News from January 2013
By USDA Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and university cooperators have developed a biodegradable plastic that could be used in disposable food containers. The plastic, called a thermoplastic, becomes soft when heated.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - A contingent of 12 Members of the House of Representatives today filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in support of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Resource Extraction Rule. The rule is based on a provision in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Mark your calendars for these entrance fee-free dates at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 2013.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the committee that oversees the Interior Department, today praised the leadership of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar following his announcement that he will be leaving the department in March.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 48-year-old woman from the southwestern Minnesota community of Belview was sentenced for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the customers of Minnwest Bank, in Marshall, Minnesota, where she worked. United States District Court Judge John R. Tunheim...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill, along with Special Agent in Charge (Tampa) Julie Torres of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and Chief Lisa Womack, Lakeland Police Department, announce the results of a joint operation charging twenty-five individuals with federal firearms...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Jose Luis Huerta-Aguilar, 32, of Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison for bribery of a public official, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Huerta-Aguilar pleaded guilty Monday, Nov. 5, 2012.
By State Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the terrorist attack in southern Algeria that resulted in the kidnapping of Americans and a number of other foreigners...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: ATLANTA - Arnold Tobias Gervais, 34, of Marietta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal court to charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the IRS out of more than $3.4 million in federal income tax refunds while he was in state custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - This afternoon Aaron M. Coriz, 22, a member of Kewa Pueblo who resides in Taos, N.M., pled guilty to an indictment charging him with intentional child abuse under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County has been sentenced in federal court to five months imprisonment and five months home detention with electronic monitoring, to be followed by three years supervised release, on his conviction of theft from a program receiving federal funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. He was also ordered to pay restitution to the West Mifflin Area School District in the amount of $94,439.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a jury found a St. Paul man guilty of being a felon in possession of a nine-millimeter, semi-automatic pistol. Demetrius Demarco Spencer, age unknown, was convicted on one count. He was indicted on Nov. 14, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was sentenced in federal court today for participating in a mortgage fraud scheme involving the sale of his house in Lee’s Summit, Mo.
By USDA Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Sandler Bros., of Biddeford, Maine, for failure to pay for produce.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Monroe County Man Sentenced To Prison For Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Eugene, Ore. - Late Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, Tamara Sawyer, 49, and Kevin Sawyer, 60, of Bend, Oregon, pled guilty. Mr. Sawyer pled guilty to Count 14 of a 21-count indictment for making false statements to a financial institution. Ms. Sawyer pled guilty to all 21 counts including conspiracy to commit...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - On Jan. 14, 2012, Duane Kenny Parker, 25, of Peach Springs, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 70 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Parker, a member of the Hualapai Nation Indian Tribe, pleaded guilty on Oct. 15, 2012 to assault with a dangerous weapon.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Twelve Members Of Three Organized Crime Families Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy After Multi-Year Investigation.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Over the last two years volunteers donated hundreds of hours to help National Park Service biologists perform annual surveys of the Asan River. More volunteers are needed this year for the surveys in mid-February. If you want to learn firsthand about Guam’s river ecosystems, and you like to get down and dirty, this volunteer opportunity is for you!.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 16, 2013
News Release: Buffalo National River received the overall award for 2012 for Small Wastewater Systems. This is recognition of the park's effort and achievements in keeping all its wastewater systems operational to the highest public health standards.
