News from September 2020
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Discover the history and evolution of Petrified Forest through the eye of the camera. The book is beautiful and full of intriguing stories, provoking the reader to find their own connection with Petrified Forest National Park. The pages are filled with historic images from the park’s archives as well as the author’s personal collection.

By Commerce Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Democrats today released an updated version of The Heroes Act, addressing needs that have developed since the House passed an earlier iteration and reflecting negotiations between Democrats and Republicans.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Portland, Oregon resident has been charged with jumping onto the back of a police officer who was arresting someone, as the officer was engaged in lawful crowd dispersal during a civil disorder event.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Board of Elections has today agreed to a Settlement Agreement with the United States under which it is required to promptly undertake steps to ensure that all individuals, regardless of disability, can fully access its newly leased and renovated facility at 2000 Plainfield...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Due to Zogg Fire emergency operations, and due to the fire’s close proximity to the southern boundary of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, the following temporary closures are in effect.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Saguaro National Park is planning to reopen our visitor centers and resume in person fee collection starting on Thursday, October 1. However, due to limited staffing the visitor centers will reopen from 8am to 2pm, 5 days per week, Thursday through Monday and will continue to be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for now.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Two state-of-the-art advanced technology computed tomography checkpoint scanners (CT) that provide 3-D imaging have been installed and are in use at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.

By State Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
Release: Below is the U.S. Department of State’s Cuba Prohibited Accommodations List, a list of properties in Cuba owned or controlled by the Cuban government, a prohibited official of the Government of Cuba, as defined in 31 CFR § 515.337, a prohibited member of the Cuban Communist Party, as defined in 31 CFR...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thomas Wayne Capenhurst, 33, of Dixon, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and malicious use of explosive materials, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Monday that 12 criminal aliens were arrested in as part of a targeted enforcement operation by its Fugitive Operations Teams in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, from Sept. 21 to 25. Six of these arrests included criminals with active ICE detainers who instead of being transferred into federal custody were released back into the community where they were free to reoffend until their capture.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: CONCORD - Christopher Juneau, 36, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to fentanyl trafficking, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: LEXINGTON, KY- A Lexington man, David Lynn Carlin, 41, was sentenced in federal court on Monday to 120 months in prison, by Chief U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves, for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

By Homeland Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: NEWARK - Dulce Maria Alavez, who was five years old at the time, was last seen Sept. 16, during a family outing to Bridgeton City Park in Cumberland County and later went missing. FBI Newark, in coordination with state and local law enforcement, are investigating the abduction. ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) wants to reiterate the agency's policy to ensure witnesses feel comfortable to report information to authorities.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Loegan Morrison-Samples, 24, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to maintaining a drug-involved premises. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $500,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday today sentenced Jhon Marin-Moreno (39, Medellin, Colombia) to 48 months in federal prison for smuggling goods from the United States. In addition, he was ordered to pay a money judgment in the amount of $20,000.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: The Martinez Adobe in Martinez, CA, houses the only permanent bilingual exhibit about the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail. The Anza Trail commemorates the route taken by Spanish Colonists in 1775-76 to found the Mission and Presidio of San Francisco. The Adobe is located near the historic corridor of the colonizing expedition.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: The Attack Occurred Off The Pensacola Coast.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a one-count indictment against Thomas G. Bares, age 53, of Concord Township, Ohio for interstate threatening communications.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: A felon who possessed a firearm pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 28, 2020
News Release: A Waterloo man who possessed a gun as a felon and while being a marijuana user was sentenced today to 27 months in federal prison.