News from July 2019
By DOL Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, in a speech from the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, denounced Republicans for bringing a partisan lawsuit-Texas v. United States-which threatens to strike down health care...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man was acquitted of Possession of Ammunition by a Felon as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota, on June 5and June 6, 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: CAÑON CITY, Colo. - Firefighters from the Front Range Fire and Aviation Management Unit, along with local agencies, is working to suppress the Canyon Lands Fire in Fremont County, Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: ALBANY - Two defendants found guilty by a citizen jury on multiple drug related charges earlier this year were sentenced today by a federal judge, said U.S. Attorney Charles “Charlie" Peeler. Thyrone Jones, 44, of Pelham, GA was convicted on eight counts of Distribution of Cocaine and one count of Possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Billy Shell, Jr., 21, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District William M. Conley to 24 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release. Shell pleaded guilty to this offense on April 16, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: There has been a lot of buzz lately about how Blockchain will revolutionize the secure transfer of information. However, many are still unclear on exactly what Blockchain is, where its applications can be used and how the leaders in the field will be able to deliver usable software to potential buyers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Justin Potts, 37, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of transfer of a means of identification, was sentenced to three years’ probation by U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: On Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 2 p.m., Homestead National Monument of America Artist-in-Residence Heather Heckel will present an interactive craft class in which participants will create their own designs using radial symmetry. This class is free and open to all ages. All supplies will be provided.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Effective immediately, camping at the Many Glacier Campground will be limited temporarily to hard-sided camping. This means that tents, sleeping hammocks, and soft-sided campers will not be permitted until further notice. Camper vehicles such as VW buses and pickup trucks with small canvas pop-ups are allowed as long as the canvas is not exposed.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Arizona man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for breaking federal computer intrusion laws governing the deletion of electronic files after he hacked into computer systems operated by his former employer, an Irvine-based company, and then deleted its website and marketing materials in retaliation for being stripped of some of his job duties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: Over $1 Million in Unpaid Employment Taxes and Employee Withholdings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: A Toledo man was sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for selling heroin that resulted in the fatal overdose of two women.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY - Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in the park the week of July 8. Park rangers will look for driver and vehicle safety violations and impaired drivers. Motorists may see an increased ranger presence on the roads.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that David Lee Walls, 57, of Logan County, West Virginia, pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the U.S. 119 Task Force conducted the investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A former resident of Clairton, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to nine years’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years’ supervised release, on his conviction of conspiring to distribute narcotics and unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEPHEN JONES, also known as “EVX" and “Stevie D," 35, of New Haven, 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 his role in a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - Zion National Park biologists confirmed a California Condor chick in a nest on the cliffs just north of Angels Landing. Biologists estimate the egg was laid mid-March and hatched beginning of May. Zion National Park is a member of The Southwest Condor Working Group that includes state...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Arizona man has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for breaking federal computer intrusion laws governing the deletion of electronic files after he hacked into computer systems operated by his former employer, an Irvine-based company, and then deleted its website and marketing materials in retaliation for being stripped of some of his job duties.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 9, 2019
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Oak Ridge recently hosted the Millennial Nuclear Caucus, where Tommy Morgan, an early career professional, talked about his role leading a complex EM cleanup project.
