News from April 2011
By Interior Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: An Environmental Assessment (EA) for construction of new concessioner support facilities in the entrance area of Denali National Park is now available for public review and comment, announced Park Superintendent Paul R. Anderson. The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to construct new permanent facilities on the Concession Land Assignment that would support the park’s current and future bus operations and services concession. The proposed new facilities include.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2011 - Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) agreed, following a from House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings and Reps. Greg Walden, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Jaime Herrera Beutler, Tom McClintock and Wally Herger, to re-open for an additional 30 days...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today sent a letter to the Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to request biweekly updates on expenses and enrollment in high-risks pools and the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) that were created in the health care law.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: DALLAS, TX - Nine defendants, who are charged in a federal indictment with running a crack cocaine distribution conspiracy since 2009 in Terrell, Texas, were arrested today in an operation led by the Terrell Police Department and the Drug Enforcement (DEA). All those arrested are scheduled to make their initial appearance tomorrow in federal court, beginning at 11:00 a.m., before U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul D. Stickney.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today sent a letter to the Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to request biweekly updates on expenses and enrollment in high-risks pools and the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) that were created in the health care law.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: A new procedure devised by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and colleagues can improve polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods of detecting plant disease organisms.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: Petrified Forest-On Saturday, May 14th, 2011 Petrified Forest National Park would like to invite the public to join in discovering and enjoying our migratory birds. International Migratory Bird Day was created to focus attention on one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of a migratory...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee today sent a letter to the Director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) to request biweekly updates on expenses and enrollment in high-risks pools and the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program (ERRP) that were created in the health care law.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Storey’s Fruit and Produce Inc. (Storey’s) of Philadelphia, Pa., for failure to pay 27 sellers totaling $910,966.04 for 172 lots of produce. This is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: SULLIVAN CITY, TX - Former Sullivan City Police Chief Hernan Guerra has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for drug-trafficking, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 21, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - In recognition of the 41st anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following statement...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Secretaria Napolitano anuncia implementación del Sistema Nacional de Avisos sobre Terrorismo NEW YORK—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today will announce the implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that in order to proceed with the first phase of their acquisition of certain patents and patent applications from Novell Inc., CPTN Holdings LLC and its owners have altered their original agreements to address the department’s antitrust concerns. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has barred Eddie Madrigal of San Antonio and his business, Madrigal Tax Express Inc., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The permanent injunction order, to which Madrigal consented, was entered by Chief Judge Fred Biery of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Michigan woman pleaded guilty today to selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit computer software, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade for the Eastern District of Michigan, Jacinda Jones, 31, of Ypsilanti, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – An additional alleged member of the Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation (Latin Kings) has been indicted for his alleged role in a racketeering conspiracy in Hammond, Ind., and elsewhere, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David Capp of the Northern District of Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that P4 Production LLC, a mining and phosphorus processing company wholly-owned by Monsanto and operating near Soda Springs in southeast Idaho, has agreed to pay a $1.4 million civil penalty for alleged ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced that it has reached an agreement with Jefferson County, Texas, Drainage District Number Seven on the terms of a consent decree filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If approved by the court, the decree will allow for the district’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Attorney General Eric Holder met today with commissioners of the African Union (AU) in an effort to underscore the U.S. government’s commitment to Africa, particularly efforts to promote rule of law and to combat transnational crime. This meeting is part of the second high-level dialogue between commissioners of the AU and senior U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., the first of which took place in April 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON— A Los Angeles-area man pleaded guilty today to establishing fraudulent medical clinics and using stolen identities of physicians to defraud Medicare of up to $13.6 million, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
