News from October 2020
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: ST GEORGE, UT: Travelers driving south to the Mt. Dellenbaugh trailhead, the Waring Ranch historic site, and the Kelly Point Road (NPS1203) will experience intermittent traffic delays daily due to water pipeline construction on Mohave County Road 103. Delays to motorists may range from 15 minutes to...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert K. Hur and Assistant Special Agent in Charge Orville O. Greene of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Baltimore District Office are teaming up to publicize the Drug Enforcement Administration’s 19th National Prescription...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - David C. Weiss, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Ibrahim Sesay, 45, of Wilmington, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Leonard P. Stark to 9 years in federal prison for possessing crack cocaine with the intent to distribute it.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran today announced the University of Washington is receiving more than $1 million in a Department of Justice grant for a research and evaluation project that identifies data-driven programs for reducing crime and promoting justice. Nationwide, the $43 million in grant awards span research topic priorities such as prisoner reentry, terrorism prevention, human trafficking, and police officer safety and wellness.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Tasheka Stalling, 30, of Niagara Falls, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distributing 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: In Waco, a federal judge sentenced 23-year-old Killeen, TX, resident Eboni Siamone McMurray to 205 months in federal prison in connection with two armed bank robberies, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer, FBI San Antonio Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs and Killeen Police Chief Charles F. Kimble.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Kenneth Kurson, also known as “Jayden Wagner" and “Eddie Train," with stalking and harassing three individuals. Kurson surrendered to authorities earlier today in Brooklyn and will make his initial appearance this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge Ramon E. Reyes.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the unsealing of a criminal complaint charging Keith William Nicoletta (48, Dade City) with bank fraud and illegal monetary transactions. Nicoletta was arrested earlier this week. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 40 years in federal prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released a new report urging the Trump Administration to take immediate action to ensure eventual Coronavirus vaccines will be safe, effective, free and widely available to...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released a statement today following new press reports detailing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) last-minute decision against banning the use of formaldehyde in hair straightening products after agency scientists detected high-levels of the substance in their formulas...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Riverside man was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to commit terrorist attacks in the Inland Empire and for providing assault rifles later used in the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack that killed 14 people.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park requests your assistance in locating Mark Langenbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that David Laplante, 60, was sentenced today to time served, or 12 months in jail, by Chief Judge Geoffrey Crawford in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont. Judge Crawford also imposed a three-year period of supervised...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - Reclamation is increasing recreational access at Lake Berryessa after closure due to the LNU Lightning Complex fire. A phased reopening will begin on October 23. Day use areas, camping, and concession-operated facilities are opening when roads and recreation areas are safe for the visiting public and businesses are prepared to reopen.
By EPA Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Health Subcommittee Chairwoman Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) wrote to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today asking what actions, if any, the Trump Administration is taking to help reunite the 545 children who remain separated from their parents.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Two Defendants Remain at Large. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - United States Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that eight individuals have been charged in federal court for their involvement in a crystal methamphetamine distribution conspiracy that spanned several cities in western Michigan. During the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 20-count indictment charging John Lee Watkins, age 31, of Stow; Valerie Marie Masongsong, age 29, of Henderson, Nevada and Terrell Tomlin, age 32, of Ogden, Utah with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: Moab, UT - Beginning Nov. 10, all Canyonlands National Park backcountry and river permit reservations will be available on Recreation.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: MACON, Ga.- Two defendants arrested during “Operation End Game," a multi-agency effort targeting and arresting adult perpetrators in the Athens-area seeking sex with children, were sentenced to prison, said Charles “Charlie" Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 23, 2020
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass- Superintendent Brian Carlstrom has announced that the installation of three new entrance signs is complete. “These new signs at park headquarters and the two visitor centers are striking," said Carlstrom. They meet our goal to establish a clear, consistent graphic identity.".
