WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department today announced the filing of a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City on behalf of Jose A.

A Utah National Guard employee pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing him of soliciting sex on the Internet from someone he thought was an underage girl. The grand jury indictment charges Sgt. 1st Class Craig James Dowen, 47, with coercion and enticement for illegal sexual activity.

By Jeremiah Stettler, The Salt Lake Tribune Aug. 3--A seasoned Utah National Guardsman was jailed Friday on suspicion of soliciting a minor over the Internet for sex. Sgt.

By Lee Davidson Deseret News Congress took steps last week toward giving federal land to the Utah National Guard for its Camp Williams ranges, to Bountiful to improve a shooting range and to the town of Mantua, Box Elder County, for public projects that could include a town hall or fire station.

The Utah National Guard is working with state and federal officials to transfer the ownership of about 300 acres belonging to the Bureau of Land Management that the National Guard already manages.