News from August 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: More than half a million counterfeit pills distributed throughout the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE- Josias Garcia, 25, of Columbus, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., on Tuesday to 16 years in federal prison for hostage taking, transportation of illegal aliens, smuggling, drug possession, firearms, and witness intimidation offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: "Above everything else, our most important job is keeping Coloradans safe," said United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn. "Threats to the public always need to be taken seriously. We commend the quick thinking and fast work of the FBI and our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, who make responding to potential threats a top priority.".
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Las Vegas Field Office is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease 15 acres of public land to the Clark County School District for an elementary school and related facilities. The elementary school is located along a portion of Van Allen Street and Eldora Avenue in the southwest portion of the Las Vegas Valley.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Samuel Santellan sentenced to one year for threatening a mass shooting.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Pipe installation of the Grand Canyon North Rim waterline will result in the closure of the Lodge entry road by the Grand Canyon North Rim Visitor Center Sept. 3 to 26, 2019. Expect commercial traffic detours to the Grand Canyon North Rim Lodge and decreased parking opportunities.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Norris, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Aug. 27, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Pecos, NM: Pecos National Historical Park is pleased to announce that beginning September 1st, 2019 the 3.8 mile South Pasture Loop trail on the grounds of the historic Forked Lightning Ranch will be open to hikers from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on weekends throughout the year. The process of opening the...
By State Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Prime Minister:. One year ago, the then-Chairman and the then-Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee wrote to you about concerns with the state of democracy in Poland. Today, we, as the new Chairman and the new Ranking Member of the same House Foreign Affairs Committee, are again...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - United States Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that GREGORIO GALAVIZ-ZAMORA, age 60, a native of Mexico, was charged on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 in a one-count bill of information with illegally using a Social Security number in order to obtain employment, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 408(a)(7)(B).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Frank E. Styles, Jr., 62, of Exeter, was sentenced to a term of probation for obtaining controlled substances under false pretenses, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. As a condition of probation, Styles will never seek to have his pharmacist license reinstated. Additionally Styles will pay restitution to Medicare and Rite Aid pharmacy.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: FBI Announces an Arrest in Boynton Beach.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Beginning at 12:01 am, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, the Superintendent has lifted the closure of all facilities at Porcupine Bay including the boat launch, day-use area, campground, and all associated areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - A Caledonia man was sentenced to almost four years in prison on Thursday for embezzling union funds. Danny Woodcock, age 66, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock following his guilty plea to Embezzlement of Union Funds in violation of Title 29, United States Code...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: AXTELL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced it is offering a public tour of the Axtell contract off-range corrals in Axtell, Utah, on Sept. 5, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tour attendees will have an opportunity to tour the facility, observe approximately 700 wild horses, and discuss the BLM’s wild horse and burro program.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Dispatch at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area received a marine band call at approximately 4:34 p.m. on Thursday, August 29 of a presumed drowning in Ice Cream Canyon on Lake Powell. Ice Cream Canyon is located in Kane County, Utah across from Lone Rock Beach in the Wahweap District of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: A criminal complaint filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charged Awais Chudhary, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Pakistan, with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Chudhary was arrested yesterday, and made his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge James Orenstein. Chudhary was ordered held without bail.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, this week welcomed U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Secretary Dan Brouillette to Alaska to see energy-related opportunities and challenges across the state. During the trip, Brouillette visited operations on the North Slope, toured remote villages working to reduce their cost of energy, and met with local stakeholders.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - A North Carolina man was sentenced today to two years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for abusive sexual contact with a minor, Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran of the Western District of Washington announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 30, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that this week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina joined 15 states, the District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands as a co-sponsor of the 20th annual Southern States Victim Assistance Conference.
