News from September 2018
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Calling all photographers. Come share your spectacular Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem photos at the 16th Annual Fall Photo Festival. The festival will be held at 7 p.m. on Sept. 12, 2018, at the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: ALBANY: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Maria Quijano, age 33, of Moultrie, Georgia, pled guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine before District Court Judge Leslie Abrams in Albany, Georgia on September 4, 2018. This plea subjects Ms. Quijano to a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in federal prison, up to a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a maximum fine of $10 million, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Michael R. Casey, 71, who was apprehended in Mexico after being a fugitive for over four years, pled guilty on Aug. 31, 2018 to knowingly failing to appear in court in 2014. United States District Judge Federico A. Moreno accepted the guilty plea in the bond jump matter, Case No. 14-20619-Cr-Moreno, and scheduled a sentencing hearing for Nov. 15, 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations, James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: GLEN JEAN, WV- Beginning Friday, September 7, visitors to Thurmond will be rewarded with the unusual sight of goats grazing on the hillside above this historic railroad town. The National Park Service at New River Gorge National River is preparing to implement a plan to use goats to treat invasive plants...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Florida Resident Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Government Funds and Obstructing the IRS.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Oregon FBI Tech Tuesday: Building a Digital Defense Against Student Loan Debt.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Case Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: On Wednesday, September 5 at 10:15 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing on "On-The-Job: Rebuilding the Workforce Through Apprenticeships." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON- The National Park Service (NPS) has cleared the last major hurdle before beginning a $4 million complete rehabilitation of Fort Dupont and Fort Davis Drives in Southeast Washington, DC. The Federal Highway Administration, on behalf of the NPS, awarded a construction contract on August 30 to repave the entire roadways and improve stormwater management along the roadways.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Christopher James Fleet, 23, of Portland, was sentenced today to 84 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release for possessing distribution quantities of methamphetamine and two firearms when arrested by Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies in August 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: KC Man Printed Obscene Images at Public Library.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - The last of nearly two dozen defendants was sentenced today to federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Shaun Givens, 40, of Beckley, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison. Stuart commended the cooperative investigative...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A Hanford cleanup contractor employee was recently named the Junior Achievement (JA) of Washington Southeastern Region’s 2017-18 Volunteer of the Year.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: ALBANY: Charles E. Peeler, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Luis A. Mellado-Sanchez, age 20, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, pled guilty to Bank Robbery before District Court Judge Leslie Abrams in Albany, Georgia on September 4, 2018. This plea subjects Mr. Mellado-Sanchez to a maximum sentence of twenty (20) years imprisonment, a maximum fine of $250,000, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: Two High-Ranking Bloods Gang Leaders Sentenced to Twenty Years in Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two high-ranking leaders of the Nine Trey Gangsters set of the United Blood Nation (UBN or Bloods) street gang, including the "Godfather" of the set, who also served as "Chairman" of the UBN, and a second leader who held the rank of "Worldwide High" were each sentenced today to 20 years in prison for racketeering conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Huntington men pled guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Antonio Whitehead, 31, and Richard Board III, 21, entered guilty pleas to an indictment charging them with aiding and abetting the distribution of methamphetamine. Stuart praised the investigation conducted by the Violent Crime and Drug Task Force West.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Throughout the month of September, the Bureau of Land Management is sponsoring some events highlighting public land near Las Cruces. All of the following events are open to the public, including three hikes and two presentations on bird photography and exploring our local national monuments.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 4, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRYAN KELLY, 46, of Madison, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to three years of probation, the first six months of which KELLY must serve in home confinement with location monitoring, for distributing anabolic steroids. Judge Bolden also ordered KELLY to pay a $1,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service.
