News from May 2018
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Tucson, Arizona, man charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance (methamphetamine) was sentenced on April 30, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL BAUER, 36, of North Branford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Northern Californians did their part to drop off unused, unwanted, or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at more than 150 sites in the region. Together with our local, state, and federal partners DEA collected and destroyed 30,172 (15 tons) of potentially dangerous, expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: A group of hikers found human skeletal remains in the Stubbe Springs Loop area of Joshua Tree National Park on Thursday, May 3. Park rangers accompanied by Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigators collected the remains and other evidence from the scene for testing and analysis by forensic specialists. At this time the identity of the subject is unknown.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man charged with Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on April 30, 2018, by U.S. District Court Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: Washington - On Feb. 21, 2018, Park Packing Company Inc. (Park Packing), Chicago Ill., waived its right to a hearing, entered into a stipulation agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and paid a civil penalty of $2,750 for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jose Manuel Sanchez-Zapien, aka “Chacal" (Sanchez), 38, a citizen of Mexico from Coalcomán, Michoacán, residing in Dos Palos, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana in the Sequoia National Forest, U.S. Attorney McGregor...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: Roseburg, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will close Union Creek Road on May 11 and 12, 2018. The replacement of these culverts helps in keeping public landscapes healthy and productive through improved infrastructure and reduced erosion. This culvert replacement work is required to complete the replacement of several deep culverts that are in close proximity to one another. On these dates no through traffic at any time will be permitted.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: The events celebrate the debut solo exhibition George Washington’s Headquarters: Photographs by Xiomáro. The 22 large images of the Ford Mansion - Washington’s base of operations during the Revolutionary War winter of 1779-1780 - are on view in the museum until Dec. 28, 2018. A free ebook of the photographs is available at www.xiomaro.com.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: SEATTLE - Nationwide Americans did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications at close to 6,000 sites across the country on April 28th, 2018. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners, DEA collected and destroyed close to one million pounds-nearly 475 tons-of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs, making it the most successful event in DEA history.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Kaptur, and Chairman Frelinghuysen for your work on this bill.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - Due to contractor work to remove the fort flagpole and renovations to the park visitor center, Fort Pulaski National Monument will be CLOSED on Thursday, May 10, 2018. Due to public safety concerns, access to Cockspur Island will be restricted. The park anticipates re-opening Friday, May 11th. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2018
Release: BENNER TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The number of passengers expected to fly this summer is expected to exceed last year’s record-breaking numbers with more than 2.5 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints through Labor Day.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join members from several regional astronomical societies as they share their telescopes and introduce visitors to the night sky on Saturday, May 12, from 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm Central Time at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Kemil Beach parking lot. Stargazing programs will be offered throughout 2018 starting shortly after sunset on the second Saturday of each month.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Kyle Rivers, 26, of Bear, Delaware, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack." He pleaded guilty on Nov. 28, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Romanian computer hacker who orchestrated a series of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on the European servers of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft was sentenced today to one year in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A two-month operation focused on reducing violent crime in Birmingham and across north Alabama resulted in federal charges against 71 defendants, with about 140 guns seized, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson and Acting Birmingham Police Chief Henry Irby III.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Join a ranger and local scientist for the first in a monthly series of “Science Saturday" presentations at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Meet on Saturday, May 12, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center for a short presentation and then car-pool to a research site to learn firsthand about some of the scientific research taking place within the park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Tou Fue Lor, 24, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to mail fraud, bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, credit application fraud, and unlawful possession of identification documents, all committed while he was on supervised release for similar crimes he had previously committed, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
