News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Vacation Nation: How Tourism Benefits our Economy." While the U.S. economy continues to struggle with a 7.5 percent unemployment rate, the travel and tourism industry remains...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown announced today that Rodney Eugene Hill, a United States citizen and resident of Mobile, was sentenced to ten (10) months imprisonment following a jury verdict in which he and his co-defendant were found guilty of marriage fraud charges. During the course of the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Eight Others Previously Sentenced for their Role in Smuggling Ring.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Robert Kropp, 26, of Colonial Heights, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to one count of using a means or facility of interstate commerce to coerce or entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, and one count of receipt of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: One hundred and fifty years ago, thousands of African-American slaves risked punishment, family separation, and even their lives to reach the freedom waiting for them on Roanoke Island. The story of the Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island has a rich heritage--colony descendants still reside on the island today.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: The Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce Committees today released an updated version of the ObamaCare Burden Tracker (#ObamaCareBurden), which reveals the burden on employers and families has increased to almost 190 million hours. The Burden Tracker, first released in February, is a real-time, online resource to help the public keep track of all of the new government mandates, rules, and red tape resulting from ObamaCare.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Superintendent Susan Boudreau announced today that a vessel speed limit of 13 knots through the water will be implemented in lower Glacier Bay and in Park waters at the mouth of Glacier Bay to protect numerous humpback whales that have been sighted in this area.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: ROCKFORD - A former business owner in Sandwich, Ill. was indicted by a federal grand jury in Rockford today on fraud and false statement charges. STEVEN J. MOORHOUSE, 60, who was President and majority owner of Jefsco Manufacturing Co., Inc., a manufacturing business known as Fanplastic Molding Company, was charged with four counts of bank fraud and two counts of making a false statement to a financial institution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Willie G. Reid, 46, of Olean, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with distribution and possession of child pornography. The charges carry a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison, a maximum of 20 years, and a fine of $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Vacation Nation: How Tourism Benefits our Economy." While the U.S. economy continues to struggle with a 7.5 percent unemployment rate, the travel and tourism industry remains...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas Walker and District Attorney Scott Thomas announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced BRANDON JAMAR BELL, 27, of Bayboro, NC to 195 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release. BELL was also...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on May 6, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individual was arraigned.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today examined the impacts that exporting U.S. energy resources, particularly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), could have both here and abroad. Only a short time ago, the United Sates was...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A former employee of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles was convicted today of conspiracy to produce false identification documents.
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), Financial and Contracting Oversight Subcommittee Chairwoman Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) and Ranking Member Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) highlighted a report detailing troublesome yet preventable errors in the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) master database of deceased individuals.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Orlando, FL - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that his office, in conjunction with federal, state, and local law enforcement, financial regulatory agencies and local service providers will host a fraud conference for the general public on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.). The conference will be held at the Florida A & M University College of Law, located at 201 Beggs Avenue in downtown Orlando. Admission is free.
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Lengthening days, milder overnight temperatures, sightings of migrant bird species, and the arrival of summer employees are all signs that the seasonal facilities and services that enhance the park experience for Denali National Park and Preserve visitors will open soon.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today examined the impacts that exporting U.S. energy resources, particularly Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), could have both here and abroad. Only a short time ago, the United Sates was...
