News from March 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: A Mexican national was indicted on charges of aggravated identity theft and making a false claim of United States citizenship.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS), the National Afro- American Museum and Cultural Center (NAAMCC) and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. will celebrate the 155th birthday of Colonel Charles Young on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This event will be streamed live on the park's Facebook page.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake today sentenced John Harrison, a/k/a Binkie, age 28, from Baltimore, to life in prison, and sentenced Linton Broughton, a/k/a Marty, age 25, also from Baltimore, to 30 years in federal prison, each followed by five years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of a debt collection company spent tens of thousands of dollars in an effort to corruptly influence and obtain business from court clerks in Florida and Illinois, including the Cook County Circuit Court Clerk, according to a federal indictment returned in Chicago.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Anchorage, AK - Visitation to national parks in Alaska exceeded 2.9 million recreation visits for 2018, the highest number of visits ever recorded. Visitation to national parks nationwide exceeded 300 million visits for the fourth consecutive year.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A federal grand jury has returned a 50-count indictment charging seven people with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Furthering the Administration’s goals of restoring trust with local communities and responsibly developing America’s natural resources while easing regulatory burdens, the Bureau of Land Management today issued Records of Decision (RODs) amending land use plans for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat management on public lands, providing special protective measures for nearly 60 million acres of sagebrush steppe.
By State Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Washington D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement on Russia’s continued aggression towards Ukraine and today’s joint initiative by the United States, European Union, and Canada to impose sanctions against Russian officials involved in last year’s attack on three Ukrainian naval vessels near the Kerch Strait.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Defendant Cathleen Van Buskirk used shell companies to hide assets from Bankruptcy Trustee.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: DENVER - The U.S. District Court in Denver found that three Southern Ute Police Officers were not liable after the shooting of an Ignacio resident by an officer during a confrontation in December 2012, announced United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn. In response to the Court’s opinion, U.S. Attorney Dunn said the following.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Furthering the Administration’s goals of restoring trust with local communities and responsibly developing America’s natural resources while easing regulatory burdens, the Bureau of Land Management today issued Records of Decision (RODs) amending land use plans for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat management on public lands, providing special protective measures for nearly 60 million acres of sagebrush steppe.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was charged yesterday in federal court in Worcester with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: RIDGECREST, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest Field Office, seeks public comments on the Environmental Assessment for the Panamint Valley Lithium Exploration Project, located in Inyo County, north of Trona. Public comments on this EA must be submitted to the BLM by April 15.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Brad Baskerville & Christopher Abney face no less than 10 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa - United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum announced on March 14, 2019, John Tracy Miller, age 50, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge James E. Gritzner for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. Miller was sentenced to 78 months in prison, to be followed by a term of supervised release of four years.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: Law Enforcement Seized 13 Firearms, Over 3,800 Rounds of Various Caliber Ammunition, An Improvised Explosive Device, Body Armor, and Armored Plates, as well as Numerous Controlled Substances from the Defendant’s Residence.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - Furthering the Administration’s goals of restoring trust with local communities and responsibly developing America’s natural resources while easing regulatory burdens, the Bureau of Land Management today issued Records of Decision (RODs) amending land use plans for Greater Sage-Grouse habitat management on public lands, providing special protective measures for nearly 60 million acres of sagebrush steppe.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Brian Douglas McGaha, age 42, of Durant, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 6 months’ house confinement, 2 years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $500.00 in restitution for Theft In Indian Country...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, will hold a public meeting on 2019 Klamath Basin water conditions and operational plans on Friday, March 22.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 15, 2019
News Release: William Rolen, age 56, of New Hampton, Iowa, has been charged with attempted enticement of a minor and distribution, receipt, possession, and accessing child pornography. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed on March 12, 2019, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
