News from April 2013
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida - During the month of April, visitors will see vibrant banners displayed throughout the park featuring the Everglades-inspired poems written by our former Artist-in-Residence-in- Everglades (AIRIE) poets. These brightly-colored banners capture the voices of the Everglades through words and rhythms that commemorate National Poetry Month held each year in April.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota man who was convicted of Possession of a Stolen Firearm was sentenced on April 15, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Feda Kuran, 37, of Philadelphia, PA, pleaded guilty today to a health care fraud scheme that involved billing Medicare for ambulance services that were not medically necessary, that were not actually provided, or that were induced by illegal kickbacks. During this health care fraud scheme...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 17, 2013 - While the average time to get a permit to drill approved on state lands is 12-15 days, according the Bureau of Land Management the average time to get a permit approved on federal lands is a whopping 307 days.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: The 2013 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on Sept. 13, 14, 15, and 16 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. Each day 400 vehicles may use their day-long permits, obtained through the lottery system, to travel the Denali Park Road. If weather permits, the road may be open for its entire 92-mile length, offering exceptional opportunities for experiencing the heart of the park.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement thanking Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute for her service after announcing she will leave the Department in May...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: SAN ANGELO, Texas - Brian Bernard Willin, 48, of Brownwood, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 87 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release following his guilty plea in November 2012 to one count of receipt of child pornography and aiding and abetting...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will host an antique tractor show as part of the celebration of early farm life in the Big South Fork region during the Thirteenth Annual Spring Planting Day celebration on Saturday, April 27, 2013. Activities will take place in the areas adjacent to the Bandy Creek Visitor Center and the Lora Blevins home place from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. EDT. Of special interest is the antique tractor show to be held at Bandy Creek.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Following a five-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today found Bartolomeo Vernace, a member of the administration of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the “Gambino family"), guilty of a racketeering conspiracy spanning 1978 through 2011. As part of the racketeering conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Alexander Morrissette, age 27, of Monroe, Georgia was sentenced today in Macon, Georgia, by the Honorable C. Ashley Royal, Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia. Morrissette...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently added a 6 kilowatt solar photovoltaic system to provide power to operate an enhanced treatment system that removes volatile organic compounds (VOC) from contaminated groundwater at the Rocky Flats, Colorado, Site.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today the appointments of Neil Corwin as Executive Assistant United States Attorney, Bonnie B. Jonas as Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division, Sarah Normand as Deputy Chief of the Civil Division, and Benjamin H. Torrance as Chief Appellate Attorney of the Civil Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today before Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, JEFFREY SCOTT TAGGART, of Wilmington, NC, was sentenced to a 36 month term of imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release, on charges of Conspiracy...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: BOISE - Romanian national Stefan Csaba Csep, 32, currently living in Ketchum, Idaho, was sentenced today for obtaining a visa by fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Csep to two years’ probation and imposed a $500 fine. Csep will be subject to immigration enforcement action by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Csep pleaded guilty to the charge in January 2013.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report today that recommends a moratorium on new federal courthouse construction projects that, if built, would cost taxpayers billions of dollars. According to the GAO, most of the proposed projects do not meet the judiciary’s own criteria for project requests and need to be reevaluated.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EVAN P. CHAGGARIS, 42, of Atlanta, Ga., waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to mailing numerous threatening communications to ESPN in Bristol, Conn.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statements after the Senate failed to pass compromise amendments that would have expanded background checks and strengthened penalties for illegal gun trafficking...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Basil O. Proctor, 46, of Miramar, Florida, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee today passed the Helping Sick Americans Now Act (H.R. 1549) by a vote of 27 to 20. The legislation, introduced this week by Health Subcommittee Chairman Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Vice Chairman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), along with Rep. Ann...
By EPA Newswire | Apr 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI), today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet governance. The legislation (H.R. 1580 ), which was approved by voice vote, will promote a global Internet...
