News from July 2019
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Seward, Alaska - Due to a black bear sow with cubs displaying defensive activity in the vicinity, a section of the Exit Glacier Main Trail is closed to public use effective immediately. Access to the Glacier Overlook is available via the Glacier View Trail.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize, strengthen, and support the United States Coast Guard in its critical missions to save lives, safeguard our shores, protect the marine environment, and help ensure a 21st century maritime transportation system for America. The bill now moves to the Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Jeremy Snyder, age 43, of Centre County, pleaded guilty on July 23, 2019, before U.S. District Court Judge Matthew W. Brann to tax evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Billy J. Moore, age 32, of Ligonier, Indiana, was sentenced before United States District Court Judge Holly A. Brady upon his plea of guilty to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing an unregistered destructive device, and distributing methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN RIVERA, also known as “Gitto," 26, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's hearing "Oversight of the Unaccompanied Children Program: Ensuring the Safety of Children in HHS Care".
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: From Kenai Fjords National Park Superintendent.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the July 2019 Federal Grand Jury.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for laundering close to $1 million in fraudulently obtained IRS refund checks using 11 different bank accounts at five different banks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury sitting in Albuquerque, N.M., returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Gaspar Leal, 49, of Albuquerque, on methamphetamine trafficking charges today after a two-day trial before U.S. District Judge James O. Browning. The verdict was announced by First Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred J. Federici and Special Agent in Charge Monique Y. Villegas of the Phoenix Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: A North Canton man was indicted for lying about numerous previous domestic violence convictions while purchasing firearms and for illegally having firearms after being convicted of domestic violence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Christopher Brian Birdsong, 39, of Byram, pled guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Michelle A. Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today that it will break ground on the Palisade Plunge, a new 32-mile single-track trail, on July 24. The new trail will feature a nearly 6,000-foot descent for mountain bikes and other non-motorized recreation uses, from the top of Grand Mesa to the Town of Palisade.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that ARNOLD TREVELL WILLIAMS, age 37, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 23, 2019 to one count of conspiracy to commit identity theft before United States District Court Judge Susie Morgan today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Brandon J. Fremin, who also serves as the Executive Director of the National Center for Disaster Fraud, announced today that ERVIN PAYNE, JR., age 44, of Livingston, Louisiana, pled guilty to fraud in connection with a major disaster declaration and theft of $42,365.31 in Federal Emergency...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: USMCA will be a big boon to the American worker.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: Two Mississippi Men Plead Guilty in Odometer Fraud Scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: A man who sexually exploited a child and possessed child pornography was sentenced on July 23, 2019, to 40 years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: The staff of Rocky Mountain National Park invite you to celebrate World Ranger Day as they recognize world conservation areas, and the professional staff - the rangers - that form the Thin Green Line around these most valuable resources. The free program will be held on Wednesday, July 31, from 7 to...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 24, 2019
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Virginia Beach woman pleaded guilty today to making a false statement to the Medicaid Program.
