News from May 2013
By US DOT Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (Remarks as Prepared). Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, which allows construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to proceed. The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee marked...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Western PA is the home to five National Parks that showcase the history of the region and beauty of the outdoors. If you're planning a "Staycation" check out the five National Parks right here in our own backyard; Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Flight 93 National Memorial, Fort Necessity...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A Florida man was sentenced today in connection with a scheme to defraud over 200 victims out of more than $950,000 in a business opportunity advance fee scheme.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: CARLSBAD, New Mexico - Memorial Day weekend kicks off the 84th anniversary of Carlsbad Caverns National Park's summer Bat Watch Program. Park rangers have presented summertime bat flight programs since 1929 and as a result, Carlsbad Caverns National Park has one of the best-known bat colonies in the world.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Brian L. Cayce, 45, of Murphysboro, Illinois, pled guilty today in United States District Court in Benton to an indictment charging him with distributing heroin, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. The indictment, returned by a Federal Grand Jury on November 6, 2012, alleged that Cayce distributed 1.9 grams of heroin on Sept. 18, 2012, to an agent of the Southern Illinois Drug Task Force who was working undercover.
By DOE Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz recognized the Administration’s Better Buildings Challenge partners for the first year’s progress toward our goal of making American commercial and industrial buildings 20 percent more energy efficient by 2020. Today’s announcement builds upon Secretary Moniz’s first speech as Secretary at the 2013 Energy Efficiency Global Forum yesterday which focused on his commitment to saving energy.
By State Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A senate resolution condemning Iran’s pursuit of nuclear capability introduced by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed by a vote of 99 to 0.
By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on the Committee’s approval of five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
By USDA Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that loans and grants will be provided to applicants in 11 states to support businesses, improve the quality of medical care, and create or save hundreds of jobs. Funding is provided through USDA's Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on May 22, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individual was arraigned.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Summer is almost upon us and the National Park Service Outer Banks Group is ready with a summer schedule full of a variety of programs for park visitors, including history talks, nature walks, recreational programs, and a multitude of children's programs. The summer schedule runs from June 1 - Sept 2, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: A Jackson County, IL, man pled guilty to an indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Pittsburgh man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of filing false income tax returns, submitting false writing or document to the government and making a false statement to government, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a Canadian man was sentenced in U. S. District Court in Fairbanks, Alaska, for the sale of two unlawfully taken and possessed Dall sheep.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - FBI special agents arrested a Roslyn Heights, N.Y., man near his home this morning to face an indictment charging him and three other men with various offenses in connection with two armed robberies of T-Mobile stores in Linden and Woodbridge, N.J., U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Claudia Robinson was sentenced yesterday to 24 months in prison for her role in a false tax refund scheme, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma, today urged Oklahoma residents and businesses to be aware of the potential for fraud in the aftermath of the recent devastating tornados. The United States Attorney’s Office, along with the Department...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: A former health care clinic director and licensed therapist was sentenced in Miami to 111 months in prison today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN).
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: PENSACOLA, FL - Charles Kokesh, 65, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Pensacola, Florida, for violating the Endangered Species Act and the Lacey Act by selling two African elephant tusks and for making false statements related to that sale. The indictment was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By State Newswire | May 22, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted in favor of the Northern Route Approval Act (H.R. 3), legislation that removes the roadblocks preventing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 241 to 175. Royce issued the following statement upon the bill’s passage...
