News from September 2019
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: A five-count indictment was filed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, also known as “Suleiman Al-Amriki" and “Suleiman Al-Kazakhi," with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS; providing material support to ISIS in the form of personnel, training, expert advice...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: West Glacier, MT - This week, Glacier National Park and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks will begin a native fish preservation project in the Upper Camas Drainage.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla - On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Everglades National Park will reopen park entrances and visitor facilities at 7 a.m. now that the threat of Hurricane Dorian has passed. Park visitors should check with individual concessioners regarding the availability of tours, services and rentals.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
Release: AVOCA, Pa. - A Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, man was stopped by a Transportation Security Administration officer when a.45 caliber handgun loaded with seven bullets was spotted in the man’s carry-on bag at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport earlier today, September 3.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: The lightning caused Sheep Fire started on the evening of July 22 on the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site in eastern Idaho. The area has a history of large, wind-driven wildfires that burn quickly through the grass and sagebrush desert. The Sheep Fire was no exception. It quickly became INL’s largest fire in history consuming over 112,000 acres.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Tampa, Florida - A federal jury has found Lelia Vanessa Perdomo Zapata (26, Colombia) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, as well as one count of possession...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Halen Steven Patrick Frazier, 33, of Lone Jack, Missouri, entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, which was shipped from California to Kansas City, Drug Enforcement Administration San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: BAR HARBOR, ME - Three people died in a single-vehicle accident that occurred around 2:30 am on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, on the Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park. The driver, Praneeth Manubolu, 28, of Edgewater, New Jersey, sustained non-life threatening injuries. The three passengers who died in the accident were Lenny Fuchs, 36, Laura Leong, 30, and Zeeshan Mohammed, 27, all of New York City.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Edgar Hernandez, 34, of McFarland, pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Ashland, Kentucky man pled guilty to illegally stealing and rifling through mail parcels intended for veterans, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Michael Lawrence Collins, 48, was a truck driver for a company who contracted with the United States Postal Service to transport mail between Post Office facilities. Collins gained access to the mail by virtue of his employment as a contract truck driver.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will participate in a “Wings for All" event at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) this month to help travelers with autism and their families become familiar with passenger procedures at the security checkpoint prior to their taking an actual flight. Participants are also encouraged to bring a bag to “check," so that they can pick up at baggage claim after event.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: September is National Preparedness Month in the U.S., but we, at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), focus on preparedness all year long. While the month-long campaign focuses on preparing individual Americans for disasters, a large portion of S&T’s work centers around preparing first responders for threats they face today and may face tomorrow.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: OAKLAND - Brandon Jones was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, and ordered to pay $109,394.79 in restitution for conspiracy to file false claims, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable Jeffrey S. White, U.S. District Court Judge,.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: St. Louis, MO -Carlos Robinson, 28, of St. Louis, MO, pleaded guilty to four counts of robbery and two counts of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence arising out of four separate armed store robberies committed in early 2017. Robinson appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey, who accepted his plea and set a sentencing date of Dec. 3, 2019.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: Turkish Businessman Sentenced to 27 Months Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Violate U.S. Sanctions by Exporting Marine Equipment from the United States to Iran.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA- Dr. Felix Brizuela, Jr., of Harrison City, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 48 months incarceration for illegally distributing opioids, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Grindstone, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Halen Steven Patrick Frazier, 33, of Lone Jack, Missouri, entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, which was shipped from California to Kansas City, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla - On Wednesday, Sept. 4, Everglades National Park will reopen park entrances and visitor facilities at 7 a.m. now that the threat of Hurricane Dorian has passed. Park visitors should check with individual concessioners regarding the availability of tours, services and rentals.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 3, 2019
News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) sincerely thanks the climbing community for their efforts to avoid raptor nesting sites during the past nesting season. All walls within the Indian Creek corridor are now available for fall climbing.
