Interior Unveils Law Enforcement Accountability Policies to Advance Transparency
The Department of the Interior (DOI) launched new policies this week requiring 3,100 officers and agents to wear body cameras, ensuring the release of critical incidents footage, and limiting no-knock warrants.
New NPS, FWS Policies Aim to Strengthen Tribal Co-Stewardship of Public Lands
The Department of the Interior (DOI) released new agency guidance this month aimed at strengthening the role of tribes in federal land management and improving federal stewardship.
Notorious Offender Receives 55-Year Sentence for Murder of Federal Officer
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly sentenced Floyd Brown to 55 years in federal prison for the killing of Special Deputy U.S. Marshal Jacob Keltner following a jury conviction.
FWS, DEA Investigation Leads to 63 Months in Prison for Endangered Wildlife Trafficker
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) began the investigation when local law enforcement agents intercepted a package containing two rhinoceros horns weighing over five kilograms.
Violator of Wildlife Protection Law Sentenced Following FWS Investigation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Office of Law Enforcement found 246 Eastern Box Turtles taken from the wild in Kentucky at Christopher Cool's residence.