News from October 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: McALLEN, Texas -A former Weslaco city commissioner and economic development corporation board member has admitted he lied under oath, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - Dairy producers can now enroll in the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) for calendar year 2020. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) opened signup today for the program that helps producers manage economic risk brought on by milk price and feed cost disparities.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Pipestone National Monument is excited to host Experiencing Archeology, a program in conjunction with International Archeology Day. Pipestone National Monument’s mission includes preserving archeological resources, and the archeological record here stretches back at least 5,000 years. The program takes place Saturday, October 26th, from 1PM-4PM at Pipestone National Monument. It is an all-ages event free to the public. A list of activities can be found below.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Corry, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 16 months in jail on his conviction of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - At approximately 12:30 pm on Saturday, October 5th, Big Bend National Park was notified that a solo hiker had collapsed and stopped breathing near the Emory Peak Trail junction in the Chisos Mountains. Bystanders performed CPR for several hours before a team of park rangers and U.S. Border Patrol arrived on scene to assist. Attempts to revive the subject were unsuccessful.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - United States Attorney David C. Weiss announced that Kenneth Holland, 49, of Dover, was sentenced on Sept. 23, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika to 110 months in federal prison for possessing heroin with the intent to distribute and for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that eleven (11) men claiming to be Venezuelan nationals, VICENT MATA ANYELO, ALFER RODRIGUEZ BOADAS, ALEXIS FUENTES, FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ INFANTE, JOHAN GARCIA SUAREZ, CARLOS RODRIGUEZ GARCIA, HENRY GONZALEZ NORIEGA, ALGLER...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan has sentenced Joseph Dominic Konegan (56, Fleming Island) to four years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. Konegan was also ordered to serve a 10-year term of supervised release and pay restitution to the victims. He has been detained since his arrest on April 2, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Alfonzo Williams (a/k/a “Fonz" or “Relly"), Antonio Gilton (a/k/a “TG" or “Tone"), and Reginald Elmore (a/k/a “Fat Reg"), were each sentenced to 22 or more years in prison for their respective roles in a racketeering conspiracy, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and FBI...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Twenty defendants, primarily residents of Kansas City, Missouri, have been indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. Most of the defendants were arrested during a law enforcement operation last week that resulted in seizures of firearms, heroin and other illegal drugs, and large amounts of cash.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: REDDING, Calif. - With the return of cooler weather, the Bureau of Land Management has rescinded fire restrictions on northwest California public lands managed by the Redding Field Office in Shasta, Trinity, Butte, Siskiyou and Tehama counties.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) to consider Online Outreach Training Program Consortiums, a new model to administer online classes for the Outreach Training Program.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Washington - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ" LaVoy today announced that USDA is investing $152 million in 20 projects (PDF, 121 KB) to provide or improve rural broadband service in 14 states.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office has lifted fire use restrictions for Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties, due to cooler temperatures.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Sharae Threadgill, 21, of Georgia, pled guilty Friday before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to aiding and abetting two business robberies and the use of firearms to facilitate the robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss. - A former member of the Tribal Council for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and his wife have been arraigned on a Superseding Indictment for theft/embezzlement, wire fraud, money laundering conspiracy, and false statements to a bank, in separate schemes to defraud the Tribal government...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jackson, Miss - Sharae Threadgill, 21, of Georgia, pled guilty Friday before Chief U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III to aiding and abetting two business robberies and the use of firearms to facilitate the robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Michelle Sutphin with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the Arkansas Geological Survey are partnering to image geology using airborne technology as part of the USGS Earth Mapping Resource Initiative (Earth MRI) project and the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Jury Convicts Two Former Corrections Officers of Assaulting an Inmate and Two Former Officers Plead Guilty to Civil Rights Violation.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2019
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park’s education staff are pleased to announce the immediate unveiling of a new Junior Ranger Adventure Booklet. Prospective Junior Rangers can pick up a booklet from the information desks inside the Chickamauga Battlefield or the Lookout...
