News from October 2018
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle-trained and halter-started wild horse adoption at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, south of Carson City, Nevada. Public viewing begins at 9 a.m. and a competitive-bid adoption event, conducted by an auctioneer, follows at 10 a.m. The starting bid for all the animals offered is $150.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: The unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park will be temporarily closed for road grading beginning at 8 p.m. Wednesday, October 17 and will reopen by 6 a.m. Thursday, October 18. If the road maintenance work is not completed during this one night, the road will also be closed the following night during the same timeframe. Grading will improve the road surface and provide a better and safer experience for motorists and cyclists.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congress passed S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018. America's Water Infrastructure Act is the most sweeping infrastructure package to be passed this Congress. As chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) was the lead Senate author of the bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: A Michigan man was indicted after he was found to have 36 counterfeit credit cards, nearly 500 credit card account numbers and a machine for making counterfeit credit cards.
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: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart issued the following statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Todd Sinclair, 50, of Cape Creek, AZ, who was convicted of being an unlawful user of a controlled substance in possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 12 months and a day in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - Big Bend National Park is temporarily closing the popular Lost Mine Trail area due to increased bear activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: A Cleveland man was indicted for using a firearm to rob a bank in Independence last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Danny Lee Rhines, 34, of Vallejo, CA was sentenced on Thursday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. to six years in prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Defendant Stole Cash and Tequila from Downtown Store in Brazen Daytime Robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man was charged in federal court today with robbing a local bank earlier this week, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that on Oct. 12, 2018, Carly J. Pickel, 31 of Lincoln, was sentenced to five years (60 months) in prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine mixture between January of 2013 and December of 2016. Following the prison term, Pickel will serve four years on supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Guatemalan national pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District Thursday fully contained the 32,215-acre Goshute Cave Fire, about 55 miles north of Ely, Nev., but hazards remain and people are encouraged to stay out of the fire area.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Danny Lee Rhines, 34, of Vallejo, CA was sentenced on Thursday by United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. to six years in prison for being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jonathan R. Franklin, 33, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for bank robbery and aiding and abetting the brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence. The Honorable Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., sentenced Franklin to 13 years, 5...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: A father and son from Mahoning County were indicted on firearms charges after the son allegedly gave a firearm to his father, who was previously convicted of rape, kidnapping, attempted murder and other crimes, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 64-year-old former physician and 60-year-old registered nurse have been convicted of drug trafficking charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joe Brown today.
By State Newswire | Oct 12, 2018
News Release: Dear Mr. President:. We are deeply concerned about the whereabouts of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist, a Washington Post columnist and Saudi citizen who has been living in the United States. Based on mounting reports, it appears highly likely Mr. Khashoggi was murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul...
