News from November 2020
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
Release: LA CROSSE, Wis.- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a man from carrying a loaded.22 caliber handgun and a magazine with 12 bullets onto an airplane at La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) Tuesday.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tomas Martinez-Devedia, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to possessing with intent to distribute and distributing MDMA (Ecstasy). The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lower Brule, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on Nov. 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Sexual Exploitation of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography, was sentenced on Nov. 23, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Malicious Destruction of Property, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: ST. LOUIS, MO - United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Devion Perryman to 78 months in prison today. The 24-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - Effective today, the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office has reopened portions of the Knoxville Management Area within the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in Napa and Lake counties. The area was initially closed as a public safety measure on Aug. 19 while suppression activity was ongoing for the LNU Lightning Complex Fire. The fire consumed 363,220 acres and is contained as of Oct. 2.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: New Orleans, LA - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve is increasing access. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide 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 park-by-park basis.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Cherry Creek, South Dakota, man convicted of Arson was sentenced on Nov. 24, 2020, by Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Kula, Maui - Haleakalā National Park is soliciting Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) applications for guided astronomy tours and hiking tours. Up to four astronomy tour permits and up to six guided hiking tour permits will be issued. All applications must be received by the park no later than 4:00 pm HST on Dec. 21, 2020. All CUAs issued will be valid for up to two years.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Orel Gohar, 30, formerly of San Francisco, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conducting an illegal gambling business, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and failure to appear, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Hagatña, Guam - SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant Dexter Wilton Long, age 59, from Barrigada, Guam, was sentenced in the United States District Court of Guam to 87 months imprisonment for Possession of Fifty...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, House Committee Chairs sent a letter to 61 federal agencies requesting information on conversions of political appointees to civil service positions during the Trump Administration.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: BISHOP, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Bishop Field Office is now offering personal-use Christmas tree cutting permits for designated cutting areas on public lands near Benton and Bridgeport in Mono County, through Dec. 23. This year permits may be purchased online to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission and to be consistent with local, state and agency guidance.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - With cooler temperatures and measurable precipitation, effective today the Bureau of Land Management has eased fire restrictions for public lands managed by the Ukiah Field Office in Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma and Yolo counties. Fire restrictions were originally initiated on Jun. 25 to curb the threat of wildfire.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Defendant Alleged to Have Defrauded at Least 23 Clients, Many of Whom Are Elderly.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Malicious Destruction of Property, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady, announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: DOLORES, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will be offering permits to cut your own Christmas tree on BLM-administered lands in the Tres Rios Field Office from now through Dec. 24. Permits are valid for piñon pines or junipers and may be purchased online or in person for $8 per tree. In an effort to promote forest regeneration and stand health, permits do not authorize the cutting of ponderosa pines.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: “Thank you for holding this hearing today, Mr. Chairman.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 25, 2020
News Release: Medical Center will update policies, training, and procedures and will compensate three patients who were denied effective communication.
