News from June 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced the tragic loss of Special Agent James “Terry" Watson, who was murdered in what appears to have been a robbery attempt last night in Bogota, Colombia. At the time of his death, Special Agent Watson was assigned to the DEA Cartagena, Colombia office and was on temporary duty in Bogota. Colombian and U.S. authorities are currently investigating. No further details are available at this time.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today released a staff report entitled, “The Fight to Preserve Religious Liberty: Obamacare’s Assault on a Founding Touchstone of the United States of America." The report outlines the current status of pending litigation related to requirements...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-A federal indictment unsealed recently charges eight individuals in connection with a string of burglaries during which money was stolen from ATMs and prescription drugs were stolen from pharmacies. The indictment, which was filed under seal on June 10, 2013, was unsealed on June 18, 2013...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging three people with narcotics trafficking, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and marijuana, and use and possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 24, 2013. Beginning on Wednesday, the Subcommittee on Health will continue its review of the Medicare benefit design, while the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will examine...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 21, 2013
News Release: Men Aggressively Threatened Bank Employees With Loaded Firearms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas --- Billy Ray Doyle, 59, of San Angelo, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 48 months in federal prison and 10 years of supervised release, following his guilty plea in March 2013 to one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Energy Department and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and the only one in the nation focused on utility-scale clean energy grid integration.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Kansas City, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing cathinone, a controlled substance found in graba, a dried form of khat.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh man has been sentenced in federal court to 84 months imprisonment for his convictions of violating federal drug and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ramon S. Davila, 59, a former background investigator under contract with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), pled guilty today to a charge stemming from his falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Patrick E. McFarland, Inspector General for the Office of Personnel Management.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Eric Harroun, 30, of Phoenix, Ariz., was indicted by a federal grand jury today on two charges related to his alleged fighting alongside an Al Qa’ida affiliated terrorist group in Syria.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: Eligible Applicants Include Public Agencies, Private Non-profit Organizations, Federally Recognized Indian Tribes WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications for grants to help low- and very-low-income rural residents repair their ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement today on the failure of the House version of a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill: "The failure by the House leadership, for the second year in a row, to reach consensus on a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill is a tremendous disappointment ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the following statement today after announcing the closing of its investigation into Delta Air Lines’ proposed equity investment in Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. and their related trans-Atlantic joint venture: “After a thorough investigation of the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio found United Technologies Corporation liable for over $473 million in damages and penalties arising out of a contract to provide the Air Force with fighter aircraft engines for F-15 and F-16 aircraft between 1985 and 1990, the Justice Department ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. will pay a $720,000 civil penalty to settle charges that the company violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when it acquired voting securities of Scientific Games Corporation, the Department of Justice announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: Acting Assistant Attorney General Stuart F. Delery announced today that the Department of Justice, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana against Sage Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Sage), its president Dr. Jivn-Ren ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: The United States has filed suit in the U.S. District Court for Vermont against Lawson Farm, Robert Lawson, George R. Lawson, and Lonnie A. Griffin to block them from violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) in connection with their alleged unlawful use of new animal drugs in cows slaughtered for food. The Justice Department filed the suit on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
By Labor Gazette | Jun 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a National Emergency Grant of $2,066,314 to provide assistance to more than 320 workers affected by the closure of a Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., plant in Plainview, Texas. Awarded to the Texas Workforce Commission, the grant will make it possible for eligible dislocated workers to receive re-employment services.
