News from August 2013
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Join Ranger Dustin Beaty to learn about the birth of the National Park Service and the establishment of the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area. This program will be held at Bandy Creek Campsite number D 03 on August 17 at 7:30 p.m. (EDT). The program will last approximately 90 minutes.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sent a letter seeking more information about why State Department leadership was concerned by the original talking points drafted following the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attacks in Benghazi.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - You answer your phone this week to hear a caller tell you that you failed to appear on a summons for jury duty in federal court in Salt Lake City. The caller, who identifies himself using a variation of the name of the clerk of the court, tells you that a warrant will be issued for your arrest.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: If the president is indeed committed to reducing unemployment, he should swiftly pivot toward American energy production. Data from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrate that the U.S. oil and gas industry continues to be a bright spot in America’s economy. The Energy Information...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: “Our confidence for an above-normal season is still high because the predicted atmospheric and oceanic conditions that are favorable for storm development have materialized," said Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, a division of the National Weather Service. “Also, two of the four named storms to-date formed in the deep tropical Atlantic, which historically is an indicator of an active season."
By EPA Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn regarding a provision in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) that requires the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Anthony Smith, 50, a resident of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 183 (15.25 years) imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa, Louisiana.In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Milazzo imposed 10 years of supervised release following the term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: “Consistent with our Office’s practice in cases of this kind, we will review all of the available evidence with respect to the shooting of 18-year-old Ramarley Graham on Feb. 2, 2012, in the Bronx, New York, including the evidence collected during the state’s investigation, to determine whether there were any violations of the federal criminal civil rights laws," said Jerika Richardson, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn regarding a provision in the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) that requires the...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Eric Vern Fox, 45, a pharmacist living in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to a money laundering conspiracy, in violation of federal money laundering laws. These charges were transferred from the Eastern District of Texas for guilty plea and sentencing. Between June 2002 and...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Paving will begin the week of August 12 on the Going-to-the-Sun Road between Avalanche Creek and Logan Creek, on the west side of the park. Visitors can expect delays of 20 minutes in this area during this time, which is anticipated to take approximately one week, weather dependent. A pilot vehicle will be used to provide traffic control.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: If the president is indeed committed to reducing unemployment, he should swiftly pivot toward American energy production. Data from the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics illustrate that the U.S. oil and gas industry continues to be a bright spot in America’s economy. The Energy Information...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Researchers at JILA have for the first time used an atomic clock as a quantum simulator, mimicking the behavior of a different, more complex quantum system.*
By Interior Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Marblemount, WA - August 8, 2013 - North Cascades National Park Complex has been managing several lightning caused fires.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 8, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Richard Walker, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, Office of Labor Racketeering and Fraud Investigations, and Cynthia R. Lorenzo, Interim Executive Director, Florida Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Larayne Whitehead, age 34, of Clinton, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud businesses which supplied goods under government contracts.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Seven arrests have been made in a coordinated operation spanning several states, related to the unsealing of a 17-count indictment and criminal complaint involving Gallant Pharma International Inc., an allegedly unlicensed company that is accused of distributing misbranded prescription drugs from its headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia, and an office in Springfield, Virginia. The individuals arrested were.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: Qiang Wang, a/k/a Jeffrey Wang, a New York antiques dealer, pleaded guilty today in federal court in New York City to conspiracy to smuggle Asian artifacts made from rhinoceros horns and ivory and violate wildlife trafficking laws, announced Robert G. Dreher, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Jimmie Duane Ross of Lehi, Utah, and formerly of Sevierville, Tenn., was convicted today of five counts of tax evasion following a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
