News from September 2020
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -Today, the Bureau of Land Management Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office (BLM) announced the approval of the Mesa Wind Repower Project, located on public lands 11 miles northwest of the City of Palm Springs in Riverside County.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Recognizing the sound your cell phone makes during an alert and springing to action can buy precious time during an emergency, when every second counts. You have probably seen Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) that warn of weather hazards like flash floods, hurricanes or tornadoes; fire hazards; and even AMBER Alerts about missing children. WEA are a great emergency preparedness tool for quickly delivering important, actionable information to the public all at once.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Raheshi De Angelo Horace, 37, of Tacoma, Washington, pleaded guilty in federal court on Sept. 22 to a charge of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Horace remains in custody pending a sentencing hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that David D. Larvie, Jr., age 38, of Mission, South Dakota, was found guilty of Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today the unsealing of an Indictment in Manhattan federal court charging...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms following a three-vehicle collision in which he struck and killed another motorist while fleeing from a gunfight.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of SHELBY GENE BOSWELL, 28, to illegally possessing and discharging a firearm in a school zone. BOSWELL, who was initially charged on November 6, 2019, entered his guilty plea today before Chief Judge John R. Tunheim in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Wareham man was arrested and charged yesterday with possession of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HAWAI‘I - A report summarizing initial public input about the disaster recovery project to repair and/or replace critical infrastructure in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, and U.S. Geological Survey-operated facilities and equipment damaged during the 2018 eruption and summit collapse of Kīlauea volcano, is now available.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An attorney, pharmacist, and sales representative have each pleaded guilty to conspiracy to pay or receive health care kickbacks.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. - A new state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanner (CT) that provides 3-D imaging has been installed and is in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at Harrisburg International Airport. The new technology provides critical explosives detection capabilities at the checkpoint and improves the capability for TSA officers to determine whether an item inside a carry-on bag is a possible threat.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Paying Co-Conspirator to Illegally Dump Drums of Hazardous Waste.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Sequoia National Park will reopen on Thursday, October 1 as the evacuation warning related to the SQF Complex has been lifted for most of Three Rivers, CA. This reopening includes the Generals Highway from the Ash Mountain entrance station into Sequoia National Park to Highway 180 in Kings Canyon, and...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. -House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairs and senior Members sent a letter to Acting Director Russell Vought, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), seeking information about the Trump Administration’s cancellation of diversity and anti-racism training in the federal government.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Seven individuals have been charged in the Northern District of Alabama with a $41 million health care fraud, drug distribution, and kickback conspiracy run out of Northern Alabama Pain Services (“NAPS"), a clinic owned and operated by the husband and wife. The announcements are part of a federal law enforcement effort to crack down on health care fraud nationwide.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Hector Cordero, 32, and Damien Cruz, 23, both of Buffalo, NY, with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, maintaining a drug involved premises, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum of life.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
Release: FARGO, North Dakota - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that residents of the Fargo - Moorhead area can make an appointment now to enroll in TSA PreCheckTM at Hector International Airport (FAR). Enrollment will be offered from Monday, October 26 through Friday, October 30.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Jose Mena-Valdez, 36, of Mexico, was convicted on Sept. 30, 2020, following a jury trial before Senior United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon of possession with intent to distribute fifty grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - An Acton man pleaded guilty today in connection with a long-running scheme to steal money from clients of his investment advisor business, in which he fraudulently obtained more than $3.7 million from more than 20 clients.
