News from November 2012
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Sutton Fruit & Vegetable Company.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated nearly $3.7 million for leasing rights on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction held Nov. 6, in Cheyenne. Almost half of the bid and rental receipts go to the State of Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: PHOENIX - Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with various state and local law enforcement agencies executed 12 search warrants yesterday and seized more than 20,000 units of synthetic drugs in the second statewide enforcement action against the synthetic designer drug industry responsible for the production and sale of synthetic cannabinoids that are often marketed as Spice, K2 or plant food.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Andersonville National Historic Site would like to invite you to join thousands of Americans to remember and honor our military veterans past and present by participating in the Wreaths Across America program. Sponsored wreaths will be laid on gravesites in National Cemeteries across the country, including Andersonville National Cemetery, on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: NOV 06 - ( JACKSONVILLE, Fla -.) Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced nine individuals this week to federal...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: Buffalo River Chamber of Commerce working in partnership with Ritter Communications and the National Park Service is re-installing emergency and courtesy pay phones that were removed due to federal budget cuts. The goal of the project is to provide communication services in cell phone dead zones common in the upper Buffalo River area.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - On Thursday, Nov. 1, 2012, the Drug Enforcement (DEA), along with the Rochester Police Department, Olmsted County Sheriff’s office, South Eastern Minnesota Narcotics Task (SEMNTF), and the United States Marshals Services, executed numerous arrest warrants as part of Operation Heat Wave, a collaborative investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs in the Rochester area.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), after consultation with Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), today issued a subpoena for Barry Cadden, New England Compounding Center Co-owner and Managing Pharmacist, to appear before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Nov. 14, 2012, to testify about the deadly meningitis outbreak. Through his counsel, Cadden has declined to appear voluntarily.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Agustin Lozano, 35, Sinaola, Mexico, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William T. Lawrence to 121 (10 years) in prison for his role in a drug trafficking organization that operated from Mexico, to Chicago, to Indianapolis.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), after consultation with Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), today issued a subpoena for Barry Cadden, New England Compounding Center Co-owner and Managing Pharmacist, to appear before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Nov. 14, 2012, to testify about the deadly meningitis outbreak. Through his counsel, Cadden has declined to appear voluntarily.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), after consultation with Ranking Member Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), today issued a subpoena for Barry Cadden, New England Compounding Center Co-owner and Managing Pharmacist, to appear before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on Nov. 14, 2012, to testify about the deadly meningitis outbreak. Through his counsel, Cadden has declined to appear voluntarily.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: Tumacacori, AZ - Tumacácori National Historical Park will be joining national park units across the country in celebrating Veterans Day with fee-free entry into the park.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: Four visual artists from around the country were selected from over 100 applicants to be resident artists in Zion National Park in 2013. Please look for these artists during their residency dates.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2012
News Release: Washington - As part of federal efforts to provide necessary support to those affected by Hurricane Sandy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that power and water services have been restored to more than 130,000 rural customers on USDA-financed systems in nine states.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: Fort Pulaski Sets Dates for Candlelantern Tours.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— As a result of impacts caused by Hurricane Sandy, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced, in the latest effort to cut through red tape, a new effort to enhance and expedite removal of debris in the communities impacted by Hurricane Sandy.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW YORK — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to New York where she met with state and local officials, first responders and volunteers to discuss ongoing response and recovery efforts to Hurricane Sandy. Secretary ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, November 5, 2012—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is coordinating with States and partner organizations to provide disaster nutrition assistance to individuals in 13 states affected by Hurricane Sandy.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: Freeman Health System, a healthcare provider and hospital system located in Joplin, Mo., has agreed to pay $9,316,139 to resolve allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by knowingly providing incentive pay to physicians in a manner that violated federal law, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 5, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Five men pleaded guilty today in Virginia for conspiring to receive, distribute, possess and access with intent to view child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Timothy J. Heaphy.
