News from July 2013
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced today that on Wednesday, July 17, 2013, federal Judge Lynn Adelman sentenced Shakil Wamiq, (age: 34), formerly of Bloomingdale, Illinois, and Mazher Khan, (age: 49), of Evergreen Park, Illinois, for their roles in a cigarette trafficking scheme that was in existence from late 2010 to early 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, South Kingstown Police Chief Vincent Vespia and Narragansett Police Chief Dean Hoxsie announced an ongoing investigation into the...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on July 17, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, MICHAEL THOMAS BAD OLD MAN, a 21-year-old resident of Cut Bank and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe, pled guilty to burglary. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 22, 2013. He is currently detained.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Oglala, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on July 8, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, United States District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: IVAN GABRIEL CASTRO-ALVAREZ, age 29, a citizen of Honduras, was charged in a one-count indictment by a Federal Grand Jury today with illegal reentry by an alien previously removed, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -- U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today highlighted the continued growth of electric vehicle sales - doubling in the first 6 months of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 - as the Energy Department released its most recent pricing data showing the low cost of fueling on electricity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - An ongoing investigation into the alleged trafficking of crack cocaine in South Kingstown and Narragansett resulted in the arrest on Thursday of a Narragansett couple,, 33, and, 30, and the seizure of crack cocaine, cocaine powder and two firearms, announced United States Attorney...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: In 1913, pioneering ecologist Henry Chandler Cowles, led an international group of scientists on an exploration of the Indiana dunes. On Saturday, Aug. 3, you can retrace their footsteps. Join the National Park Service and guest speakers for a full day of special programs and hikes in commemoration of the centennial of the 1913 International Phytogeographic Excursion.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Park Service (NPS) will begin preparatory work onMonday, July 22, to remove the “Drum Major" inscription from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. The work will be done by NPS contractor Worcester Eisenbrandt, Inc (WEI) and will include mobilization of trailers, lifts and other equipment and erection of scaffolding, and is being done prior to the arrival of the original sculptor who will remove the quote.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on July 17, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, THOMAS MARK MARCEAU, a 28-year-old resident of Browning and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Tribe, pled guilty to (2) charges of abusive sexual contact. Sentencing has been set for Oct. 22, 2013. He is currently detained.
By State Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: Newark, NJ - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement following Secretary of State Kerry’s announcement that an agreement for the resumption of a framework for peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians has been reached.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on July 19, 2013, Nodin J. Azure, 25, Belcourt, N.D., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of sexual abuse. Azure pleaded guilty to the charge on Jan. 23, 2013.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following statement regarding H.R. 2748, the Postal Reform Act of 2013, introduced by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Lockhart, Texas, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Pay Child Support.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Hudson County, N.J., man was convicted by a federal jury today of sexually abusing a sleeping woman aboard a flight from Phoenix to Newark Liberty International Airport last summer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement regarding news from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) that it will expand its Trusted Traveler program, known as PreCheck. Members of the general public...
By DOL Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved the Student Success Act (H.R. 5). Sponsored by House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN), the legislation would rewrite the nation's K-12 education law.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Adam Guzman Jr., doing business as AG Tomatoe Co., satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 19, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, couple convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter were sentenced on July 11, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
