News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Munhall, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal law, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Derrick Parks, 40, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Washington, DC-Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Comptroller of the Currency...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Americans in all 50 states and territories have come to rely on NOAA’s products and services on a daily basis. Across all of NOAA, our employees and partners work day in and day out to foster scientific discovery, support economic vitality, and protect our planet’s resources for future generations.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Albany, New York -United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced the filing of criminal complaints, in the Northern District of New York in Albany, that charge four individuals with federal money laundering and gambling felonies arising out of a multi-agency investigation of an international internet gambling operation. Four additional defendants were charged with New York State gambling offenses.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 10, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 678, the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. The bill is a bipartisan legislation designed to create new American jobs and expand production of clean, renewable hydropower.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today MONTREAL MITCHELL, 32, of St. Pauls, North Carolina was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard to 110 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN) today urged the Senate to pass the Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act, a mental health package passed by the Committee this morning that reauthorizes...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Buffalo has returned a 12 count indictment charging Oneil Quinones, 33, Jorge Quinones, 35, Oscar Romero, 32, Ellis Colon, 29, Edwin Sanchez, 27, Angel Sanchez, 45, Raul Ramirez-Vargas, 39, Josbel Garcia...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Chairman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) will hold a hearing on Tuesday to review the President’s budget requests for the U.S. Coast Guard, the Maritime Administration, and the Federal Maritime Commission.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The President's fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget released today proposes $928.3 million for the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an increase of $177.5 million from FY 2012 enacted levels. The budget prioritizes NIST research in advanced manufacturing and crucial cybersecurity initiatives.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Following a three day trial in federal court, a jury found Thomas Monroe Lee, 40, of Gadsden, Alabama, guilty of using the Internet in an attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- Thirty-four individuals and 23 entities have been indicted and accused of operating an illegal sports bookmaking business that solicited more than $1 billion in illegal bets.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 37 individuals in connection with two related drug trafficking conspiracies based in Austin announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Pena, United States Attorney Robert Pitman, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Armando Fernandez.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID), Antonio J. Gomez, Acting Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), and Sergio Velazquez, Chief...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Gennaro DiMatteo, 43, of South Lake Tahoe, California, was sentenced to 5 years in federal prison today by United States District Judge Kimberly...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: By Barry Grissom, U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Four federal indictments have been filed against a total of ten individuals in connection with illegal poaching and marketing of walleye and other protected fish on the Red Lake and Leech Lake Indian reservations. All ten people were charged with one count of transportation, sale, and purchase of fish taken in violation of the Lacey Act.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for projects to improve electric service in rural areas across 13 states. USDA remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy. USDA Rural Development Deputy Under Secretary Doug O'Brien made today's announcement on Vilsack's behalf.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2013
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Join us at Women's Rights National Historical Park as we celebrate National Park Week from April 20 - 28, 2013! The National Park Service is proud to join the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, to present National Park Week, a presidentially proclaimed celebration of our national heritage.
