News from June 2013
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2013
News Release: Farmington, PA - The National Park Service invites you to celebrate America’s Independence by attending specialJuly 4th events in the five Western Pennsylvania National Parks. Park staff and volunteers have planned many fun and educational activities for July 4th and on the weekends leading up to and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2013
News Release: Memphis, TN - James Sales, 39, of Memphis, TN, and Corey A. Holmes, 36, of Greenville, MS, were indicted yesterday on charges related to the teacher certification cheating scam in which Clarence Mumford, Sr., 59, of Memphis was the ringleader, announced United States Attorney for the Western District...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 24, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Winner, South Dakota man convicted of Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm was sentenced on June 24, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 23, 2013
News Release: As we stated yesterday, the United States had contacted authorities in Hong Kong to seek the extradition of Mr. Snowden, based on the criminal complaint filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, and in accordance with the US-Hong Kong Agreement for the Surrender of Fugitive Offenders. We have been informed ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2013
News Release: Kotzebue: Lightning ignited more wildfires in Noatak NP over the weekend. Two new fires were spotted by an Alaska Fire Service (AFS) detection flight June 22. The Howard Pass Fire is.5 acres approximately 22 miles north northwest of the Kavachurak fire. The Imelyak River Fire is about 10 acres and about...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2013
News Release: Port Alsworth, Alaska -The State of Alaska Division of Forestry mapped the Kristin Creek Fire from the air yesterday and reported that it had grown from 635 acres on June 20 to 2,409 acres. The fire was 65 percent active, smoldering primarily in tundra and moving predominately to the northwest. Four helitack fire fighters are on the ground monitoring the fire and its movements closely and focusing their efforts on reducing the wildfire risk to structures.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2013
News Release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will be hosting a Native American Program at 8:00 p.m. (EDT) on Saturday, June 29th. This event will take place at Rock Creek Campground across the river from Nemo Day Use Area. The program will begin with Sparrow Hawk teaching the art of beadwork and...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 23, 2013
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Two lightning-ignited wildfires were reported north of KantishnaDenali National Park and Preserve on Saturday, June 22. The Bear Creek Fire, which yesterday was estimated to be approximately six acres in size, is located fifteen miles northwest of Kantishna and three miles west of...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 22, 2013
News Release: During today’s weekly Republican address, House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) urged President Obama to demonstrate leadership in the student loan interest rate debate, and encouraged the Senate to take action on the long-term, market-based solution students and families need.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, was invited by the Guam Interfaith Committee to be the keynote speaker at the annual National Day of Prayer Luncheon held on May 16, 2012 at the Aurora Hotel.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that her office joined the thousands that flocked to the annual Relay for Life Event held at the George Washington Senior High School track to celebrate cancer Survivors, remember loved ones lost to cancer and to join with the many teams on Guam that participate in the fight against cancer.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 22, 2013
News Release: U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, was invited to attend the Guam Federation of Asian and Pacific People of Guam luncheon on May 20, 2012, in celebration of Asian American Pacific Island Heritage Month.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “The President has made clear that commonsense immigration reform legislation must include measures to strengthen border security, create a path to earned citizenship, crack down on employers that hire undocumented workers, and streamline our ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Summer highlights include healthy eating tips, abundant activities on national forests WASHINGTON, June 21, 2013-- U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today marked the first day of summer by launching the "USDA for All Seasons" – an effort to help Americans stay healthy and safe throughout the year by using USDA programs and information.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: The former chief executive officer of a Virginia-based security contracting firm was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia to 72 months in prison for creating a front company to obtain more than $31 million intended for disadvantaged small businesses and for bribing the former regional director ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s nomination of Jim Comey to be Director of the FBI: “As an extraordinarily dedicated public servant, a talented national security and law enforcement executive, and a principled leader with extensive experience in government and the private sector, Jim Comey is uniquely qualified to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Former Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey K. Skilling has been resentenced to 168 months in prison on conspiracy, securities fraud, and other charges related to the collapse of Enron Corporation. In addition to the prison sentence, Skilling, 59, was ordered to forfeit approximately $42 million to be applied toward restitution for the victims of the fraud at Enron.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Scottie Alice Johnson of Montgomery County, Ala., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States for her role in a Stolen Identity Refund Fraud (SIRF) scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. According to court documents, Johnson conspired ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that a scientist and his wife, who both previously worked as contractors at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in New Mexico, have pleaded guilty to charges under the Atomic Energy Act and other charges relating to their communication of classified nuclear weapons data to a person they believed to be a Venezuelan government official.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Hurricane Sandy hit New Jersey (NJ) on Oct. 29, 2012. Several months after the storm, stakeholders were still assessing the damage and the long-term economic effects on the region.
