News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas -A 49-year-old Mexican national with multiple prior felony convictions has been sentenced to federal prison for immigration violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY - Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo" and “El Rapido," was sentenced today by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan to life imprisonment plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a continuing criminal...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture, After Dark in the Park talks, stewardship programs and opportunities to explore the Kahuku Unit during August 2019.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Terry Willie Trapp, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 235 months incarceration for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Concord resident was sentenced on July 16, 2019, in federal court in Greensboro, announced United States Attorney Matthew G.T. Martin of the Middle District of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Three Florida residents were sentenced today to between eight and ten years in federal prison for their participation in a conspiracy to commit an armed robbery of a Sawgrass Mills restaurant.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ELIANA BAUTA, GERALDINE PEREZ, and ERIC GONZALES have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to steal over $300,000 in funds from the New York City Human Resources Administration (“HRA").
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Barry Hance Memorial Award is the Park’s Highest Honor.

By USDA Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Chair Stacey Plaskett delivered the following remarks at Wednesday’s hearing on assessing the effectiveness of the National Organic Program.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FERNANDO RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Sosa," 28, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm in connection with his drug trafficking activities.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Port Angeles, WA: A project to reconstruct the on-site sewage system drainfield for the Heart O' the Hills Campground is set to begin Monday, July 29 and is expected to last until August 9. Increased visitation to the campground created a need to expand the current drainfield. This project will also replace the sewage lift station pumps and improve wastewater treatment.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: The Census Bureau released the Business Formation Statistics (BFS), a new data product that tracks trends in business applications and formations at the state, regional and national levels.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman today named Brent C Esplin director of the Upper Colorado Region. Esplin has more than 20 years of Reclamation experience. He will officially assume his duties as regional director on July 21, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: On Saturday, Aug. 3, and on Sunday, August 4, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will conduct living history programs at Chickamauga Battlefield on the experiences of the Confederate Orphan Brigade. Programs will take place at Battleline Road (Tour Stop 2) and are scheduled at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm on Saturday and 10:30 am, 11:30 am, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm on Sunday. This is a free program.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: GREAT FALLS - An East Glacier woman who taught elementary school on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation today admitted to sexually abusing two students, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, Chief Michael Shaw of the Webster (Mass.) Police Department, Colonel Stavros Mellekas of the Connecticut State Police, FBI Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Turner of the New Haven Division and FBI Special Agent in Charge Joseph R. Bonavolonta of the Boston Division announced...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: An Elyria man was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for illegally having a firearm and ammunition.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Demetrius McMillan, 48, a former employee of the District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS), was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his involvement in a scheme in which he defrauded the agency of more than $1.4 million by steering inflated food stamp and temporary assistance benefits to people who were entitled to receive them.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Drug Kingpin was Convicted of Running a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Other Drug-Related Charges Including Murder Conspiracies.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 17, 2019
News Release: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases, including “El Chapo" and “El Rapido," was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan to a life term of imprisonment plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a continuing criminal enterprise...