News from July 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 4,259 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming December 2019 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Jackson, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties. The public scoping period starts tomorrow, July 2 and ends July 16, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond woman was sentenced today to two years in prison for her role in a conspiracy to defraud the City of Hopewell of funds intended for at-risk school children, and filing false tax returns.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: NORMAN, Okla.-The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Center, Texas, on July 12-13, at the Shelby County Expo Center. The two-day event, featuring 75 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 12. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, July 12, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, July 13. Animals are eligible for direct purchase to a good home or for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Significant sentence for a habitual drug dealer with a history of gang membership and violence.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement on the news of a secret Facebook group in which Border Patrol agents have posted lewd and derogatory content involving migrants and Democratic elected officials...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Park officials want to remind visitors to be extra vigilant with fire during the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The wet winter and spring has created increased growth of grasses and other plants, which have now dried out, creating hazardous fuel conditions throughout much of the park and surrounding areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Allegheny County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 30-year-old Carthage, Texas man has been convicted of federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Administration finalized rules surrounding health reimbursement arrangements (HRA), making it easier for small- and mid-sized businesses to offer health care benefits to their employees...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: MACON - All three defendants involved in the theft of nine firearms from a Macon-based federal firearms licensee are now awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to their crimes, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Tylaun Rashard Mullins, 19...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent letters.pdf) to 10 tax-exempt organizations, including pain advocacy groups, professional associations and medical associations, requesting information about their financial relationship with opioid manufacturers and other medical entities.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the top Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) released the following statement after the Mexican Senate passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), becoming the first country to ratify the new trade agreement...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that it is adjusting its fees for the location (or “staking") and maintenance of unpatented mining claims, mill sites, and tunnel sites. The location fee will increase from $37 to $40, and the maintenance fee will rise from $155 to $165.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: A former private track coach was sentenced Monday to federal prison for transporting a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity during a 2017 college visit in Tulsa, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The U.S. Marshals Eastern District of North Carolina Violent Fugitive Task Force, in coordination with various federal, state and local partners, recently wrapped up an operation dubbed Zero Hour II. This operation combined the expansive resources of the participating agencies with...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Kevin Jones, 48, a former contract oversight specialist with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), was sentenced today to 24 months in prison on a federal bribery charge stemming from a scheme in which he provided non-public information about pending HUD contracts to a business owner in exchange for tickets to sporting events, travel, and cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the arrest of Robert Ray Williams (62, Tampa) on a criminal complaint charging him with attempted human trafficking of a minor. If convicted, Williams faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States District Court Judge Rebecca G. Jennings sentenced Jamar Garrison, 33, of Louisville, Kentucky, to 20 years of federal imprisonment followed by 6 years of supervised release for possession of heroin with the intent to distribute, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. There is no parole in the federal system.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: GLENNALLEN, AK - The Bureau of Land Management’s Glennallen Field Office today issued a Fire Prevention Order temporarily prohibiting open fires (except at established campgrounds), fireworks, exploding targets, and explosives on the public lands it manages in east-central Alaska. The order goes into effect tonight at midnight and will last until fire conditions improve.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 1, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Daniel Irving, 28, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
