News from September 2018
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Celebrate the spectacle of raptor (bird of prey) migration on Saturday, Sept. 22, in Yellowstone National Park’s Hayden Valley. Two programs will provide opportunities to learn about raptors and the role they play in Yellowstone and beyond.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: A Miami resident was sentenced, on September 7, 2018, to 32 years in prison by United States District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas for committing a string of armed robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: On Aug. 28, 2018, Alfredo Garcia, 35, of Miami-Dade County, was sentenced to a total of 264 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Federico A. Moreno, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SHERMAN, Texas - A 46-year-old Richardson, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Roger Wallach, 38, of Philadelphia, PA was sentenced today to 240 months in federal prison for manufacturing videos and images of two girls, ages 10 and 11, over a period of three months.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The Bureau of Land Management Grand Junction Field Office, Grand Mesa Jeep Club and Mesa County will officially open the Tabeguache Connector Trail on Sunday, September 16 at 4 p.m.

By DOE Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Alaska’s congressional delegation today welcomed the announcement of a new Gas Sales Precedent Agreement (GSPA) reached between the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) and ExxonMobil Alaska.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: PHOENIX, AZ-On September 4, 2018, a federal grand jury indicted Seitaro Kline, 39, and Carrie Kline, 34, in connection with the “Criss-Cross Bandits" bank robbery series. The Kline’s were wanted for a string of bank robberies, which took place throughout the Phoenix-Metro area between November 5, 2016...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of SHANISE FRANCES OSTLUND, 29, and KEVIN ROBERTSON, 32, for committing a home invasion on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. OSTLUND and ROBERTSON were found guilty today following a jury trial before Judge Susan Richard Nelson in United States District Court in Duluth, Minnesota. Two additional defendants, DEREK PADDY and CHERAI CLARK, each pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the second degree.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the 70-month prison sentence of Sean Griffin, age 24, that was imposed by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion on May 2, 2017.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Earl Williams, age 30, of Baltimore, today to 66 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for assaulting a federal officer.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- Rehelio Trant, 39, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today in District Court for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, United States Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SEPT. 12, 2018 - The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points. At the same time, the number of people without health insurance coverage and the uninsured rate were not statistically different from 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: On Aug. 28, 2018, Alfredo Garcia, 35, of Miami-Dade County, was sentenced to a total of 264 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Federico A. Moreno, after previously pleading guilty to three counts of Hobbs Act robbery and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - In keeping with the Administration’s goals of promoting American energy independence, the Bureau of Land Management Utah quarterly oil and gas lease sale resulted in competitive bids for 69 of the 109 parcels offered in the West Desert, Color Country and Green River Districts.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE - One of two Florida men charged in U.S. District Court in Providence in August 2017 with trafficking more than 5 kilograms of cocaine into Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service pleaded guilty today.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated that Marcus Terrelle Marsh, age 34, of Columbia, was sentenced in federal court to 180 months imprisonment (15 years) with 3 years of supervised release to follow. Marsh plead guilty earlier this year to felon in possession of...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the conviction of SHANISE FRANCES OSTLUND, 29, and KEVIN ROBERTSON, 32, for committing a home invasion on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. OSTLUND and ROBERTSON were found guilty today following a jury trial before Judge Susan Richard Nelson in United States District Court in Duluth, Minnesota. Two additional defendants, DEREK PADDY and CHERAI CLARK, each pleaded guilty to one count of burglary in the second degree.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 12, 2018
News Release: This year marks the 25th anniversary of National Public Lands Day, and in recognition, Grand Teton National Park entrance fees will be waived and volunteer opportunities will be available on Saturday, September 22. Established in 1994 and held annually on the fourth Saturday in September, National Public...