News from August 2019
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced today that it is working with other federal agencies to minimize the impact of flight restrictions on drone operators flying near select federal facilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 29, 2019
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Kelvin L. Potter, of Dover, New Hampshire, was sentenced today to 40 hours in U.S. Marshal custody and five years of supervised release for bank fraud, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Two men from West Virginia were indicted in federal court on methamphetamine charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Indictment Cites more than 30 Victims of Data Intrusion and Theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Braulio Jimenez, age 24, based out of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty on May 14, 2019, to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced a Chicago man to four years in prison for unlawfully supplying guns to a violent street gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced today that Thomas Janes, 25, of Papillion, Nebraska, was sentenced Monday by Senior United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to 24 months’ imprisonment for possessing child pornography. There is no parole in the federal system. After his release, Janes will begin a five-year term of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: On Aug. 27, 2019, Fort Lauderdale U.S. District Judge William P. Dimitrouleas sentenced Ariel Figueroa-Cacheres, 22, of Palm Beach County, to 30 years in prison, after he previously pled guilty to possessing a machine gun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute the controlled substance (Case No. 19cr90035).
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: RAPID CITY, S.D. - The recent discovery of zebra mussels in South Dakota’s Lake Sharpe has prompted the Bureau of Reclamation to immediately require all motorized watercraft to launch and retrieve from designated boat ramps at Belle Fourche Reservoir.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Prineville, Ore. - The Bureau of Land Management, Prineville District, is hosting two National Public Lands Day events in Central Oregon this September. The BLM will be partnering with the Malheur National Forest as well as local search and rescue and OHV groups on Sept. 14, 2019 for a cleanup at...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Associate of Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Bribery.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court, Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt sentenced ANTONIO DEVON WILLIAMS, 42, of Wilmington, North Carolina, to 120 months’ imprisonment, plus an additional 51 months for violating his original term of supervised release for a total of 171 months. WILLIAMS will then serve a term of 5 years of supervised released upon his release from prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Two men from West Virginia were indicted in federal court on methamphetamine charges.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Zion National Park is expecting a busy Labor Day weekend Friday, August 30 through Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. As our nation honors American workers, many will visit Zion and other National Parks across the country. Visitors to Zion should expect some queues and congestion within the park. Those with flexible plans are encouraged to visit before Friday or after Monday to avoid crowds.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS-Wolf Point resident Desire Azkadelia Lambert, who admitted shooting a man in the chest after he left a meth deal without paying for the drug, was sentenced today to 121 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: The Northeast Region received nominations for the George and Helen Hartzog Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Service from a number of parks across the region. The NPS created these awards to honor volunteers’ hard work, draw attention to their vast skills and contributions, and to stimulate development...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan will travel to San Salvador, El Salvador to meet with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele and other political and non-governmental organization leaders.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, at the Presidential Palace in San Salvador, El Salvador, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan signed a Letter of Intent with the Salvadoran Minister of Justice and Security Rogelio Rivas to intensify bilateral cooperation in four areas to address irregular migration from Central America and combat transnational criminal organizations.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C. Aug. 28, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement regarding the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan.: “As part of our continued efforts to monitor the impact of the fire at the beef processing facility in Holcomb, Kan., I have directed ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it will require Third Point LLC and three funds it manages (Third Point Offshore Fund Ltd., Third Point Ultra Ltd., and Third Point Partners Qualified L.P.) to pay a $609,810 civil penalty and be subject to injunction for violating antitrust premerger notification requirements in connection with the three funds’ acquisition of shares of DowDupont Inc.
