News from May 2011
By DOJ Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: BENTON, IL. - Stephen R. Wigginton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that a Dalgren man, who plead guilty on Feb. 25, 2010, was sentenced on May 27, 2011, in United States District Court at Benton, Illinois, on an indictment charging him with Possession of a Listed (Pseudoephedrine) Knowing it Would Be Used to Manufacture a Controlled (Methamphetamine).
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - May 31, 2011. Ed Cummins, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. 2011 Summer Junior Ranger Camps to be Held at Montezuma Well. This summer, Montezuma Castle National Monument will be holding the 3rd Annual free Summer Junior Ranger Camps at Montezuma Well in Rimrock...
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: The public is invited to hike the Triple Lakes Trail, one of Denali’s newest and most scenic trails on Saturday, June 4, as part of the park’s celebration of National Trails Day. This event is great for the entire family to get a first hand glimpse at how trails are built in a sub-arctic environment, and to experience a beautiful area of the park.
By EPA Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to remove the Fairness Doctrine rules from the Code of Federal Regulations. The Fairness Doctrine has been deemed unconstitutional by the FCC itself, and has long been viewed as a threat to free speech.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: Get outside and enjoy your public lands this Memorial Day weekend. Bureau of Land Management lands in Colorado offer extraordinary recreation opportunities ranging from hiking, fishing, camping, kayaking and backpacking to mountain biking, four-wheeling and wildlife viewing.
By Homeland Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: Dear Secretary Napolitano: As Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, we are writing to urge you to promptly finalize and release the National Disaster Recovery Framework (NDRF). As storms and flooding continue to ravage the Central and Southeastern...
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY) held a hearing today to discuss draft legislation needed to ensure our nation’s vital electric infrastructure is not vulnerable to cyber attacks and other threats.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park invites the public to view a classic American western movie on Saturday, June 4 at 8:30 p.m. by attending a screening of The Searchers. It stars John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece, along with Jeffrey Hunter as his adoptive nephew, who accompanies him.
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: Philadelphia-National Park Service Northeast Regional Director Dennis R. Reidenbach has named Tina Orcutt superintendent of Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore, Maryland and Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, Maryland. Currently serving as superintendent of Women’s...
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today sent a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission to remove the Fairness Doctrine rules from the Code of Federal Regulations. The Fairness Doctrine has been deemed unconstitutional by the FCC itself, and has long been viewed as a threat to free speech.
By Commerce Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: On May 2, 2011, I wrote to request that you schedule a Committee vote on H.R. 1144, the Transparency and Openness in Government Act. This bill is a comprehensive compilation of five component pieces of legislation that passed the House last Congress with broad bipartisan support, ...
By USDA Newswire | May 31, 2011
News Release: EAST LANSING, MI - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today joined Chairwoman Deborah Stabenow (D-MI) at a committee field hearing in East Lansing, Michigan on reauthorization of the Farm Bill.
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 INDIANAPOLIS—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined Indianapolis Mayor Gregory Ballard, Indiana State Homeland Security Advisor and Emergency Manager Joe Wainscott, and Indianapolis Director of Public Safety ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 HACKLEBURG, Ala.—As part of the Obama administration's ongoing commitment to assisting the long-term recovery efforts of communities affected by recent severe weather, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 27, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW DELHI - Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited New Delhi on May 25-27 to launch the first-ever U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue—a critical step forward in the ongoing partnership between the United States and India to strengthen homeland security and counterterrorism collaboration and ensure the safety and security of both nations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — EVA Airways Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $13.2 million criminal fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air cargo industry, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – An El Paso, Texas, resident was sentenced yesterday to 70 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of more than $17 million, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; Osvaldo L. Gratacos, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident who was an owner and vice-president of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Andres Cespedes, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo in Tampa to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred two women from preparing federal income tax returns for others and from operating their tax preparation business, the Justice Department announced today. Judge J. Randal Hall of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia entered the ...
By Commerce News Now | May 27, 2011
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released data on personal income and outlays for April 2011. Personal income increased 0.4 percent in April, consistent with private-sector expectations. Wages and salaries, the largest component of income, rose a solid 0.4 percent, supported by improvements in the labor market. Real consumer spending rose 0.1 percent in April and is up 1.0 percent at an annual rate above its first-quarter average.
