News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Former FBI Agent Had Lied in Sworn Statement, Later Fired for Lack of Candor.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that a federal grand jury in Greenville has returned indictments charging ALFONSO BRAVO-BANUELOS, age 56, of Mexico, JORGE LUIS RAMIREZ-HERNANDEZ, age 36, of Mexico, and SALOMON MARTINEZ-RAMIREZ, age 41, of Mexico, with Illegal Reentry of a Deported Alien.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: DAYTON - A Dayton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 84 additional months in prison for crimes related to an Indiana robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-A Little Rock man was sentenced for orchestrating a scheme that defrauded a government program intended help non-profits, municipal agencies, and disadvantaged businesses. Mark Gregory Jackson, Sr., 62, of Little Rock, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Brian S. Miller.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: CINCINNATI - Two former members of an Ohio militia group heave pleaded guilty to violating the National Firearms Act by conspiring to possess destructive devices.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: HOUSTON - A 40-year-old Mexican man who committed multiple sex offenses and was removed from the country has been sentenced to federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: An Akron man was indicted for allegedly firing his gun during the armed robbery of an Akron grocery store.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - The National Park Service has released a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gulf Islands Personal Watercraft (PWC) Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement. The ROD, which was signed by the Regional Director of the Southeast Region, concludes the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process by selecting the preferred alternative (alternative D) in the Final EIS for implementation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Byron Cobb, aka Tone, 39, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 40 years, and a $5,000,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: The superintendent has closed the Denali Park Road to all traffic at mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Stop, due to unsafe conditions at multiple locations in the areas surrounding Polychrome Pass and Eielson Visitor Center. The closure is due to a culvert washout and several moderately sized mudslides that...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Defendant was converting funds for personal care patients to his personal use.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: WORLAND, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Worland Field Office has released a decision record that approves two management actions in the Fifteenmile Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA), located approximately 35 miles northwest of Worland in Washakie, Big Horn and Park counties. This decision demonstrates the BLM’s commitment to maintaining healthy wild horses on healthy, productive public rangelands.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Arizona - On Aug. 14, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Rosemary Márquez sentenced Margaret Gastelum to 30 months in prison for defrauding a 92 year-old homebound- victim. The court also ordered Gastelum to pay $184,648 in restitution for the victim’s losses. Gastelum previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - Jameel Sleet, 18, of Lexington, was sentenced today, to 60 months in federal prison, by United States District Judge Danny C. Reeves, for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Grundy and co-defendants face up to life in prison.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Washington - With peak wildfire activity predicted in the coming months, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has been working tirelessly to implement preventative measures to limit the size and scope of wildfires, treat current wildfires already underway, and protect wildfire-prone areas to best safeguard people and their communities.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and California State Parks will temporarily close a segment of the American River Bike Trail, also known as the Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail, beginning Monday, Aug. 19, to remove debris and enhance public safety near the Orangevale Bluffs.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Luray, Virginia: Shenandoah National Park Superintendent Jennifer Flynn is pleased to announce the reopening of Big Meadows Wayside at mile 51 on Skyline Drive. The popular historic campstore, gift shop, and restaurant has been undergoing renovations since last winter.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Join volunteers across the nation on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, taking part in National Public Lands Day - the largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands in the United States. This year’s activities at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park will focus on removing...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2019
News Release: Indianapolis, IN - The U.S. Marshals and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office are looking for a missing 13-year-old girl who was reported missing around 1 a.m., June 21.
