News from September 2018
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - Due to deteriorating animal health from lack of water and forage on the range, the Bureau of Land Management will begin a wild horse water gather on or about Sept. 18, in the Antelope Valley and Goshute Herd Management Areas (HMAs) in the Wells Field Office. The gather of approximately 900 horses will be conducted using the bait and water trap method. No helicopters will be used.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: LANDER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Lander Field Office, in partnership with Lander Cycling, invites the community to a volunteer trail construction day at Johnny Behind the Rocks on Saturday, Sept. 22. This shared conservation stewardship project is in celebration of National Public Lands Day and month.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Project Safe Childhood.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management is partnering with Lake Havasu City to celebrate the 25th National Public Lands Day on September 29. The public is invited to take part in a volunteer service project from 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. at SARA Park. In an effort to enhance communities and improve...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 17, 2018 - Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing $392 million (PDF, 238 KB) to help rebuild and improve rural water and wastewater infrastructure in 42 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Defendant Paid More Than $2 Million for Fraudulent Claims Filed with Insurance Company.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Peter Wilson, 41, of Kotzebue, Alaska, has been charged with making false statements to a federal agent, in connection with the investigation into the disappearance and death of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr. Wilson was arrested on Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 18, 2018, at 1:30 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Dr. Tod Hagins, of Wintersville, Ohio, was sentenced today to 57 months incarceration for writing fraudulent prescriptions to be sold on the streets from his Weirton, West Virginia practice, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Beginning Wednesday Sept. 19, 2018, Haleakalā National Park will accept applications for guided astronomy and hiking tour Commercial Use Authorizations (CUAs), valid for up to two years. All applications must be received by the park by close of business Oct. 24, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas City, Kan., man pleaded guilty Monday to producing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Oregon’s first state-legal retail marijuana proprietor sentenced for federal tax crimes.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: BOSTON - A Marlborough business owner was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester in connection with a scheme to commit bank fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sept. 17, 2018 - David Hamilton Soderbom, 51, of Winchester, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for producing child pornography and for possessing thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, announced U.S. Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Survivors Have Until Oct. 1, 2018 to Submit Applications for Nevada Victims of Crime Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Russell Leroy Dotson, Jr. (61) and Maria Luisa Dotson (64), both of Jacksonville, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. If convicted, each faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is pleased to announce opening of the Pit Crater Trail on Sat., Sept. 22, National Public Lands Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Terminix Virgin Islands Branch Manager Pleads Guilty to Four Counts of Illegally Applying Restricted-Use Pesticide to Multiple Residences in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: RENO, Nev. - A Carson City resident who possessed more than 125 images and 8 videos of child pornography was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks to 120 months in federal prison and lifetime supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Donald Halmy, the Chief of the Peekskill Police Department, announced that...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ADRIAN BELLE, also known as “A.B.," 24, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal court to one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
