News from April 2013
By State Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the top Democratic on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the below remarks as prepared for delivery at today’s committee hearing, “Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace.".
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: (ATLANTA) - - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners, will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Collection sites are open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Three St. Louis area men were indicted on multiple federal gun and drug charges involving the April 18, 2013, assault of a federal officer.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: New Challenges. New Solutions. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA -- Crime impacts tens of millions of Americans every year. It not only deprives victims of property and physical safety, but also shakes their sense of security and peace. Crime victimization has significant emotional, physical and financial consequences...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, five members of the Senate Finance Committee, led by Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), released a detailed analysis outlining a comprehensive overview of the policy and legislative recommendations received from 146 stakeholders in the health care...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: ERNEST BLACKMON, age 25, a resident of Chalmette, Louisiana, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison by U. S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan after he pleaded guilty to one-count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente. In addition to 30 months of incarceration, BLACKMON received three years of supervised release following his term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Dana J. Boente announced that in celebration of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an information fair will be held at the New Orleans Healing Center on Saturday, April 27, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The New Orleans Healing Center is located at 2371 St. Claude Avenue...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Through the Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working Group (ICEIWG), the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy works to collaborate with and seek out real-time tribal expertise and experiences representing obstacles and opportunities in energy and related infrastructure development...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee approved H.R. 3, the "Northern Route Approval Act" by a bipartisan vote of 24-17. This legislation would remove roadblocks to allow for the approval and construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline energy project. The bill was approved last week by the Energy and Commerce Committee with bipartisan support.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh-area resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: ROCKFORD - A former Freeport, Ill. man was convicted late yesterday of witness retaliation by a federal jury in U.S. District Court in Rockford following a two-day jury trial. DAMON RUCKER, 36, was found guilty of causing bodily injury to a witness on Dec. 20, 2012, with intent to retaliate against the witness for testifying against Rucker in federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank embezzlement and false entry in bank records, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Adrian Chavez, 24, a member and resident of Kewa Pueblo, was sentenced earlier today to 192 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his second degree murder conviction. His co-defendants, Derrick Chavez, 26, and Myron Garcia, 24, also members and residents of Kewa...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Manuel Orosa, Chief, City of Miami Police Department, announced that Harold James, former City of Miami police...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mitchell, South Dakota man was sentenced on April 22, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Alicia A. G. Limtiaco, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), announced today that after a year of planning, the State and Local AntiTerrorism Training (SLATT) Program has finally come to the Marianas. With the assistance of the U.S. Attorney's Office...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Valerie Chu (619) 546-6750 and Melanie Pierson (619) 546-7976.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorneys for the Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa, Sean R. Berry and Nicholas A. Klinefeldt, announced that two individuals will be honored for outstanding service to crime victims in an awards ceremony. The awards will be presented during a National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Celebration...
By State Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A bipartisan group of senators introduced the Organization of American States (OAS) Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013. This legislation urges the implementation of certain management reforms at the OAS and requires the Secretary of State to identify a path toward the adoption of these reforms, while declaring the organization the primary multi-lateral diplomatic entity for regional disputes and promotion of democratic governance.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 24, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following joint statement in response to a building collapse in Bangladesh that housed several garment factories. The collapse is reported to have killed nearly 100 people and injured hundreds more. This tragedy comes on the heels of a deadly fire in the Tazreen Fashions garment factory last November that killed nearly 120 people, and other fires since that time.
