News from November 2020
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Town of Florence signed a recreation and public purposes lease agreement for the completion of Poston Butte Preserve. Under the 25-year lease, the Town of Florence will be permitted to construct and operate recreational trails and amenities on 200 acres of public lands in Florence, Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: ATLANTA - A first-of-its-kind indictment was unsealed today against Indian-based Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider, E Sampark, and its Director, Gaurav Gupta, who pushed out tens of millions of scam calls to American consumers on behalf of India-based phone scammers. Pursuant to a consent...
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Dina Titus (D-NV), Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: LURAY, VA - Shenandoah National Park continues to experience an increase in emergency calls, prompting park officials to remind visitors of the need to plan their hiking trips and be prepared. This is especially important during the upcoming colder months when weather is more unpredictable and can be...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -OIG Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson announced the sentencing today of a woman for her role in a scheme to defraud the Alabama Medicaid Agency of at least...
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM is implementing a series of robust upgrades to increase the capacity and reliability of a critical effluent treatment facility to ensure it is ready to carry out its mission when 24/7 operations to treat tank waste begin at the Hanford Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Henry Lee Kenner II, age 43, of Alexandria, Virginia, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for kidnapping and witness tampering.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: The Lakebed Rehabilitation Project at Johnstown Flood National Memorial continues to move forward. Russell Tree Experts, based out of Ohio, are on site to clear areas of the lakebed. This portion of the project includes manual clearing of trees in the lakebed and at the abutments. The lakebed once held...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: FORT WAYNE - Hector I. Mendez, age 29, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady following his plea of guilty to distributing 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Winthrop man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Bangor for being a felon in possession of a firearm, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) invites public comment on the to address environmental contamination at the Kenilworth Park Landfill Site in Washington, DC. NPS, in consultation with the District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), has investigated hazardous substance contamination...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: Also Admits Illegally Possessing a Firearm; Defendant Expected to be Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Nanty Glo, Pa., was indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics laws and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - Students are becoming pen pals with Savannah River Site (SRS) employees whose degrees and careers involve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in a new program called “STEMulating Conversations with SRS Experts.".
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Today, Wei Sun, 49, a Chinese national and naturalized citizen of the United States, was sentenced to 38 months in prison by District Court Judge Rosemary Marquez. Sun previously pleaded guilty to one felony count of violating the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman pleaded guilty today to a federal charge of taking a minor across state lines for prostitution, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: Today, Tuesday, Nov. 17, Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park officially closed for the season to through travel. Currently Trail Ridge Road is open to Many Parks Curve on the east side of the park and to the Grand Lake Entrance on the west side of the park, due to safety issues related to the East Troublesome Fire impacts along that lower western portion of Trail Ridge Road.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: NOAA is seeking up to four new members for its Ocean Exploration Advisory Board, a federal advisory committee that advises the NOAA administrator on matters pertaining to ocean exploration.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 17, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Honduran national charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and a Guatemalan national charged with carjacking, aggravated assault and battery are examples of the most egregious cases of detainers placed in October by local law enforcement officials with delegated...
