News from March 2019
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Arizona Strip District is planning to burn slash and vegetation debris in an area located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Ariz., in the Kanab Creek riparian corridor. The burns will be conducted during the month of March, depending upon fuel and weather conditions. The intent of these treatments is to restore and enhance wildlife habitat by removing invasive tamarisk from the Kanab Creek watershed.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office, Alabama Hills Stewardship Group and Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association will be hosting two-hour, guided hikes about the film, geology and natural history of the Alabama Hills. Hikes will begin at 10 a.m. and leave from the Eastern Sierra Interagency Visitor Center at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and California State Route 136 in Lone Pine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Concord - United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that nine individuals have been charged with participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy. The indictments are the culmination of a year-long investigation by the FBI in coordination with federal, state, and local authorities in New Hampshire.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Wilkinson County Deputy Sheriff Christopher James, 43, and Kelvin Tolliver, 54, both residents of Woodville, Mississippi, have been indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - On March 13, 2019, Freddie Armando Butler, age 31 of Des Moines was sentenced to 24 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for making a false bomb threat to the Baker County, Oregon Sheriff, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. Butler was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, yesterday chaired a hearing to examine opportunities to improve access, infrastructure, and permitting for outdoor recreation on our nation’s public lands, which featured witnesses from a variety of recreation sectors.
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We remain concerned about ongoing allegations of politically-motivated retaliation against Department of State personnel and the Department’s failure to provide documents and interviews that we, along with other members of Congress, have previously requested. On March 15, 2018 (see...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) officer, taken into federal custody by the FBI in June 2018 as he was preparing to board a flight to China, pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to attempting to communicate, deliver, or transmit information involving the national defense of the United States to the People’s Republic of China.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Richard Boyle, 59, of Doylestown, PA was convicted today by a federal jury of 11 separate bank robberies, 10 counts of brandishing, using, and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, and 10 counts of money laundering. The sentencing hearing is scheduled on July 15, 2019 before the Honorable Gene E.K. Pratter.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today issued updated allocations for Central Valley Project contractors for the 2019 contract year. This update reflects the benefits of the series of storms that brought significant precipitation to California during February and early March.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was charged in federal court in Worcester with possession of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Defendant Caught With Crack Cocaine and Firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a funding opportunity for federally recognized Indian tribes to assist them in developing, managing and protecting their water and related resources. It is anticipated that $1.5 million will be available under this funding opportunity and the total funding awarded to any successful applicant will not exceed $200,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Wilkinson County Deputy Sheriff Christopher James, 43, and Kelvin Tolliver, 54, both residents of Woodville, Mississippi, have been indicted on conspiracy and wire fraud charges, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Freeze.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for her role in a scheme to embezzle more than $2.7 million from Bank of America using fraudulent donations to non-profit organizations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: SIOUX CITY, IA -United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. and the Sioux City Human Rights Commission will host a community forum focused on protecting places of worship. Leaders of the interfaith community, representatives of houses of worship, and other community stakeholders and members are encouraged...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: United States Attorney John H. Durham, Special Agent in Charge Phillip Coyne of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today announced that DR. BASSAM AWWA and his medical practice, CONNECTICUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) issued the following statement on the Department of the Interior’s released sage grouse record of decision.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: DENVER - Cathleen Van Buskirk, age 55, from Erie, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Martinez to serve 18 months in federal prison followed by 3 years on supervised release and pay a $50,000 fine for committing bankruptcy fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Dean Phillips. Van Buskirk appeared and was released on bond. She must report to a Bureau of Prisons facility no later than April 19.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Crowding affects Saguaro National Park. Tucson, AZ - Saguaro National Park is experiencing a surge in visitation and is encouraging visitors to come early, or late, or to avoid weekends if possible. “The weather is great, many schools are out on spring break, and we are seeing record visitation in both...
