News from June 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: DALLAS - Gary Wayne Thomas, 54, of Ennis, Texas, appeared in federal court this morning, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez, and pleaded guilty to an Information charging theft of mail matter by an officer or employee. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison, a $250,000 fine and restitution. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven sentenced Jason Deon Thomas today (32, St. Petersburg) to 97 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana and being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. The court also ordered Thomas to forfeit a host of firearms, ammunition, and $7,390 in U.S. currency, which were traceable to the offenses. Thomas pleaded guilty on March 8, 2013.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), held the fourth hearing in its Our Nation of Builders series with a focus on the state of America’s homebuilding sector. The subcommittee heard from senior executives representing different businesses in the homebuilding industry about the challenges they face and opportunities for increasing growth and job creation.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: T. Travel with fun-loving Muppets Elmo and Murray from Sesame Street to two of America’s most popular national parks in a new online series, Sesame Street Explores National Parks. Six short videos and accompanying hands-on activities that introduce preschoolers to the natural world were unveiled today...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Fort Wayne, INCThe United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictment on July 25, 2012.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), held the fourth hearing in its Our Nation of Builders series with a focus on the state of America’s homebuilding sector. The subcommittee heard from senior executives representing different businesses in the homebuilding industry about the challenges they face and opportunities for increasing growth and job creation.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Highlights and Key Points: 2013 Enacted: $71.929 billion. President's Request: $74.690 billion. Appropriations bill: $73.320 billion. Military Construction: $9.954 billion, a decrease of $670 million below 2013 and $1.056 billion below the budget request, is provided for Military Construction programs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that it has filed a plea agreement in U.S. District Court in Scranton today. The agreement is with Mark Kandel, age 53, of Peckville. In the agreement, Kandel will acknowledge that he engaged in the online enticement of minors and committed the offenses from January 2012 through November 2012.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Pacific Rim Onion Inc., of Salem, Ore., for failure to pay for produce.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today further expanded their examination into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have solicited funding or assistance from the health care industry to help implement the president’s health care law. Nearly one...
By State Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Chairman Robert Menendez released the following statement following the ruling by an Egyptian court to convict 43 NGO employees earlier today:
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota man charged with Escape from Custody was sentenced on May 30, 2013 by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Albany, New York - United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent-in- Charge Joseph Anarumo, Jr. of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives announce that a federal criminal complaint filed today charges Robert A. Butler, 27, with arson...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), held the fourth hearing in its Our Nation of Builders series with a focus on the state of America’s homebuilding sector. The subcommittee heard from senior executives representing different businesses in the homebuilding industry about the challenges they face and opportunities for increasing growth and job creation.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the midst of an ongoing congressional investigation, and nearly one month after reports first surfaced she had solicited two groups on behalf of Enroll America, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today disclosed that she had, in fact, reached out to three additional...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: The National Park Service Southeast Utah Group is now accepting applications for the 2014 Community Artist in the Parks (CAIP) Program.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - Rashad Q. Sanders, 28 was sentenced to 194 months in federal prison yesterday by U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez, after pleading guilty to three counts of a superseding indictment charging him with the sex trafficking and transportation of three minors. Sanders was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and will have to register as a sex offender.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the midst of an ongoing congressional investigation, and nearly one month after reports first surfaced she had solicited two groups on behalf of Enroll America, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today disclosed that she had, in fact, reached out to three additional...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: Montgomery County Bomb Squad Tests Robots at NIST!
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 4, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In the midst of an ongoing congressional investigation, and nearly one month after reports first surfaced she had solicited two groups on behalf of Enroll America, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today disclosed that she had, in fact, reached out to three additional...
