News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former Accounting Manager and Controller was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for committing $193,000 in tax evasion and stealing more than $725,000 from two different employers, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Tara Sullivan for the IRS Criminal Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that a Federal Grand Jury in Greenville, South Carolina, returned Indictments against the following.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Arthur Clark, 29, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: CARSON CITY, Nevada - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on two proposed withdrawal actions through two notices in the Federal Register related to a proposed expansion by the Department of the Navy of the Fallon Range Training Complex (Fallon Range). Public comments will help identify...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a White River, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Passing Counterfeit Obligations of the United States and Possession of Counterfeit Obligations of the United States.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Your child can enjoy a full day of fun and educational activities at Fort Union's Junior Ranger camp. Best of all, junior ranger camp is free! Camp runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm each day, and reservations are required.
By Commerce Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy announced Rep. Greg Gianforte will serve as the Committee’s Interior, Energy, and Environment (IEE) Subcommittee Chairman.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Shane Johnson, 40, of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 20 years in federal prison for possessing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine with...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kevin Kyes was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, seventeen counts of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two counts of money laundering by a federal jury today, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Federal Bureau...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day with a bird-watching caravan on Saturday, May 12. Park ranger naturalist Andrew Langford plans to visit areas throughout the park that provide great opportunities to locate, identify, and record birds as part of the North American...
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Defendant failed to appear in state court twice and was released by Barnstable District Court who did not honor immigration detainer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Irvington, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a phony check scheme that stole over $2 million in merchandise from multiple home-improvement stores throughout the country, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Twaine Willie, 26, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Farmington, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge. Willie entered the guilty plea under a plea agreement that recommends that he be sentenced to a prison term within the range of 24 to 30 months followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: BOISE, Idaho - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation increased flows from Lucky Peak Dam by 500 cubic feet per second (cfs) on Tuesday, May 8, at 8 am. Flows through the city of Boise, as measured at the Glenwood Bridge gauge, increased to approximately 4,200 cfs on Tuesday afternoon, ...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Background. Livestock grazing and trailing, which has a long history in southern Utah, were recognized by Congress in the enabling legislation for Capitol Reef National Park (CRNP) as existing privileges for those who traditionally grazed cattle in or trailed cattle through the park. For several decades...
By Interior Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Mr. Toth will play the park’s 1873 Steinway Grand piano for a Chopin and Liszt program that will feature.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - An Allegheny County resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on a charge of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer with one count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to aid the People’s Republic of China, and two counts of unlawfully retaining documents related to the national defense.
By USDA Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: Washington -Soheila Maleki, a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, today was named a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in recognition of her 20-plus years of pioneering research that has improved the quality of life for millions of Americans who suffer from food allergies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 8, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Howard Edward Brooks, 40, of Elmira, NY, who was convicted of receipt, attempted distribution, and four counts of possession of child pornography involving prepubescent minors, was sentenced to 84 months in prison and 10 years of supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer. The defendant must also register as a sex offender.
