News from January 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A superseding indictment was filed today against Dorothy June Brown, 75, of Haverford, Pennsylvania, charging her and with two additional counts of wire fraud and one additional count of obstruction of justice in connection with schemes to defraud three charter schools of more than $6.7...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: A jury returned a guilty verdict against Jeffrey J. Reichert, age 27, of Northwood, Ohio, in connection with a oneicount indictment that charged him with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Taney County, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to submitting false water samples for testing from a wastewater treatment facility that dumped raw, untreated sewage into Table Rock Lake for much of 2008.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved the rules of the committee and advanced five pieces of legislation, versions of which were previously considered and approved by the full House, during the organizational meeting for the 113th Congress. The Hydropower Regulatory...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today pledged continued action in support of the Keystone XL pipeline following Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of the proposed reroute of the pipeline through the Cornhusker state. Now that the Nebraska process is complete, the next step...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, N.J., man who worked at a facility in Elizabeth, N.J., that manufactured oxycodone was arrested this morning for stealing more than 8,500 pills from the facility, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the bipartisan Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, H.R. 307, by a vote of 395 to 29. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), reauthorizes provisions of the Project Bioshield Act of 2004 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 for an additional five years.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - On the first day of the 113th Congress, Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced several bills aimed at promoting energy efficiency in federal buildings, helping local communities address disease clusters, and reauthorizing the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that EVAN ZAUDER, a former sixth-grade teacher at a private school in New Jersey, pled guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges of using the Internet to entice a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) today made the following statement in response to Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's approval of re-routing the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline.
By DOE Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today approved the rules of the committee and advanced five pieces of legislation, versions of which were previously considered and approved by the full House, during the organizational meeting for the 113th Congress. The Hydropower Regulatory...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Senator Debbie Stabenow, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today applauded Majority Leader Harry Reid for his commitment to making a new Farm Bill priority legislation for the 113th Congress. Reid introduced the Senate-passed version of the Farm Bill today as one of several privileged, top priority bills, underscoring his support for and commitment to enacting a new five-year farm bill.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today pledged continued action in support of the Keystone XL pipeline following Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of the proposed reroute of the pipeline through the Cornhusker state. Now that the Nebraska process is complete, the next step...
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced legislation today to help communities determine whether there is a connection between "clusters" of cancer, birth defects and other diseases, and contaminants in the surrounding environment. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) is a co-sponsor of the legislation, called the Strengthening Protections for Children and Communities from Disease Clusters Act (S. 50).
By EPA Newswire | Jan 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives today approved the bipartisan Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, H.R. 307, by a vote of 395 to 29. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), reauthorizes provisions of the Project Bioshield Act of 2004 and Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act of 2006 for an additional five years.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 21, 2013
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By US DOT Newswire | Jan 21, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the President's remarks on climate change in his inaugural address today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2013
News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its second annual Winter Film Festival by showing two films about President Herbert Hoover on Friday, Jan. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 20, 2013
News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ-A series of off-trail guided hikes will be offered Sundays in January, February, and March to help visitors discover why Petrified Forest is so special. The schedule for January and February is below, with future press release for March coming soon. March is Archeology Month and the park will offer hikes every Wednesday and some Sundays.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 18, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will support security operations for the 57th Presidential Inaugural, coordinating with federal, state and local agencies to secure transportation systems and protected sites surrounding ...
