News from September 2019
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management will temporarily restrict public access to Bradshaw Trail and nearby lands, effective 12:01 a.m., Sept. 16, to 11:59 p.m., Sept. 27, and then 12:01 a.m., Jan. 6, 2020, to 11:59 p.m., Feb. 7, 2020, to ensure the Department of the Navy can safely perform environmental remediation.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - “All Aboard" the Archbald Flyer! Enjoy the cooler weather and fall foliage while riding this special steam-powered weekday passenger excursion. The train departs from Steamtown National Historic Site at 8:30 am on Thursday morning, Oct. 17, 2019 for a run up the valley, and returns to Scranton at about 12:30 pm.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. - Today Harpers Ferry National Historical Park and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) hosted a naturalization ceremony for 16 candidates for U.S. citizenship. Family, friends and park visitors gathered to observe the ceremony and celebrate with the new citizens along the banks of the Shenandoah River.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: DETROIT - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is hoping the public can help identify a suspect responsible for the burglary and theft of multiple firearms and firearm silencers from Schupbach’s Sporting Goods store located at 141. W. Pearl Street, Jackson, Mich.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- Construction to replace two water pumps at the Grand Canyon National Park Indian Garden north pump house is beginning Sept. 23 and continuing into May 2020.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Theodore Loria, 53, of Irondequoit, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with cyberstalking. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHARLES WILKERSON, 37, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing crack cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez-Covington has sentenced Alfredo Milan Caceres-Lopez (44, Colombia) to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. On June 12, 2019, his brother, and co-defendant, Juan Carlos Caceres-Lopez (50, Colombia) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for his involvement in the conspiracy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Donnell Salethian Woodard, a/k/a “Tank," age 31, of Columbia, pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to sex traffic minors and benefiting from sex trafficking of minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Dip Shipping Company LLC, a Louisiana-based freight forwarder, has agreed to plead guilty to an antitrust charge for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices of freight forwarding services sold to customers in the United States and elsewhere, the Department of Justice announced today. Under the terms of its plea agreement, Dip Shipping agreed to pay a $488,250 criminal fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Karl Justin Dunn, III, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, was indicted today on multiple drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Washington, DC -Maryland-area small businesses in the research and development domain will have an opportunity to meet with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program this week. The event will be held 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the University of Maryland (Riggs Alumni Center), 7801 Alumni Drive, College Park, Maryland on September 20 as part of the National SBIR 2019 Road Tour.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Elijah G. Eubanks pleaded guilty on Monday to being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Maryland man working as a tax preparer in New Jersey was convicted today on charges of conspiracy to defraud the IRS by preparing false income tax returns for clients in order to boost business at tax preparation companies that he and others ran, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: As the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic, September is the perfect time to dust off your preparedness kit and brush up your family’s disaster plans. No matter where they live, from the Eastern Seaboard to Tornado Alley, Americans all across the nation are assessing their readiness during National Preparedness Month, recognized each September and promoted by the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-Jon Michael Walsh, 46, of Neskowin, Oregon, was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison and 10 years’ supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: Jason Gatlin, 42, of Miami, was convicted on all three counts of the superseding indictment, including Sex Trafficking of Minor, Production of Child Pornography, and Witness Tampering, by a federal jury on Sept. 16, 2019, following a two-week trial before U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith in Ft. Lauderdale.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: HONOLULU - Federal charges against 15 defendants and the seizure of thousands of dollar’s worth of property and funds were announced today by U.S Attorney for the District of Hawaii Kenji M. Price.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
Release: JANESVILLE - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will open a temporary TSA Pre✓® enrollment center at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (JVL) from Monday, Sept. 30 through Friday, Oct. 4, 2019.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2019
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Managers leading cleanup at EM’s largest sites discussed accomplishments, the changing contracting landscape, and the importance of community engagement during a roundtable session at this year’s National Cleanup Workshop.
