Results Act (SIPPRA), was...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today began its two-week long consideration of dozens of bills to combat the opioid crisis. Passing the House today were 25 bills.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Tom Carper (D-Del.), top Democrat on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Tom Udall (D-N.M.), top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, asked chief EPA ethics official Kevin Minoli for information about ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Tuesday, June 12, 2018, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Alexander Ruben Alvarado, age 21, of Iowa City, to 36 months in prison for unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Alvarado was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - A federal jury has found Jemone Lawrence Walker (32, Jacksonville) guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Walker’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 20, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Two grand juries have returned indictments against 31 individuals from Ohio and West Virginia on charges involving methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin distribution that spanned multiple states, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2018
News Release: A French national who was serving at times as an administrator and senior moderator on one of the largest dark web criminal marketplaces pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to launder money.
