News from May 2013
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: Fort Sumter National Monument invites you to celebrate Carolina Day at Fort Moultrie with Revolutionary War era demonstrations on Friday, June 28, 2013. Living Historians will portray members of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment including 18th century weapons demonstrations, medical programs, children's musket drills and camp life as it was in 1776. Programs start at 10:00 AM with the final presentation at 4:00 PM.
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today unveiled draft legislation to repeal the current Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) system and replace it with a fair and stable system of physician payment in the Medicare program. The draft legislation is the latest step in the transparent...
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: Scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated for the first time a new type of lens that bends and focuses ultraviolet (UV) light in such an unusual way that it can create ghostly, 3D images of objects that float in free space.* The easy-to-build lens...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that INOCENCIA ORTEGA was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 13 years in prison for conspiring to sexually exploit a child and making false statements related to sex offenses. ORTEGA pled guilty in June 2012. She was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: OTSEGO, N.Y. - - A Milford man was arrested on May 16, 2013 for possessing over twelve pounds of marijuana valued at over $36,000 following a traffic safety road check arrest and the execution of a search warrant at his residence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: A Randolph County, Illinois, woman was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 21, 2013, for two methamphetamine-related offenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Luis Vazquez, 40, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiring to possess and distribute more than one kilogram of heroin, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara, to 51 months in prison.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today Dewey Taylor, a/k/a Road Rash, 42, of Buffalo, N.Y., was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and structuring financial transactions following a five week jury trial before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Taylor faces a mandatory minimum 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, a $5,000,000 fine or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: A Jackson County, Illinois, man was indicted by a federal grand jury on May 9, 2013, for conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - AMAR NATH BHANDRY, M.D., 53, of Oklahoma City, has pled guilty to committing health care fraud, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced today the creation of the San Francisco Bay Estuary Conservation Fund (the Fund). The Fund, to be administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), is dedicated to protecting and restoring the San Francisco Bay estuary environment...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. pleaded guilty today in cases filed by federal prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco to six counts of violating the Clean Water Act by illegally handling and disposing of hazardous materials at its retail stores across the United States, announced United States...
By DOJ Newswire | May 27, 2013
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Duane Curtis, 37, of Randallstown, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder money.
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2013
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River announces two programs on Saturday, June 1st. First, bring any questions you have and come join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. (EDT). Then, meet at Lilly Bridge at 11 a.m. (EDT) for our Climb with a Ranger...
By Interior Newswire | May 27, 2013
News Release: Commercial Services Office. Pacific West Regional Office- National Park Service. 333 Bush Street, Suite 500. San Francisco, CA94104-2828. There is a printing cost recovery charge of $50 per copy for delivery via Federal Express or $40 if picked up in person.The Prospectus is also available online at...
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2013
News Release: The University of Washington's Dr. Julie Stein will discuss archaeological investigations of ancient cultures at American Camp and San Juan Island in a guided walk scheduled 10 a.m., Saturday, June 1 at American Camp's South Beach site.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2013
News Release: San Juan Island bird expert Barbara Jensen will give a guided nature walk beginning at 7:30 a.m., Sunday, June 2 at American Camp.
By USDA Newswire | May 25, 2013
News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the extension of the voluntary claims process for Hispanic and women farmers and ranchers who allege discrimination by the USDA in past decades. All claims must now be filed by MAY 1, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2013
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites you to take part in summer programming occurring at Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain Battlefield. Programs for the summer begin June 2 and end mid-August. The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. There are several different programs to choose from over the course of the summer.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2013
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) presented its prestigious "Making a Difference" National Volunteer Awards at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. on May 24 to four individuals, three couples, one group, and one BLM employee for outstanding volunteer service or volunteer leadership on BLM-managed lands.
