News from September 2018
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: Memphis, TN - A local man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for major fraud against the United States. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: Case Marks Third Firearms Conviction and Second Drug Trafficking Conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park and the National Park Service’s Greater Yellowstone Inventory and Monitoring Network have released The State of Yellowstone Vital Signs and Select Park Resources, 2017. Vital signs highlighted in the 60-page report include the status of animal species like bison and grizzly bears, ecosystem-altering forces like climate and fire, and much more. Park and network staff compiled the report with input from park researchers.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - In an effort to effectively evacuate the islands in a safe manner and secure the park to protect federal property and ensure staff safety, Cape Lookout National Seashore will close today, Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, effective at Noon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: A 31-year-old Illegal alien residing in Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of assaulting a Border Patrol (BP) agent during his attempt to illegally enter the country, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Edgar Garrido-Miranda pleaded guilty Dec. 5, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thamud Eldridge, 44, aka Damu, who was convicted following a seven week jury trial of multiple RICO, drug, and gun charges, was sentenced to serve 50 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Two illegal aliens from Mexico pleaded guilty Monday for their roles in an alien transporting scheme which resulted in death.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: ALBANY: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces Edward Lowell, age 78, of Americus, Georgia, was sentenced to 36 months of probation for Distribution of Xanax by Senior U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis Sands in Albany, Georgia on September 6, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: Benjamin G. Greenberg, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Robert Lasky, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office and Michael J. De Palma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) announced that on September 5, 2018, Yant Garcia, 38 of Hialeah, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. sentenced a former elementary school music teacher to 121 months in prison for possession and transportation of child pornography, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: SAN ANGELO, TEXAS -- The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is hosting a second public meeting to solicit feedback on a proposed Transportation Management Plan (TMP) at Twin Buttes Reservoir. The meeting will be held in San Angelo, Texas at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive, North...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Thamud Eldridge, 44, aka Damu, who was convicted following a seven week jury trial of multiple RICO, drug, and gun charges, was sentenced to serve 50 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jose Wil Castro, of El Salvador, was sentenced today to 10 months incarceration for his role in a cocaine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, will host two public meetings on Sept. 26 and 27, for the proposed Desert Quartzite Solar Photovoltaic Project, in eastern Riverside County.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2018
News Release: The closing dates for seasonally operated facilities in Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway are as follows.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2018
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jose Luis Espindola Romero, age 33, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on Friday to time served (44 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States. Agustin Dominguez De Jesus, age 23, and a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced on Friday to time served (43 days in jail) for illegally re-entering the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2018
News Release: Please be advised a Typhoon Watch is now in effect for Guam, Rota, Tinian and Saipan. The island has been declared in Condition of Readiness 3 (COR 3). Typhoon conditions, including destructive winds of 74 mph or more, are possible by Monday.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2018
News Release: Weather: Most areas of fire received only a trace of precipitation yesterday. Today, there will be some cloud cover and a slight chance of moisture across the area, with increasing chance of rain on Monday. Temperatures will be 59F to 70F in the valleys, cooling as the week progresses. Relative humidity will be from 32% to 39%. Winds between 5-10 mph, gusting to 20 mph are predicted, with somewhat higher winds possible on the Boundary Fire today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2018
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office is temporarily closing the Knoxville Management Area, within the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, due to the proximity of the Snell Fire burning southeast of Middleton in Napa County.
