News from July 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management today issued updated fire restrictions banning all open fires (campfires) on BLM-managed public lands in Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The new fire prevention order, issued in response to the current extreme fire danger, mirrors the joint campfire ban issued July 9 by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry and the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Beverly Hills stockbroker who worked with fugitive hedge fund manager Florian Homm was found guilty by a jury late this afternoon of 18 federal criminal charges for participating in a stock manipulation scheme designed to pump up the reported profits of hedge funds that fraudulently caused investors approximately $200 million in losses.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - Recording artist Robert Sylvester Kelly, also known as “R. Kelly," was arrested Thursday following his indictment on federal child pornography and obstruction charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management has extended the temporary closure of the Soledad Canyon Day-Use Area access road and parking to July 19. Additional time is needed for the road contractors to finish resurfacing and marking the parking lot for public use.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Milan, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for transporting a 12-year-old victim across state lines for criminal sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Charleston, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Gary B. Shaffer, 60, the former Chief of Police in Manning, has pleaded guilty in federal court to theft of federal funds and making a false statement.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III this week sentenced Kevin Horsey, a/k/a What What, age 26; Terrell Luster, a/k/a Relly, age 30; Caesar Rice, age 27; and Michael Evans, a/k/a Pee Wee, age 25, all of Baltimore, to 20 years, 23 years, 22 years, and 14 years in federal prison, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man who was previously employed by the N.J. Department of Child Protection and Permanency (NJDCP&P) was charged today for allegedly receiving, distributing and producing images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III this week sentenced Kevin Horsey, a/k/a What What, age 26; Terrell Luster, a/k/a Relly, age 30; Caesar Rice, age 27; and Michael Evans, a/k/a Pee Wee, age 25, all of Baltimore, to 20 years, 23 years, 22 years, and 14 years in federal prison, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: UTICA, NEW YORK - James Caruso, age 57, of Utica, pled guilty yesterday to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Kevin M. Kelly, Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Anas Alshurafa, 50, of St. Louis County, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud this morning before Chief Judge Rodney Sippel in St. Louis. Judge Sippel accepted Alshurafa’s plea and deferred sentencing until October 4, 2019.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC- Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA) announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled “State of Aviation Safety." The hearing will gather government and stakeholder...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Old Fall River Road opened to vehicles today, Friday, July 12. The road normally opens by fourth of July weekend but winter conditions at higher elevations in the park this year, as recently as June 23, delayed the snow clearing and maintenance of Old Fall River Road.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: U.S. Extradites Former Colombian Minister of Agriculture Convicted of Embezzlement and Illegal Government Contracting.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to introduce Spanish-language Junior Ranger programs. The four free programs will assist English as a Second Language (ESL) visitors of all ages in learning about the history of steam railroading while exploring the site. They also get to take home a Junior Ranger badge as a memento of their visit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: Property Preservationist Pleads Guilty in $10 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Milan, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for transporting a 12-year-old victim across state lines for criminal sexual activity.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health advanced several key pieces of legislation to the full committee such as reauthorizing Community Health centers and public health programs, protecting patients from surprise medical bills and delaying funding cuts to Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Springfield man was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Springfield on the charge of extortion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr., sentenced Bar Shani, 27, of San Francisco, to 20 months in prison for conspiring to launder money, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
