News from September 2018
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA). Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. Hearing on “Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Water Resources Projects and Policy, Part II". September 7, 2018. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). The Corps of Engineers constructs projects critical to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: A Topeka, Kansas man made his initial appearance Thursday on an indictment charging him with murdering a woman on board a cruise ship in January 2018. Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Stephen R. McAllister of the District of Kansas and Special Agent in Charge Charles P. Spencer of the FBI Jacksonville, Florida Field Office made the announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Scott W. Sulik, 54, of Versailles, Ky., was sentenced today to 48 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for sending a series of emails containing threats to a Member of Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Gettysburg, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on September 4, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed the criminal convictions and life sentences of David T. Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez for their roles in stalking and killing Christine...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: OXFORD, MS. William C. Lamar, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, announced today that four criminal defendants were held without bond pending trial in the Northern District of Mississippi following their arrests for drug trafficking. The defendants were among nine defendants arrested...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: WINNEMUCCA, NV - On Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office, will host a National Public Lands Day at the Water Canyon Recreation Area in Winnemucca, Nevada. The BLM manages public lands for the benefit of current...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: Both Frauds Ran Simultaneously. WASHINGTON - Zevi Chaim Mehlman, 53, of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced today to 51 months in prison for a pair of schemes in which he stole $96,000 from a school where he was working and an additional $572,000 from a relative. U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Liu for the District...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: State Department Official Sentenced to Prison for Engaging in Honest Services Wire Fraud and Theft of Federal Funds.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: In a testament to the Trump Administration's America First Energy Plan, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) third-quarter oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico broke all previous records by grossing nearly $1 billion in bonus bids for 142 parcels. The two-day sale brought in more revenue than all BLM...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: United States Files Complaint Against Hawaii Fishing Companies, Managers, and Vessel Operator Over Illegal Oil Discharges and Lodges Partial Settlement With Managers.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that two Rosebud, South Dakota, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury. Dallas Burning Breast, age 25, and Ervin Burning Breast, Jr., age 23, were indicted on Feb. 14, 2018. Ervin Burning Breast, Jr., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on June 12, 2018, and pled not guilty to the Indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: PROVIDENCE - A South Kingstown woman was arrested and made her initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Providence today on charges that she allegedly forged business checks and stole as much as $400,000 from a Cranston auto dealership where she was employed as an office manager and bookkeeper.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jesus Manuel Almanza, 23, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty yesterday in federal court to a bank robbery charge. Almanza entered the guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 29, educators working with youth in grades 3-12 are invited to enjoy the day immersed in a range of educational activities appropriate for these grades that explore the Great Lakes and Great Lakes issues! This workshop will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Sleeping Bear Dunes...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A former resident of Turtle Creek, PA pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to federal narcotics and firearms charges, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: South Florida Doctor Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Participating in a Conspiracy to Illegally Dispense Opioids and Other Drugs.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: (MILES CITY, Mont.) - The BLM Miles City Field Office would like to remind Off-Highway Vehicle operators to respect landowners, wildlife and the landscape and be mindful of travel restrictions on BLM-administered lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison for committing a series of armed robberies of convenience stores.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 7, 2018
News Release: ARCATA, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will welcome volunteers at two North Coast public land improvement projects to observe National Public Lands Day. Projects are set for Saturday, Sept. 22, at the historic lighthouse in Trinidad, and Saturday, Sept. 29, in the King Range National Conservation...
