News from June 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: CONCORD - Shamecca Brown, 42, of Concord, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in federal court on Monday to making false statements to obtain Social Security benefits, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Island Explorer bus system has carried nearly 8 million people to destinations in and near Acadia National Park for the past 20 years. On Friday June 14, 2019, the public is invited to a celebration that will highlight the unique partnership that supports the Island Explorer and the acquisition of 21 new buses that will carry Island Explorer into the future. The event will be hosted at Jordan Pond House lawn from 10:30-11 am, rain or shine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO - Eddy Steven Sandoval Lopez, 23, a Nicaraguan national residing in Sacramento, pleaded guilty, Monday, June 3, to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Gypsy Rene Winkler, of Keyser, West Virginia, has admitted to her involvement in a drug distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) released the following statement on the newly released Department of the Interior recommendations on critical minerals and mining deregulation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Mother Lode Field Office will temporarily close Cronan Ranch to the public as a precaution on Thursday, June 6, during a prescribed burn of roughly 40 acres of noxious grass and brush, depending on weather and air quality conditions. Cronan Ranch is located near the community of Pilot Hill, in El Dorado County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: DURANGO -- Merle Denezpi, age 39, of Shiprock, New Mexico, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 360 months (30 years) in federal prison, followed by 10 years on supervised release, for committing aggravated sexual assault in Towaoc, Colorado, announced U.S...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Gulf Breeze, Fla. - The National Park Service announces next steps in the preservation of the historic Tower 234 at the Fort Pickens Area. The tower was built in 1943 along with Battery 234 to direct the firing of the guns placed on the battery. It was once one of many located on the Santa Rosa Island and Perdido Key.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: A St. Clair man was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for convictions of producing child pornography and receiving child pornography online, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: PROVIDENCE, RI - A Rhode Island man admitted in federal court on Monday to participating in an international telemarking scam operating out of Jamaica that primarily targets and victimizes elderly U.S. citizens. The scam leads victims, who are contacted by telephone, to believe they have won cash or prizes in a lottery or sweepstakes. However, they are told their winnings will not be released to them without upfront payment of taxes or fees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Ahmed Mohamed, 24, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, commonly...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Opening remarks, as prepared, of Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Ranking Member Bob Gibbs (R-OH) from today’s hearing entitled, “Western Hemisphere Drug Interdictions: Why Maintaining Coast Guard Operations Matter":
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Auburn WA Man has 2001 Conviction for Rape of a Child - Sexually Molested Three Children under 12-years-old.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Christopher Martinelli Was Under Supervision for a Previous Federal Felony Conviction for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
Release: Madison Wis. -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) discovered a loaded firearm at Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) yesterday at a security screening checkpoint.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management will waive amenity-related fees at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area for National Get Outdoors Day on June 8. Other fees, such as group day use, will remain in effect.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
Release: Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-NY), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Committee's markup of the fiscal year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies bill.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - Late last month, the National Park Service released visitor spending numbers for the national park system. The report shows that 3 million visitors to Glacier National Park in 2018 spent $344 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 5,230 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $484 million.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: Washington, D.C. - The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), and Chair of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) during today’s hearing titled: “Western Hemisphere Drug Interdictions: Why Maintaining Coast Guard Operations Matter"
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2019
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who pleaded guilty to randomly selecting his victim and stabbing the victim multiple times outside of a smoke shop was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.
