News from August 2019
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah -The Bureau of Land Management recently acquired 113 acres of private land in the boundaries of Washington County’s Mojave desert tortoise mitigation reserve and Red Cliffs National Conservation Area (NCA) for $5 million. The BLM acquired this parcel through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which was permanently reauthorized as a part of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act in March of 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
Release: Vital medical isotope is used in over 40,000 medical procedures in the United States each day
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS-A Livingston man who admitted he lied on a form when he bought a firearm at a pawn shop was sentenced today to one year and a day in prison and three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are pressing the Administration for an update on the implementation of a key provision of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), the historic, committee-led bill signed into law in October 2018 to combat the nationwide opioid crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 34-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to over 12 years in federal prison for child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District, Sierra Front Field Office has approved the Dodge Flat Utility and Road Crossing Project authorizing the construction of access roads and buried utility lines across two parcels of BLM-administered land to serve the proposed Dodge Flat Solar Energy Center (DFSEC), and to use existing improved roads, segments of which cross public lands, as secondary access to the DFSEC as proposed by Dodge Flat Solar LLC.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Pasco, Washington Man Sentenced in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - Two members of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood have been sentenced to decades in prison in separate cases, announced U.S. Attorney Timothy J. Downing of the Western District of Oklahoma. CHRISTOPHER CHAD POOL, aka "Cityboy," 40, will serve 20 years in prison for drug and gun crimes, while OWEN HENRY LONG, JR., aka "Ardmore," 38, will serve more than 28 years in prison for a drug offense.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Also Tried to Hire a Hitman to Kill Professor and Girlfriend’s Ex-Boyfriend.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments today. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Defendant Made False Statements During Background Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that KEVIN E. CREED, 67, of Litchfield waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to wire fraud related to a scheme in which he stole approximately $1.4 million from a charity he organized.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: Secretaries to Tour Melvin Price Locks and Dam, Meet with Stakeholders.
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 EPA Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Republican Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are pressing the Administration for an update on the implementation of a key provision of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act (H.R. 6), the historic, committee-led bill signed into law in October 2018 to combat the nationwide opioid crisis.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jordan Capone, age 24, of Mt. Pocono, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment on Aug. 27, 2019, by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion, for participating in a conspiracy that forced or coerced women to engage in prostitution in northeastern Pennsylvania, and for distributing the drug known as “molly" in Monroe County.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 28, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE- Bronte Milton, 27, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and crack cocaine along with possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge environmental cleanup contractor UCOR brought together leaders from three global companies this month in an inaugural event to help area small businesses create more diverse, inclusive workforces.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: Fifteen people were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to bring large amounts of cocaine and heroin from Mexico and California to the Canton area.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 27, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, parking will be extremely limited in Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA) and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park. Alternative means of transportation, such as public transit, bicycle, taxi, or ride-share services are recommended to avoid traffic congestion.
