News from October 2019
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: ELKO, Nev. - The California Trail Interpretive Center announces new hours for the winter. The center will now be open Thursday through Monday, closed Tuesday and Wednesday. The visitation hours are now from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The new operating hours and days will remain into the spring season.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: A federal jury in Akron convicted a South Carolina man of kidnapping after he sexually assaulted a woman and held her against her will.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: A Cedar Rapids man who went with an associate to rob individuals of their money and drugs using a firearm was convicted by a jury Oct. 24, 2019, after a 4-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: SAN DIEGO - On Saturday, Oct. 26, DEA and its national, tribal and community partners will hold the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day across the country. The service is free and anonymous.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
Release: Summary:APHIS plans to concur with the OIE’s BSE risk designation for two countries. The OIE currently recognizes Ecuador as controlled risk and Serbia as negligible risk. APHIS reviewed the supporting information provided to OIE. APHIS will consider public comments for 60 days before announcing a final determination.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: U.S. Attorney Ariana Fajardo Orshan for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office, and Sheriff William D. Snyder of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office announced that on Oct. 21, 2019, Torrie Chermaine Austin, 35, of Stuart, Florida, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg in West Palm Beach, Florida to one count of production of visual depictions of the sexual exploitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - This week, Spencer Parrish, of Sanders, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dominic W. Lanza to 41 months of imprisonment to be followed by three years of supervised release. Parrish had previously pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: HOHENWALD, TN - The Natchez Trace Parkway will close the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site Information Center for the season on Nov. 10, 2019. The burial monument, restrooms, campground, and hiking trails are open seven days a week and are not affected by this closure.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska- Alaska is known for its large populations of free-ranging wildlife. Many Alaskans take great pleasure in the opportunity to hunt, photograph or just view them. People journey from around the world come to parks such as Denali in the hopes of spotting animals such as wolves and caribou.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA: All seven defendants in the April 2018 illegal entry and vandalism of Submarine Base Kings Bay were found guilty on federal charges after a four-day jury trial in U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: Jacksonville, FL - U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Richard Leroy Douglas (25, Jacksonville) to 41 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that SCOTT DAVID COHEN, 39, of Stratford, was arrested today and charged by federal criminal complaint with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), and Margaret Garnett...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: BILLINGS - A jury this week convicted an East Helena man of illegal possession of firearms after a two-day trial that began on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -A federal judge today sentenced a Talladega man to 41months in prison for making a straw purchase of two firearms, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - On Oct. 15, 2019, John Yoon Yi, 29, of Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 135 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Yi previously pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Lavon Parks, a/k/a Dutch, 29, and his father, James C. Parks, 55, both of Niagara Falls, NY, with discharge of firearm causing death involving the murder of Kevin Turner. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Rose Marie Segale, 41, of San Jose, formerly of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to access device fraud and aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: Saguaro National Park News Release 20-01.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 25, 2019
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Oct. 23, 2019, Christopher James Preston, 52, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge James A. Soto to 156 months in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Preston is also required to register as a sex offender.
