News from July 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office (PFO) is soliciting comments, concerns or issues specific to the proposed Pioneer Ridge Mountain Bike Trail System project. The BLM is in the process of developing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the impacts of constructing a new bike trail on BLM-administered public lands in the vicinity of Pocatello.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Tony Gauna, 37, of Vaughn, New Mexico appeared in federal court in Albuquerque today for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with participation in a Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO") conspiracy and other offenses related to the Syndicato de Nuevo Mexico (“SNM") prison gang.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vincent Ingino, age 28, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania was sentenced on July 1, 2020, to 300 months’ imprisonment followed by three-years supervised release by U.S. District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion for distributions of controlled substances resulting in two deaths.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that Samuel Friedman (47, Pasco County) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: TAMPA - A Tampa man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting to entice a child to engage in sexual activity and has agreed to pay restitution to the victims depicted in child pornography he possessed. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Concord, NH - This morning, “Fugitive of the Week," James “Sonny" Morse, 45 years-of-age, was arrested at a Medford, Mass. Hotel. Morse was considered to be an armed & dangerous fugitive with violent tendencies who was being sought on multiple outstanding arrest warrants issued out of the State of Maine including; aggravated assault (X3) and bail violations.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing additional flexibilities for producers to file on acres with failed crops or crops that were prevented from planting because of extreme weather events. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is adding these flexibilities for Notice of Loss on both insured and uninsured crops to enable Service Centers to best assist producers.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAVAR BELLAMY, also known as “Lil B," “LB" and “Little Black," 34, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking crack cocaine.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Thought microwave ovens were only good for heating up food? Guess again.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Today, federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against 22-year-old Cecily Aguilar in connection with the disappearance of U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, U.S. Army Criminal Investigative Command (USACID) Special Agent in Charge Vanessa Neff at Fort Hood, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Washington- The National Park Service (NPS) and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission (America 250) have partnered to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026. The partnership will enrich efforts to educate and inspire as the nation begins the countdown to the largest and most inclusive commemoration in the nation’s history.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND - Devon Gibson, age 24, of Hammond, Indiana was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Philip P. Simon upon his plea of guilty to a bank fraud scheme in which he forged checks, deposited them at area ATMs, and withdrew funds, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WEST GLACIER, Mont. [July 2, 2020]- Glacier National Park is providing a few reminders to help visitors have a safe and enjoyable July 4 weekend.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Kearon Brinson, age 40, of West Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and Lamont Hubbard, age 49, of Plymouth, Pennsylvania, were indicted on June 30, 2020, by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and ammunition charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Marijuana, and Possession of a Firearm by a Prohibited Person.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: ROSWELL, N.M. - With the easing of public health and safety restrictions enacted by State of New Mexico health officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Roswell Field Office today announced that it has reopened the Valley of Fires Recreation Area. This includes the visitor center, vault toilets...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Due to increased visitation already being experienced for the July 4th holiday weekend, visitors to Lake Powell are advised that parking is expected to reach capacity and there will be longer wait times for visitor services. Visitors are asked to be extra patient during this busy holiday weekend and to exercise caution.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: Visitors traveling to Mount Rainier National Park during the coming weekend should be prepared for a wide range of weather and trail conditions. “While it may be warm and sunny where visitors are traveling from, they should come prepared for snow-covered routes and icy trails at high-elevation locations like Paradise and Sunrise" stated Ben Welch, Chief of Visitor and Resource Protection at Mount Rainier National Park.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service released an environmental assessment (EA) for the final disposition of the Enchanted Valley Chalet for a 30-day public review and comment period on Thursday, July 2, 2020. This EA, which incorporates responses to comments received during the public scoping process in 2016, evaluates impacts of the proposed project on cultural and natural resources, wilderness character, and visitor use and experience.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Lenowisco Planning District Commission, Duffield, Virginia, to update economic development plans and fortify programs to assist communities in responding to the coronavirus pandemic.
