News from November 2019
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK - On Nov. 23, 2019, William Brunson, age 49, of New Braunfels, Texas, succumbed to an apparent heart attack after hiking with friends in Big Bend National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public input through Jan. 31, 2020 on backcountry planning for Wupatki National Monument. The NPS is gathering ideas on the activities that may be appropriate for Wupatki’s backcountry areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Markiest D. Hartfield, 24, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to being a felon in possession of firearm and ammunition. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: The Oregon Inlet Campground will stay open at Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) after its customary seasonal closure. The campground usually closes after Thanksgiving weekend, but this year the campground will stay open for the entire year as the Seashore evaluates a new camping opportunity.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: FRANKFORT, Ky.- Lamar Anthony Martin, 36, of Richmond, Kentucky, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison on Friday, by United States Federal Judge Gregory F. VanTatenhove, for his convictions on trafficking in cocaine and being a convicted felon in possession of firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man and a Dominican national pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester for distributing fentanyl and heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES KELLEY, 45, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing narcotics, and for violating the conditions of his probation from a prior federal drug conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Nov. 25, 2019 - A winter storm projected for this week means trip planning prior to visiting will be critical for a safe and enjoyable visit to Sequoia and Kings Canyon. The road between the parks is expected to close Tuesday, November 26 at 4 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Jose Carlos Grubisich, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Braskem S.A. (Braskem), a publicly traded Brazil-based petrochemical company, for his role in a massive bribery and money laundering scheme involving Braskem and its...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man pleaded guilty today to swindling the buyer of an online pharmacy business, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: Previously Convicted of Using Stolen Firearm to Shoot a Residence.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Aaron ROBICHAUX, 36, of New Hanover County North Carolina, to 252 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began last week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Thirteen residents of Allegheny County, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, and six other defendants have been charged by criminal complaint, on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today. The indictments...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Jarvis Thomas, 34, of Bakersfield, was sentenced by United States District Judge Dale A. Drozd today to 320 months in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Bobby Ostrum, 37, Tomah, Wisconsin, was sentenced Friday, Nov. 22, by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to eight years in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Ostrum pleaded guilty to this charge on Aug. 22, 2019.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: November comes with colder temperatures, stretchy pants for turkey dinners with all the fixings, and the start of the busy holiday travel season. As you make your final packing checklists and prepare to visit with family and friends, I ask that you take a moment to learn more about how the men and women of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) work tirelessly to increase the security of our aviation industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who stole his grandfather’s pistol, was arrested by local authorities, and then just weeks later stole a rifle from his friend’s residence, was sentenced on Nov. 20, 2019, to more than two years in federal prison.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming today published a record of decision for the supplemental environmental impact statement that augmented analysis for the 2015 Buffalo Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan. The BLM prepared the supplemental EIS in response to an order from...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit, Michigan man was sentenced to federal prison today for selling fentanyl in Huntington, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Marshal Franchuit Thomas Jr., 25, was sentenced to 43 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl. Thomas was also ordered to serve 3 years on supervised release after his release from prison.
