News from September 2013
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today released additional emails from Internal Revenue Service employees after USA Today published a leaked document that lists 162 organizations whose applications for tax-exempt status were pending before IRS screeners in November...
By State Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing to you to express my deep concern regarding recent attempts by Russia to deter Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and Armenia from deepening their economic and political ties with Europe. In recent weeks, the Russian government has exerted intense pressure on these states to...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Seneca Falls, NY-Women's Rights National Historical Park - will co-host a lecture series with Hobart and William Smith Colleges entitled "Sentiments & Declarations."This six part lecture series will explore different aspects of women's rights and feminism, both nationally and internationally.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Leo Thompson, 54, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to sexually abusing of a minor under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Thompson will be sentenced to eight years in prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Thompson will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Sixty people were indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to bring heroin from Chicago and Atlanta and sell it throughout Greater Cleveland, law enforcement officials announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Grand Teton National Park will waive entrance fees (including commercial tour fees) on Saturday, September 28 in recognition of National Public Lands Day, 2013. All national park sites typically offer free entry on this day in an effort to encourage individuals, families and communities to explore and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Kris Katzenmeyer, age 51, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 87 months (over 7 years) in federal prison for receipt of child pornography, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and Denver Division U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Adam P. Behnen...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of Louisiana. Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that James Peter Thomas, 32, of Phoenix, Ariz., was sentenced to 176 months in prison and three years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: PHOENIX - On Sept. 16, 2013, Border Patrol Agent Aaron Anaya, 26, of Yuma, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn O. Silverto 60 months in prison. Anaya pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense on April 10, 2013.
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Statement of Chairman Barbara Boxer Full Committee Oversight Hearing on the Implementation of MAP-21's Project Delivery Provisions Sept. 18, 2013 We are here to conduct oversight on the bipartisan "Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act" (MAP-21), which President Obama signed into law ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Liberal, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Timothy Curless, 53, of Liberal, pleaded...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has been actively researching options for opening the Bandy Creek swimming pool next season. Due to funding constraints imposed by the Sequestration Act, the pool had to be closed for the 2013 season. The goal of the park is to reopen the pool in 2014...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - A New Hampshire woman was charged today for stealing from an organization that receives substantial federal funding.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today continued its examination of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), focusing on section 6 requirements related to the manufacture and processing of existing chemicals and section 18, regarding...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Claudio Eleazar Osorio, a/k/a “Claudio Osorio Rodriguez," 54, of Aventura, was sentenced today by...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “The Obama Administration’s Climate Change Policies and Activities." The purpose of the hearing was to examine the details of the president’s Climate Action Plan and the full scope of federal...
By EPA Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today continued its examination of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), focusing on section 6 requirements related to the manufacture and processing of existing chemicals and section 18, regarding...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a one-count indictment charging Christopher Ludwig, 30, of Rochester, N.Y., with threats against the President. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: BOSTON - The United States Attorney’s Office in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Major City Chiefs, Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, Municipal Police Training Committee and In Harm’s Way®, a Department of Justice funded initiative, joined forces...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - The creator of Beanie Babies and other plush animal toys was charged today with federal tax evasion for allegedly failing to report income he earned in a secret offshore financial account he held with UBS, a global financial services firm headquartered in Switzerland. The defendant, H. TY WARNER, was charged in a felony information filed this morning in U.S. District Court.
