News from June 2020
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Spokane, Wash. - With the lifting of public health and safety restrictions enacted by Washington State officials, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced that the Spokane District is opening certain developed sites in Washington to overnight camping. The BLM is working with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and using a phased approach to increase access on a case-by-case basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A former resident of Wilkinsburg, PA, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating the federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, Reclamation is notifying Sacramento River Settlement contractors, San Joaquin River Exchange contractors, San Joaquin Settlement contractors and Refuge contractors that the forecasted inflow to Shasta Lake is currently projected at greater than 3.2 million acre-feet, and we are in a "Shasta Non-Critical" year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return by a grand jury of an indictment charging Theodore Hall (42, Tampa) with possessing firearms and ammunition, after having been convicted of 18 felony offenses. If convicted, Hall faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years, and up to life, in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - U.S. Attorney Bill Powell of the Northern District of West Virginia today announced that the Marion County received $45,952 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A Billings man accused of multiple crimes concerning an investigation into coercion of minors, sex trafficking, and child pornography appeared for arraignment today, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: GREAT FALLS-A Poplar man who admitted sexually abusing a child was sentenced today to four years in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U. S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Bayfield, Wisconsin - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is expanding recreational access for self-contained boaters to include overnight use of most park docks. The...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jahjuan Sabb, age 20, of Troy, New York, was arrested on Saturday and charged with threatening to attack the Troy Police Department during a demonstration that took place yesterday, June 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX, Ariz. - Prosecutors from the United States Attorney’s Office, along with a special agent from the FBI, will participate in a telephonic town hall coordinated through the AARP to provide information to Arizona residents to help them identify and avoid fraudulent schemes, including scams related to COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), David...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: SCRANTON, Pa. - Steamtown National Historic Site (NHS) remains temporarily closed and regretfully must cancel all planned railroad passenger excursions through Sept. 30, 2020. The safety of our visitors, staff, volunteers, and destination partners remains paramount, and was a primary consideration in making this difficult decision.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that the City of Kingsport received $75,845 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Donald Andrew Johnson, also known as “Big Worm," 38, of Semmes, Alabama, was sentenced in federal court today for his participation in the distribution of methamphetamine while armed with a firearm, which he could...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: NORMAN, Okla. - The Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro event in Tahlequah, Okla., June 26-27 at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds. The two-day event, featuring 100 wild horses and burros, will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 26. Adoptions will be held from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, June 26, and from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, June 27. Animals are eligible for adoption. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: BALTIMORE, Maryland - The Department of Justice has awarded more than $4.143 million to help public safety agencies in Maryland respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19, as part of the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - U.S. Attorney J. Douglas Overbey of the Eastern District of Tennessee today announced that the City of Johnson City received $52,724 in Department of Justice grants to respond to the public safety challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 21-year-old legal permanent resident from Laredo has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens from Guatemala, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2020
News Release: Sarasota, Fl. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent Edison Sorrentini, from the HSI Sarasota office, was honored as Manatee County Officer of the Year by the Manatee Hundred Club in May.
