News from February 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: GAINESVILLE, GA. - L'Houssain Mahdioui, 37, of Amsterdam, Netherlands, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge William O’Kelley to federal prison on charges of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and the importation of LSD into the United States. Mahdioui, ...
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued a statement today following the announcement that President Hosni Mubarak resigned:
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: BROOKLYN, NY. - A superseding indictment was unsealed Wednesday, February 9, 2010, in federal court in Brooklyn charging five members of a Staten Island-based crack and powder cocaine distribution network with narcotics and firearms offenses. The defendants appeared at noon today before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis at the U. S. Courthouse, 225 Cadman Plaza East, Brooklyn.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: Chris Lehnertz, Pacific West Region Director, National Park Service, has issued a decision and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Carbon River Area Access Management Environmental Assessment (EA). Lehnertz's decision sets the future direction for management of public access to this spectacular area of Mount Rainier National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: ROME, GA. - Roderick McCullough, 39, of Cedartown, Georgia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Harold L. Murphy to federal prison on charges of operating a drug distribution ring in northwest Georgia. McCullough is the final defendant sentenced out of seven individuals convicted in the scheme.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-This week marked a new low for House Republican rhetoric on jobs and unemployment. Instead of proposing any sort of job-creating measure Republicans have started...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: If you are looking for a fun, and free, family activity, consider participating in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This is a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy time together. If you don’t have a large backyard or other suitable location to observe birds, the Big South Fork National River...
By State Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: Washington, DC - Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO - On Feb. 10, 2011, a federal grand jury indicted nine individuals as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), jointly with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), announced today United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The defendants are charged in a five-count indictment with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, crack and marijuana.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to the news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has stepped down...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: Washington - Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 210,000 metric tons of corn to Mexico during the 2010/2011 marketing year.
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released a report on the impact the Republican Study Committee Budget plan will have on homeland security. The analysis compares FY2011 levels to FY2006 levels as proposed by the plan. Congressman Thompson released the following statement with the report...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member Xavier Becerra (D-CA), issued the following statement as prepared for delivery today at a joint Subcommittee hearing on managing costs and mitigating delays in the building of Social Security’s new National Computer Center...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: BUFFALO, NY -. - A federal grand jury has indicted the following five individuals for conspiring to commit an act of extortion under the pretense of being a U.S. Food and Drug (FDA) agent...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON D.C. - Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams, testifying today before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice Science and Related Agencies (CJS) strongly advocated “justice reinvestment" strategies to slash recidivism and promote re-entry of ex-offenders into society while making streets safer and saving taxpayers’ dollars.
By DOL Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: The Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee held its first hearing today to investigate emerging trends at the National Labor Relations Board. Recent actions taken by the board suggest the NLRB is taking an activist approach to labor law that is having a chilling effect on job creation. The following are excerpted remarks delivered by Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) at the hearing...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today passed four pieces of health care legislation: the Protect Life Act, H.R. 358 ; the Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act, H.R. 525 ; the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act, H.R. 528 ; and the Dental Emergency Responder Act, H.R.570.
By EPA Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today passed four pieces of health care legislation: the Protect Life Act, H.R. 358 ; the Veterinary Public Health Workforce and Education Act, H.R. 525 ; the Neglected Infections of Impoverished Americans Act, H.R. 528 ; and the Dental Emergency Responder Act, H.R.570.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: -. PHOENIX, AZ. - The Honorable David G. Campbell on Monday sentenced Rosie Cruz Leivas, 33, of Parker to 57 months in federal prison after she pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Leivas, a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, was the third defendant sentenced...
By DOE Newswire | Feb 11, 2011
News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 11, 2010 Senators Support Kantishna Micro Hydro Project Legislation would spur development of project U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich today reintroduced legislation that would facilitate the permitting and construction of a micro hydro project inside the ...
