News from July 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Coalgate, Okla., on Aug. 3, at the Mowdy Ranch Public Off-Range Pasture. The event, featuring 25 wild horses and burros, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 3, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. As part of the event, Patty Nuernberg will be giving gentling demonstrations. Animals are eligible for adoption to a good home.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Ethan Rumery, 24, of Pittsfield, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the federal firearms laws. The defendant pled guilty on Feb. 25, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man pleaded guilty today to threatening an employee of the pro-life organization Operation Rescue, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Timothy L. Tyler (age: 40) of Milwaukee, WI.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Gina Carol McCauley, of Beverly, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months incarceration for her role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Carletta Willette, a/k/a “Carletta Knowlton," a/k/a “Carly," 36, of Hampden, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to time served (22 months) in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with the intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, commonly known as “crack" and heroin. Willette pled guilty on March 7, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - The man killed in a single-vehicle accident on July 25 in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park has been identified as Jonathan Milo Brown, 57, of Iowa.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Three local men were sentenced today on federal drug crimes in United States District Court in Huntington, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal investigation that previously led to bank fraud and identity theft charges against a north suburban businessman has resulted in indictments against two additional defendants, including the businessman’s brother.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Eastern States State Office announced July 25, 2019, that it will conduct a quarterly online oil and gas sale on Sept. 12, 2019. The sale will include 3,150.325 acres located in Franklin and Smith counties, Mississippi; Monroe County, Ohio; Escambia County, Alabama; and Winn Parish, Louisiana. The sale is in keeping with the Administration’s goal of strengthening America’s energy independence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Zachary Morneault, 35, of Levant, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release for making false statements to a federal firearms dealer. The defendant pled guilty on Oct. 2, 2018.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: ALAMOGORDO, NM - Enjoy a free family-friendly event and learn more about the special animals, especially moths, which only live in the white gypsum dunes. Join us for MothaPalooza at White Sands National Monument on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. President:. We are deeply concerned that sanctions have not been imposed on Russia as required by U.S. law stemming from Russia’s use of a chemical weapon against persons living in the United Kingdom. As you know, the March 2018 attack severely injured former Russian GRU officer Sergei Skripal,...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on July 23, 2019 a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Bernard J. Trokan (age: 53) of Hartland, WI.
By State Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, delivered the following statement at a panel on human rights in Burma...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Volunteers Receive Regional Recognition.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: SAN SALVADOR - Special agents and victim assistance specialists with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) recently led two week-long human trafficking and child exploitation trainings for law enforcement counterparts from several Latin American and Caribbean...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Virginia man pled guilty today to a child pornography offense, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Conner Ray Blevins, of Vinton, Virginia, entered his guilty plea to two counts of production of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2019
News Release: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - Dr. Michael Lee Cummings, 64, of Albany, Kentucky, was sentenced on July 24, 2019, to 30 months of prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay a fine of $400,000, by District Court Judge Greg Stivers, First Assistant United States Michael A. Bennett announced today. Cummings was also ordered to reimburse the Bureau of Prisons for the costs of his incarceration.
