News from June 2018
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Eminence, MO: Due to the temporary closure of the Powder Mill River Access to vehicle traffic, the Owls Bend River Access across the river is available as an alternate launch point for jet boats and floaters. Visitors who wish to launch jet boats or non-motorized vessels can access the river at the gravel...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Devin Fabian Collins (25, St. Petersburg) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court also ordered him to forfeit the firearm used in the offense. Collins was found guilty by a jury on Feb. 13, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Brennan McNeil, age 26, of Albany, was sentenced today to 210 months in prison for sexually exploiting a child for the purpose of producing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A man who led a $9 million nationwide credit card fraud scheme was sentenced today to 10 years in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Three Broward County residents have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a heroin and firearms trafficking enterprise.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Grants, NM - El Malpais National Monument is hosting bat out-flight programs every Friday evening from June 15th to September 28th. These guided hikes will begin from the El Calderon trailhead, approximately one hour and fifteen minutes before sunset. The season’s first bat out-flight on June 15th will begin at 7:15 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: JOSE ALBERTO SANTOS-MONTALVAN, age 42, a citizen of Honduras was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to a one-count indictment for illegal use of a Social Security number, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Salvadoran national in the country illegally, who has an Interpol warrant for being a member of MS-13 and trafficking in firearms and narcotics, is among 91 foreign nationals taken into custody during a five-day operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt requesting documents relating to new reports that he sought to delay producing records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) relating to his tenure.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Visitors walking the popular Stout Grove Trail in the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park section of Redwood National and State Parks will discover a new wooden viewing platform has been built at the base of the venerable Stout Tree. The new platform was funded through donations and constructed by California...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a federal jury has convicted Romel Anthony, the last of the 19 defendants charged in the Khalil Smith indictment. Anthony was part of a violent drug gang that was responsible for, among other things, waterboarding, pistol-whipping...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A Bossier City, Louisiana, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Suzy Vang Lo, 41, formerly of Merced, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 21 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by unlawfully purchasing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from recipients in exchange for cash, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: With so much going on at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), it can be easy to focus on the details and lose sight of how our work supports big picture issues. For that reason, we’ve made it easier than ever to understand how our work supports key DHS mission areas with the S&T Impact series. Today, I’m proud to announce the newest installment to the series, which focuses on Borders and Ports of Entry.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Nicholas James Cantrell, 28, was sentenced today to 151 months in federal prison for unlawfully possessing a firearm and assaulting a Multnomah County Sheriff deputy while being held on a federal detainer at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: Camp Verde, AZ - Montezuma Castle National Monument will host a Summer Concert Series under the light of the full moon featuring Native musicians and dancers. Concerts will be on Friday evenings starting at 7:00 p.m.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office has partnered with an anonymous donor, in offering a reward of $2,000 for information leading to the conviction of individuals who spray painted rocks in the canyon at the Flume Trailhead.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: U.S. Attorney Benjamin G. Greenberg for the Southern District of Florida, Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore, Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade State Attorney, Robert F. Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Troy Walker, Special Agent...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: US Extradites Former President of Panama to Face Illegal Wiretapping and Embezzlement Charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that a federal jury has convicted Romel Anthony, the last of the 19 defendants charged in the Khalil Smith indictment. Anthony was part of a violent drug gang that was responsible for, among other things, waterboarding, pistol-whipping, ...
