News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - The park hosted 936,062 visits in July 2019. This is a 0.48 percent decrease from last July (940,563 visits).
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (CA-43), and Oversight and Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (MD-07) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos expressing deep concern over the Education Department’s failure to protect students and families from student loan companies.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: CASPER, Wyo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming’s Goshen County will begin Aug. 13, 2019 due to dry conditions and high fire danger.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that ROLANDO RUSSELL, 62, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for preparing false tax returns for clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - One resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, Wyo. - Stage 1 fire restrictions on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Wyoming’s Sheridan County will begin Aug. 13, 2019 due to dry conditions and high fire danger.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: To help ensure a safe and enjoyable stay for park visitors, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers will be increasing Law Enforcement Patrols and conducting a Safety Checkpoint on Saturday, August 17. Rangers will be looking for traffic violations, safety violations, and impaired drivers.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - Two Erie County residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of conspiracy, bank fraud and wire fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: Clemente Valdez, Jr., 36, of Dallas, pleaded guilty on April 11, 2019, to escape and was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison today by U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone. This sentence will be added to the remainder of the federal sentence Valdez was serving as a result of his 2012 conviction on federal drug trafficking charges at the time of his escape from federal custody earlier this year.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: VERDEN, Oklahoma - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) working side-by-side with Fullerton Police Department (FPD) arrested a documented gang member who is suspected of illegally sending firearms from Oklahoma to alleged gang members in Orange County, California.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: PADUCAH, Ky. - Young people from the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club of Paducah participated in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities during a recent visit to EM’s Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Club members learned about the history of the site and met with site managers and...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: Dear Acting Commissioner Morgan: I write to express my concern about U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) application of standards for Great Lakes Ports. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway are a vital transportation system and the ports along this route provide critical access points for trade...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Jackson County man plead guilty to federal drug and firearm offenses, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Christopher Spaulding, 47, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking before...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Prosecutor of Ocean County Bradley D. Billhimer, and Jackson Township Chief of Police Matthew Kunz announced a nurse was charged with several drug and weapons charges in Jackson, New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: ATLANTA - A federal grand jury has indicted Todd and Julie Chrisley, the stars of the reality television show Chrisley Knows Best, on multiple counts of conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud, and tax evasion. The Chrisleys’ accountant, Peter Tarantino, has also been indicted on tax-related offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Andre Baker, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of being a felon-in-possession of a firearm, was sentenced to serve 27 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Thomas Clifford Johnston, 36, of Saraland, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court for his participation in the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. He pled guilty to the charge in October of 2018.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Scott McMahon, age 50, of Clifton Park, New York, was arrested today and charged with distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Leroy Percell Burrell, age 32, of Washington, D.C., to 162 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for three armed robberies in which Burrell brandished a firearm. Judge Hazel also entered an order requiring Burrell to pay restitution of $2,680.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 13, 2019
News Release: (JACKSON, MS) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following prepared remarks for first public meeting of the Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Prevention of Targeted Violence Against Faith-Based Communities Subcommittee in Jackson, Mississippi. This is one part of the Committee on Homeland Security’s action plan to redouble efforts to address the domestic terrorism threat.
