News from July 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jimi Denise Day, age 67, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, punishable by not more than 5 years imprisonment, a fine up to $250,000.00, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Terrese Colston (29, Polk County) to 30 years in federal prison for carjacking, brandishing a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, and possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon. The sentence ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: NEEDLES, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Needles Field Office is seeking input on an environmental assessment for a proposed communications site in San Bernardino County, approximately 10 miles north of Needles near Interstate 40 and U.S. Highway 95. The public comment period, which begins today, will close on August 2.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment on June 26, 2019, charging Roger D. Boggs, 50, of Alexandria, with bank fraud and making false statements on loan applications in order to receive more than $190,000. Boggs was charged with one count of bank fraud and two counts of false statements on loan applications.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 3, 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 Water Resources and Environment Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA), announced the Subcommittee will hold a hearing titled, “Water Resources Development Acts: Status of Implementation And Assessing Future Needs."
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - This Thursday brings with it our annual reminder of the inception of our great nation. It began with a statement of unity, a gathering of citizens banding together to put a deeply American sentiment to paper. It was a declaration that our country, belonging to no one but its own citizens...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: MOOSE, WY- Grand Teton National Park and Grand Teton National Park Foundation hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate a multi-year, multi-million-dollar public-private partnership to renew the park's most popular destination-Jenny Lake.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: SENECA FALLS, NY - Women’s Rights National Historical Park (NHP) is pleased to announce Convention Days 2019, July 19 - 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated five counties in Michigan as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Antrim, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, and Otsego counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rain and high winds that have occurred since Aug. 28, 2018, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Deandre Laquan Jones, a/k/a “Cuz," age 26, of Towson, Maryland, and Tyrell Daront Curry, a/k/a “Mike," age 28, of Baltimore, on the federal charges of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated two Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Morgan and Muskingum counties who suffered losses caused by excessive rainfall and flooding that occurred between Jan. 1 and Feb. 28, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Kermit Tyler Poulson, 40, pleaded guilty today to one count of transmitting threatening communications with the intent to extort Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of accessory after the fact, for assisting the "Sorry, Happy Holidays" bank robber, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The last of 12 defendants to be convicted for their roles in multi-state dog fighting conspiracies was sentenced today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito of the District of New Jersey and Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Bossert Clark of the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that David Michael Calaiacovo, 61, of Hamburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who brokered the sales of methamphetamine was sentenced today to eight years and one month in federal prison to be followed by four years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: At 9:17 a.m. this morning, a 60-year-old male ocean swimmer was reported missing near Oregon Inlet.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 31 Tennessee counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses caused by prolonged, excessive rainfall and flooding may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: WESTBURY, NY - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Northridge Construction Corp. for willful and serious violations of workplace safety standards at the company's headquarters in East Patchogue, New York. The company faces $224,620 in penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2019
News Release: Vicksburg, MS: On July 2, 2019 the State of Mississippi, the National Park Service, and the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign announced the impending transfer of over 800 acres of the Champion Hill Battlefield from the State of Mississippi to the National Park Service. This will be the largest expansion of Vicksburg National Military Park in its history and will create the first of three a new units of the park.
