News from July 2013
By Interior Newswire | Jul 29, 2013
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - On Monday, July 29, the Bureau of Land Management will lift all fire restrictions on public lands in Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata and Montezuma counties.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a doctor who admitted writing illegal prescriptions for oxycodone was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute the medication illegally.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 29, 2013
News Release: “A near-record area was expected because of wet spring conditions in the Mississippi watershed and the resultant high river flows which deliver large amounts of nutrients," said Nancy Rabalais, Ph.D. executive director of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON offsite link ), who led the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2013
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By DOJ Newswire | Jul 29, 2013
News Release: Several Co-Defendants Sentenced Last Week. TRENTON, N.J. - A doctor who admitted writing illegal prescriptions for oxycodone was sentenced today to 57 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute the medication illegally, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Jacqueline Lopresti...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - After a summer of research into the archeological finds at Women's Rights NHP, Cultural Resource Diversity Intern Michelle Gauthier knows her historic toothbrushes. Gauthier, a resident of Murfreesboro, TN is studying for her master's degree in history at Middle Tennessee State University. She is one of thirteen students chosen nationwide to work in historical settings through the National Park Service Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY-Women's Rights National Historical Park is participating in "Canal Splash!" on August 10 and 11, 2013. "The history of Seneca Falls and the history of the Cauyga-Seneca Canal are one in the same, and the park is honoring the connection this year with several new programs," said David Malone, Acting Chief of Interpretation and Education.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: Aerial surveillance of the Currant Creek Fire showed reduced fire intensity yesterday, yet there were multiple small columns of smoke observed. The fire continues to burn on the north side of Currant Creek and is expected to consume most of the remaining fuels between the fire and the north edge of Currant Creek within the next couple of days if the current weather pattern persists. Two NPS fire observers remain on site monitoring the fire.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: Hawaiʻi National Park, Hawaiʻi - Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park will remain open during Tropical Storm Flossie, but with minimal services.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: SITKA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK - In addition to regularly scheduled ranger-led programs, the park will be hosting a special evening program this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 28, 2013
News Release: DALLAS - William Luck, II was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to 37 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in February 2013 to one count of failure to File IRS Form 8300. Judge Boyle ordered that he surrender to the Bureau of Prisons on Aug. 21, 2013. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 27, 2013
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Marion Carter, 58, of Richmond, Va., was convicted today by a federal jury on three counts of robbery interfering with commerce and two counts of possessing a firearm in furtherance of those robberies.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 27, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Park staff responded to multiple incidents Friday, July 26, 2013. Monsoonal weather patterns resulted in localized flooding affecting portions of Grand Canyon Village and Bright Angel Trail. Additionally, rangers responded to two motor vehicle accidents.
By State Newswire | Jul 27, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the upcoming Cambodia elections to be held on July 28...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: Dubuis Health System and Southern Crescent Hospital for Specialty Care, Inc. (Southern Crescent) have agreed to pay the United States $8,000,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare, the Justice Department announced today. Dubuis Health System manages long-term acute care ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that, as part of its Barrier-Free Health Care Initiative, it has reached a settlement with Barix Clinics under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Barix Clinics operates bariatric treatment facilities in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The settlement resolves ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury in Baton Rouge, La., returned an indictment yesterday charging Anthony Williams and Bobby Riley with conspiring to threaten to retaliate against a witness in a federal trial, threatening to retaliate against a witness in a federal trial and making false statements to federal agents.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: Edin Sakoc, 54, of Burlington, Vt., was arrested today on charges that he obtained his naturalized citizenship through fraud by failing to disclose his prior acts of persecution and crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice ...
By Fed Newswire | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released an amendment to the enforcement action against GMAC Mortgage requiring approximately $230 million in cash payments to mortgage borrowers.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 26, 2013
News Release: Pritzker traveling across the country, engaging with business and thought leaders, academics and Department of Commerce employees On Tuesday, July 30, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker will visit Albany, NY and Hartford, CT on the second leg of her nationwide listening tour. During the tour, ...
