News from November 2013
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Dear Ambassador Froman: As strong supporters of a multilateral trading system in which an effective World Trade Organization plays a key role, we applaud your efforts to reinvigorate the WTO as a negotiating forum and to move past the stalemate of the Doha round. In particular, we believe that a commercially...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Irvington, N.J., woman today admitted that she mailed a threatening letter to the Town of Secaucus, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - A new sustainable energy strategic plan released today will help guide the Bureau of Reclamation into the future as the agency continues its vital role in developing and supporting renewable energy production for the nation's power grid.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Fragment Matches Opposing Tomb Wall On Display In Italian Museum.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold seven parcels totaling 1,945 acres for $9,973 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was $54 for a 40-acre parcel in Weld County leased to White Eagle Exploration in Denver.The State...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: McALLEN, Texas - Gelacio Cendejas-Renteria, 44, of Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico, and Julian Martinez-Rodriguez, 44, of McAllen, have been ordered to federal prison for their respective involvement in the distribution of crystal methamphetamine from McAllen to Houston, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Javier Peña, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: The federal interagency Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) has issued for public comment draft performance metrics and intellectual-property-management guidelines for President Obama's proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: HONOLULU - After a five day trial in United States District Court in Honolulu, a federal jury today found Jacob Drummondo-Farias, 30, of Waialua, guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between 2011 and January, 2012. Earlier during...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Natural History of the Holy Land.
By DOL Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: The House Education and the Workforce Committee, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing to discuss the challenges schools and postsecondary institutions now face as a result of President Obama’s government takeover of health care.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO -Ashkir Ali, 46, of Columbus pleaded guilty today to defrauding the U.S. Department of Education’s Supplemental Education Services Program by...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - Michael D. (Mike) Pflaum, currently Superintendent at Keweenaw National Historical Park in Calumet, Mich., has been named the new Superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising, Mich. He succeeds Jim Northup, who earlier this year was named Superintendent at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, and reports for this new assignment on Jan. 26, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - Keith Deshawn Anderson, 39, of Las Vegas, Nev. was found guilty of four counts of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activityby a federal jury in Tucson on Nov. 12, 2013. The case was tried before U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins. The defendant is being held after trial. Sentencing is set before Judge Collins on Jan. 21, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney J. Walter Green announced that JOSEPH T. TOUSSAINT, age 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, was sentenced today by Chief Judge Brian A. Jackson.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Luis Gerardo Alvarado, 22, was sentenced this morning, by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson, to 135 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in September 2013 to one count of enticement of a minor and aiding and abetting. Today’s announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: SAIPAN - Alicia A.G. Limtiaco, United States Attorney for the District of Guam and the Northern Marina Island, announced the filing on Oct. 22, 2013, of federal criminal charges against MARIANO K. PANGELINAN, ROSABELLA P. CRUZ, and HELEN N. APARENTE, stemming from their involvement with a corporation called ARCH INTERNATIONAL (hereinafter called ARCH).
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold seven parcels totaling 1,945 acres for $9,973 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was $54 for a 40-acre parcel in Weld County leased to White Eagle Exploration in Denver.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: The 43rd annual Fiesta at Tumacácori National Historical Park will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7, and 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 8, 2013. There is no charge for this event, and admission to the park is free during the fiesta.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - In U.S. District Court in Boston today, James J. Bulger was sentenced for operating a criminal enterprise that was responsible for the murder of 11 people, as well as numerous counts of extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and firearms possession.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: Buffalo National River has released its operational plan of visitor facilities for FY14. With the backdrop of declining budgets and staffing, many campgrounds will be closed for a significant portion of the year. However, the overall plan is more liberal than last year's plan with a select number of locations remaining open on a trial basis.
