News from October 2018
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Burros from Death Valley National Park are headed towards sanctuaries and adoptive homes, through a major project the nonprofit Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue starts on October 15. This project takes care of individual burros, allows native habitats to recover, and is funded entirely by donations.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Joplin, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with receiving and distributing child pornography after exchanging pornographic images with a child in the state of Washington.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: PAGE, Arizona - Superintendent William Shott of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument invites community members to an informal conversation over coffee on Monday, Oct. 29, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Bring any questions you have and come join the superintendent at the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Chicopee man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield to distributing heroin.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn in the Deer Haven area, approximately 15 miles northwest of Cañon City, south of High Park Road, and west of County Road 69 in northern Fremont County.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Chicago man has admitted in federal court that he tried to illegally export nearly two dozen guns and ammunition to Haiti from Illinois.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Defendant forced victims struggling with opioid addictions to prostitute for his profit.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: PAGE, AZ - The National Park Service invites you to the Third Annual Love Your Lake Beach Cleanup event on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. Following another busy summer, the trash on our park lands can be pretty scary, so this year’s event is Halloween themed. Volunteers will spend the morning picking up...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, After Dark in the Park talks, and other programs throughout November. In addition, everyone is invited to lend a hand to save native rainforest through the park’s volunteer stewardship opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force, Westminster, and Aurora Police Departments Need Your Help Identifying a Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: FBI Seeks Assistance to Identify El Cajon Bank Robber.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that United States District Court Chief Judge Kristi K. DuBose sentenced Reginald Thomas Gulley, Jr. on Oct. 12, 2018 to serve a term of imprisonment of 96 months followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine in violation of Title 21 USC § 846. The defendant previously plead guilty to the offense on Feb. 21, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Houston man who was arrested earlier this month in Texas is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on federal fraud and identity theft charges that allege a scheme to manufacture counterfeit Mesa Airlines employee identification badges that were used to obtain free flights on another airline.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announces the one-year anniversary of the revitalization and enhancement of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that Attorney General Jeff Sessions designated as the centerpiece of the Department of Justice’s violent crime reduction...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced William Earl Barrett (28, Clermont) to 14 years and 6 months in federal prison for distributing and possessing child pornography. The court also ordered Barrett to forfeit the electronic devices he used during the course of the offense. Barrett pleaded guilty on July 5, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Houston man who was arrested earlier this month in Texas is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon on federal fraud and identity theft charges that allege a scheme to manufacture counterfeit Mesa Airlines employee identification badges that were used to obtain free flights on another airline.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza has sentenced Courtney Rashon Johnson (43, Orlando) to 17 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Due to his prior multiple felony convictions, he qualified for an increased penalty under the Armed Career Criminal Act. The court also ordered Johnson to forfeit the.38-caliber revolver and ammunition used during the offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney for the District of Maine Halsey B. Frank announced that Salvador Rodrigues, 21, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was charged by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court in the District of Maine with being a felon in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from a New York-based hospitality company where he was the chief operating officer, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Jaquan Deshawn Carter, 21, of Gulfport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to 64 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Dana Nichols with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
