News from September 2013
By DOL Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: This week the House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold three subcommittee hearings. Each hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted a ceremony Friday, September 13 to dedicate the Mike Hubbard Center for Advanced Science, Innovation and Commerce at Auburn University in Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Johnstown, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: VALLEY FORGE, PA - Volunteers are invited to roll up their sleeves and get dirty and help to spruce up Valley Forge National Historical Park (NHP) on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2013 in celebration of National Public Lands Day. Special musical guest, the New Bedford Youth Ambassador Program (YAP!) and the Young Friends Block Party and Fundraiser Cookout are also part of the day's celebrations in addition to the announcement of the "Name the New Trail Bridge" contest.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today made the following statement regarding the withdrawal of a partner in the proposed Pebble Mine Project in Bristol Bay, Alaska. The remaining partner has committed to continuing with the project.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Glacier National Park, in partnership with the University of Montana, has begun a three-year research study on how mountain goats are affected by roads, people and trails in the Logan Pass area. Currently, six mountain goats have been successfully collared by National Park Service...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Merrith Baughman 402-223-3514. Let the Games Begin!. Let the hedge apple games begin! Join park rangers at Homestead National Monument of America onSunday, October 6 from 2-4 p.m.to have fun with hedge apples at the Hedge Apple Festival! All are invited to participate in a hedge apple craft contest at...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Petrified Forest-There is always science going on at Petrified Forest National Park-September is the time for a summary of the summer's activity. Every year, seasonal employees, researchers, and summer interns swell the park's science staff and get out into the field to make new discoveries.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted three defendants today in connection with a conspiracy to participate in murder in aid of a racketeering enterprise known as the La Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Keomala Phandara Khammanivong (32, St. Petersburg) today pleaded guilty to charges of stealing and embezzling funds from the Pinellas County Housing Authority. She faces a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: HOUSTON - Aurelio “Jim" Aleman, 59, and Oscar Barbosa, 50, have been convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Aleman was the former chief operations officer of USA Dry Van Logistics (USADV), a cross-border trucking company that services the maquiladora industry. Barbosa was the former controller of the company.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Jose Garza Jr., 33, of Palestine, has been ordered to serve a significant federal prison sentence for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Garza entered a plea of guilty June 17, 2013, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute as well as possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Stephen G. Fields, 49, of Chesapeake, Virginia, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, false entries in bank records, misapplication of bank funds, and false statement to a financial institution. The Court further ordered Fields to pay $331,860,955.43 in restitution to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and to forfeit $61,625,789.79 in proceeds from the offense.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, in partnership with the Spruce Creek Trails Association, will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony for the official opening of the Proctor Ridge Trail horse trail on National Public Lands Day, Saturday, September 28. The ceremony will take place at 1:00...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: BISMARCK- U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon announced the settlement of the United States’ civil claims against private prisoner transport company Extradition Transport of America, L.L.C. (ETA). The United States had sued ETA alleging violations of the Interstate Transportation of Dangerous Criminals Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Law Enforcement Surveillance Shows Repeated Sales To Minors.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Bertha Damon, 44, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Mentmore, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a voluntary manslaughter charge this morning. Damon entered her guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: SEATTLE - Early this morning, federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a resident of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood who had repeatedly sold marijuana to middle and high school students. On Sept. 13, 2013, Alejandro Antonio Castillo, 51, was charged by a criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, two counts of distribution of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LARRY HARRIS, 57, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 16, 2013
News Release: DOC Boulder Labs, including NIST Boulder, will be open Monday, Sept. 16, however public access will be limited. Employees are strongly encouraged to telework if possible, to lower demands on the site and surrounding infrastructure. Employees have the option of unscheduled leave. Employees who cannot work due to special circumstances may have other options and should contact their supervisor.
