News from October 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JENNIFER JACQUES, 32, of Westbrook, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in the August 2012 robbery of the TD Bank in Killingworth.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on news that the President intends to nominate Mr. Jeh Johnson as Secretary of Homeland Security...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Colby William Ochsenhirt (35, DeLand) to seven years and five months in federal prison for possession of child pornography. He pleaded guilty on May 29, 2013.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway are open again after a 16-day closure during a lapse in appropriations. Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott will hold a conference call for news media at 3 p.m. MDT today on the status of opening the parks and the economic impacts of the government closure.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park reopened to visitors today. Visitors can once again view the sixth-longest cave in the world on one of three tours offered daily, or drive through a mixed-grass prairie and watch the park's wildlife. The park closed October 1 due to a lapse in Congressional appropriations.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: WICHITA FALLS, Texas- Dewey Wells, 45, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor on October 7, 2013, to 97 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in April 2013 to his role in a major methamphetamine distribution conspiracy operating in Wichita Falls, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced a full committee hearing - PPACA Implementation Failures: Didn’t Know or Didn’t Disclose? - to examine the health care law’s troubled rollout on Thursday, October 24 in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Thus far, the...
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), issued the following statement after the World Health Organization reported that outdoor air pollution causes cancer in humans. According to this comprehensive scientific study, 223,000 people died of lung cancer from air pollution in 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael Domenech, 28, of North Providence, R.I., was sentenced on October 8, 2013, to 51 months in federal prison for trafficking crack cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Steven G. O’DonnellSuperintendent of the Rhode Island State Police.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - SCOTT ALAN COMPTON, of Washington, MO, was sentenced to five years imprisonment for his actions that resulted in the April 22, 2011, death of Jamie Benson of Houston, TX. In February, Compton pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine. Compton was sentenced October 9 by United States District Court Judge Audrey G. Fleissig.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced a full committee hearing - PPACA Implementation Failures: Didn’t Know or Didn’t Disclose? - to examine the health care law’s troubled rollout on Thursday, October 24 in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Thus far, the...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging four defendants with conspiring to steal merchandise using stolen personal identifying information of medical patients.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve is an environment of extreme temperatures, tall mountains, glacial landscapes, and more. As it may be difficult, if not impossible, for most teachers and students to come to the park, the National Park Service has created new free, interactive, distance learning programs to help classes learn about this special place and enhance existing curriculums.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO -ANTHONY JOHNSON and his two associates referred to themselves as the "Hilton" family. Between July 2009 and March 2011, Johnson engaged in a conspiracy to steal identification information of unsuspecting victims, open new credit accounts using the stolen identities and use the fraudulent...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced the Outer Banks Group national parks are re-opening today.Park facilities and Cape Hatteras National Seashore beach access ramps to popular park beaches, all ocean and soundside beach areas have been evaluated for safe access for both pedestrians and vehicles.Seashore...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Superintendent Niki Stephanie Nicholas is happy to announce that Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has reopened to the public on October 17 and encourages everyone to come enjoy the park. "October is our most popular month of the year here at Big South Fork, so I am thrilled that we are open in time for the public to still experience the park's vibrant colorful peak," says Nicholas.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Three individuals who participated in Madison County tax sales from 2005-2008 pled guilty in US District Court on Oct. 17, 2013, to violating the Sherman Antitrust Act, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. Barrett R. Rochman, 70, of Makanda, IL, Scott K. McLean, 51, of Belleville, IL, and John A. Vassen, 56, of O’Fallon, IL, each pled guilty to participating in noncompetitive tax sales.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has reopened all 401 national parks, including Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area.Visitor facilities normally open during this time of year including campgrounds, boat launches, and the Kettle Falls Information Center will be open as quickly as possible.All park programs...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Glacier National Park is open and welcoming visitors after a 16-day Federal Government shutdown that closed all national parks across the country.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 17, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - James Uphoff, 76, of Oakwood, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of possession of child pornography following an investigation...
