News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee wrote on Thursday to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a study of the Department of Homeland Security’s BioWatch program and the status of the program’s “Generation-3" procurement. The request builds upon...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Mensur Malik and Salim Issa, both age 22, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, have been indicted on federal child exploitation charges. The charges are contained in an Indictment unsealed July 17, 2013, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Congaree National Park has announced a change to the hours at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center. Effective October 6, 2013, Visitor Center will be open 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Tuesday-Saturday, year-round.The facility will be closed on Sunday, Monday and all Federal Holidays.Visitors are encouraged to explore...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that an indictment charging three individuals with allegedly being involved in the violent robbery of a York County jewelry store has been unsealed.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding funding distribution and reform efforts in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Henry...
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded the World Trade Organization ruling for the U.S. against China in a case over imports of U.S. broiler-chicken products. The U.S. brought the case in response to illegal Chinese “anti-dumping ...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: In this role, he will be responsible for driving NOAA’s policies and programs in areas ranging from enabling marine transportation to managing our nation’s fisheries and protecting and preserving coastal resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican man was sentenced yesterday for illegally re-entering the United States after previously being deported to the Dominican Republic.
By DOE Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding funding distribution and reform efforts in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Henry...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), gives notice of intent to begin the process of evaluating an application for Right-of-Way (ROW) Grants amendments from Xcel Energy for the purpose of rebuilding three existing transmission lines located in parts of Saguache County...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: A man who downloaded and possessed child pornography pled guilty on Aug. 1, 2013, in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Emad Edin Yousef Abdallah, 29, of Jordan, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Richard T. Haik, to time served and two years of supervised release for marrying on two separate occasions in an attempt to evade U.S. immigration...
By EPA Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today requested data from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding funding distribution and reform efforts in the Universal Service Fund (USF). Full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Henry...
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Last night, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced the bipartisan Postal Reform Act of 2013 (S. 1486).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: -Defendants Conspired to Bring Shipments Here from New York-.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker visited the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Md., today, as part of her nationwide listening tour. The campus hosts approximately 2,700 NIST staff members, as well as visiting researchers, post-doctorate fellows and undergraduate students.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Mario Contreras, age 35, of Waubay, South Dakota, was convicted of Second Degree Murder and Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury as a result of a federal jury trial held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Red imported fire ants are named for the fire-like burn of their sting. Now, the same venom that packs such a painful wallop may actually do some good for a change.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 2, 2013
News Release: Michael JMoore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Sherry Lynn Osborne, age 45, a resident of Tifton, Georgia, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court, Valdosta Division, on July 29, 2013 by the Honorable Hugh Lawson to thirty seven (37) months imprisonment. Judge Lawson also ordered Ms. Osborne to pay $735,454.75 in restitution.
