News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - A former south suburban Dolton police officer was sentenced today to 75 months in federal prison for violating the civil rights of two men by using excessive force against them with his baton outside a Dolton nightclub in May 2009. The defendant, KEVIN FLETCHER, 36, of South Holland, who was...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: GLEN JEAN, W.Va.-Quiet solitude and outdoor adventures-Bluestone National Scenic River offers you plenty of both, along with an opportunity to explore the beautiful scenery of southern West Virginia.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: The Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), today convened a hearing entitled, “Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs: A Discussion on Career and Technical Education and Training Programs." During the hearing, members listened ...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Shanksville, PA - The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that URS Group, Inc. (URS) of Morrisville, North Carolina was awarded the construction contract for the Flight 93 National Memorial Visitor Center. The award marks a significant milestone in telling the story of 40 brave passengers and crew whose courageous actions on Sept. 11, 2001 thwarted a terrorist attack on our nation's capital.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Devils Tower, WY - Devils Tower National Monument invites everyone to join in the fun on Saturday, September 28th. All entrance fees will be waived to celebrate National Public Lands Day. National Park Service areas throughout the country will be celebrating the day with beautiful colors of autumn.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Had Embezzled Funds from the City of Marion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that a federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., returned a five-count indictment yesterday charging John Fall of Milton, Mass., with one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct and impede the IRS, one count of tax...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Scott Richard Swirling, 62, of Silver Spring, Md., was sentenced today to 42 months in prison for traveling interstate to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) - Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, announced today the filing and settlement of a civil action by the United States against New York...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Man Has Previous Convictions For Assault And Drive By Shooting.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Massmio Fiorani, 35, of Italy, pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday to six months in prison for interference with a flight crew. Fiorani interfered with the duties of crew members and attendants on board a U.S. Airways flight from Barcelona to Philadelphia on August 7, 2013. In addition...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to continue America’s leadership in clean energy innovation, the Energy Department announced today more than $60 million in nuclear energy research awards and improvements to university research reactors and infrastructure. The 91 awards...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 20, 2013 - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing on the “Department of the Interior’s proposal to establish a Categorical Exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: GUNNISON, Colo. - The BLM is seeking volunteers for the National Public Land Day Event the Hartman Rocks Recreation Area near Gunnison on Sunday, Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Crews will work to maintain single track trails affected by recent rains, as well as perform a general cleanup of highly used camping areas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Herbert G. Hayes, 41, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man last year in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Victims Were Sexually and Physically Assaulted, and Forced to Work as Prostitutes,.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO -KENNETH MARC SIMMONS, who ran a business which supplied materials to an Alberici Constructors, Inc. project in Arlington, Virginia, pled guilty to participating in a scheme to defraud Alberici by inflating invoices.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael J. DePalma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that Paul Anthony Ruggieri, of Parkland, Florida, was charged in a nine-count Indictment with one...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park established its first Sister Park Arrangement with Khao Yai National Park in Thailand. Smokies Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson and Khao Yai National Park Superintendent Krissada Homsud signed the Arrangement today at a ceremony at Park Headquarters.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 20, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) today responded to EPA’s release of its revised proposal to set greenhouse gas New Source Performance Standards for new power plants. The Energy and Power subcommittee...
