News from September 2018

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that local efforts to increase violent crime prosecutions in the Acadiana area are having a substantial impact.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for robbing two banks in the greater Boston area.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Sacewell, 33, for being an alien in possession of a firearm and ammunition and illegal reentry.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for robbing two banks in the greater Boston area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles man pleaded guilty and was sentenced to prison followed by supervised release after being charged with firearm- and drug-related charges.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: Special Note:. Today as of 6:00 pm, Northern Rockies Team 5 will take over the Howe and Boundary fires. This will be the last update from the Northern Rockies Incident Management Team Type 1. We would like to thank the community and the Glacier National Park for their support during our command of these...

By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - EM Assistant Secretary Anne White encouraged EM’s advisory boards last week to have a “completion mindset" toward the cleanup mission and focus on new ways of doing business in the program.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thomas A. Gillespie, 44, of East Brady, PA, who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 204 months in prison and eight years supervised release by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Creating a “closure mindset" was the theme of the panel session, “Progress Through Action - Exploring Potential Completion Acceleration," at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: Come explore Tumacácori National Historical Park’s birding hotspots! Guided bird watching strolls will take place on the first and second Saturday of October (October 5 and 12), during the fall migration season. The walk meets at the Tumacácori Visitor Center, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the morning for as long as birds are active.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: Pablo Duran Ramirez, 50, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to encouraging the illegal entry of Guatemalan nationals, including unaccompanied minors, into the United States for financial gain, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio, and Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony of the FBI’s Cleveland Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney David J. Freed joined Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Justice Department leadership today in announcing the recipients of the Second Annual Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service in Policing, recognizing the exceptional work of 25 law enforcement officers and deputies from 12 jurisdictions across the country.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Serving as the keynote speaker at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop last week, DOE Under Secretary for Science Paul Dabbar highlighted the importance of innovation and collaborating with communities as EM enters a new chapter energized by a completion mindset.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Before a record audience, the House Nuclear Cleanup Caucus hosted a discussion last week of the “secret cities" of the Manhattan Project that today are the focus of EM cleanup efforts.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court in Johnstown to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: Construction work on the Gros Ventre Roundabout and other safety improvements along U.S. Highway 26/89/191 in the southern end of Grand Teton National Park is progressing. Current work includes paving the connection of the roundabout to the Gros Ventre Road, as well as creating the eastern splitter island that will be used by pathway users to safely cross the Gros Ventre Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that Daniel Edward Johnson, age 47, Fifth Circuit Solicitor a resident of Blythewood, and Nicole Halliett Holland, age 49, Director of Communications a resident of Columbia, were charged in a 26-count Indictment by a Grand...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that a Madison, Wisconsin man was sentenced on September 14 for using violence, threats and coercion to compel two young women suffering from heroin addiction, to prostitute for his profit in Madison. Harry Miller, 60, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison. This prison term will be followed by a 15-year term of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: FBI Warns of Posting Hoax Threats to Schools.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A federal grand jury has indicted a California man who was previously arrested and charged with making violent threats against Boston Globe employees in retaliation for the newspaper’s editorial response to political attacks on the media.