News from March 2020
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot National Monuments are announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18th, 2020, Tuzigoot National Monument...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael Anthony Parkinson, of Ranson, West Virginia, was indicted today on a drug charge, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House,.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - Five men from Cape Cod and Rhode Island were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed yesterday in federal court in Boston, on charges related to a violent kidnapping and witness retaliation and intimidation scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Carl Ray Smith, age 52, of Okmulgee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 45 months’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release for Abusive Sexual Contact With A Child Under 12 Years. After Smith is...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Port Angeles, WA - Olympic National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, the Olympic National Park Visitor Center...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: To minimize potential spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), consistent with federal, state, and local advisories, visitor centers at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial are temporarily closed, effective immediately.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today announced a proposal to quickly increase the nation’s Coronavirus testing capacity, address the shortage of test kits and remove barriers to access for testing in...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: MINERAL, CA- Lassen Volcanic National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, 2020 the Kohm Yah-Mah-Nee Visitor Center...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Washington - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) today released the following statement regarding an announcement from the Department of the Treasury that individuals and corporations may defer tax payments to the IRS for up to 90 days without incurring interest or penalties. Taxpayers will still be required to file but payments may be deferred.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, the Visitor Center is closed until...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Aston Wood, 56, New Richmond, Wisconsin and Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to 12 years in federal prison for a mortgage rescue scheme that defrauded more than 70 Wisconsin homeowners. Wood pleaded guilty to wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud on January 6, 2020.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and recommendations from state and local public health authorities in consultation with National Park Service Public Health Service Officers, all sites of the Natchez National Historical Park, including Melrose and the William Johnson House, are temporarily closed to the public as of noon, March 17, 2020. Updates will be posted to the park website www.nps.gov/natc and social media channels.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- Karanjit Singh Khatkar, 23, and Jagroop Singh Khatkar, 24, residents of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, were sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to steal bitcoin from an Oregon resident.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Emily W. Allen (619) 546-9738; Mark Conover (619) 546-6763 and Phillip L.B. Halpern (619) 546-6964.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI Issues First 'Seeking Information' Poster in Navajo Language.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Philadelphia, Pa. - Independence National Historical Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, Independence Hall...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: Mesa Verde is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, the Chapin Mesa Museum, Visitor and Research Center, Spruce Tree Terrace...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: San Antonio, Texas - San Antonio Missions National Historical Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 17, the park Visitor...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2020
News Release: On Saturday, 38-year-old Merdad Ansari who is an Iranian citizen and a resident of the United Arab Emirates was extradited from Georgia and arrived Saturday evening in San Antonio to face federal charges in connection with a scheme to obtain military sensitive parts for Iran in violation of the Iranian...
