News from April 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Army Captain was sentenced today in Oklahoma City to serve 23 months in prison for conspiracy to accept thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Sanford C. Coats.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today expressed concerns about the transport and cleanup of Canadian tar sands oil following the Exxon pipeline oil spill in Arkansas that was transporting the fuel from Canada. Rep. Markey called again on the Internal Revenue Service to close a tax loophole that...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will reverse some of the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program. The announcement comes after members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have repeatedly urged the administration to protect these important benefits for seniors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Seth Between Lodges, age 31, of Rapid City, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Veronica L. Duffy on March 28, 2013 and pled guilty to Failure to Register. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years' imprisonment and/or a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: For a third year, Grand Teton National Park interpretive rangers brought the fascinating winter world of northwestern Wyoming to students across America. Rangers interacted with classrooms in California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming through video conference technology...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will reverse some of the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program. The announcement comes after members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have repeatedly urged the administration to protect these important benefits for seniors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A woman from Wabaunsee County, Kan., has been sentenced to two years federal probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine for mortgage fraud, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Join us at the Poeh Museum, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Santa Fe, New Mexico for the unveiling and dedication of three new outdoor exhibits on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. The exhibits were completed through a partnership between the Pueblo of Pojoaque and the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Charles Anderson, a/k/a “Chuck Corners," a/k/a “Yowzer," age 25, of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to expand access to data and reduce fuel costs for consumers, the Energy Department today announced the winners of the Apps for Vehicles Challenge. The competition asked app developers and entrepreneurs to demonstrate how the open data available...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) today released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it will reverse some of the Obama administration’s proposed cuts to the Medicare Advantage program. The announcement comes after members of the Energy and Commerce Committee have repeatedly urged the administration to protect these important benefits for seniors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Defendant Trafficked Meth And Heroin Throughout Whatcom County.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Anti-pill sweep continues. BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - U. S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that four Mercer County residents and a Baltimore, Maryland resident pleaded guilty in federal court on April 1 to charges of illegally distributing prescription drugs. The charges were brought as part an ongoing effort...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on April 1, 2013, Christopher Emly of Carrington, N.D., was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson on charges of possession and receipt of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Jeffrey J. Reichert was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for for violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: ROCKFALL CLOSES HICKMAN BRIDGE TRAILHEAD AT CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Boise and Twin Falls districts are inviting the public to attend two public meetings in April to learn more and provide comments about the Draft Wilderness and Wild and Scenic River Management Plan (WMP).The first public meeting is scheduled for April 9 at the BLM...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jeffery S. Adams, 41, of Hudgins, Va., was sentenced today to 180 days home confinement with electronic monitoring, followed by three years of probation for violating the Lacey Act by trafficking in illegally-harvested striped bass. Adams’ corporation, Adams Fishing Adventures, Inc....
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Joshua Nathaniel Vela and Jon David Lopez, both 21 and from Alice, have been arrested following the return of a two separate indictments alleging felony charges of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 1, 2013
News Release: Dr. Gonzales-Ramos’s Logan, West Virginia office lacked an examination table, medical equipment and running water.
