News from September 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A New York man today admitted his role in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes ever charged by the Justice Department following the guilty plea of another conspirator last week, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Steven V. Parker, 43, of Franklin, Va., pleaded guilty today to committing a string of bank robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of New York. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a today upholding a federal statute that prevents the state of New Jersey from legalizing sports betting in its casinos and racetracks.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: The House of Representatives today approved the E. Clay Shaw Jr. Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3092) with strong bipartisan support. Introduced by Representative Brett Guthrie (R-KY), H.R. 3092 will fund the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through Fiscal Year 2018 and strengthen programs under current law to prevent the abduction and sexual exploitation of children.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, wrote to President Obama to express their concerns over new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations limiting greenhouse gas emissions from new power plants.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Trafficking Charges. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a California man was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert D. Mariani to serve 48 months in prison on the charge of conspiracy to distribute marijuana. According to United...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Martin, South Dakota, man convicted of two counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Sept. 12, 2013, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted nine retail store owners or operators on federal charges of food stamp fraud and wire fraud in connection with schemes to illegally redeem food stamp benefits in exchange for cash. The allege the retailers received almost $7 million in federal payments...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA -As part of National Constitution Day & Citizenship Day, the U. S. National Park Service (NPS) at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will host the fourth annual U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) naturalization ceremony at the national park on Friday, Sept. 20, 2013.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: COVINGTON, KY - A Covington, KY., man has been arraigned on federal charges alleging that he sold a quantity of heroin to another individual who died as a result of using the drug.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: A man who conspired to distribute crack cocaine was convicted by a jury Sept. 11, 2013, after a three-day trial in federal court in Sioux City.
By State Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House unanimously passed H.R. 2449, bipartisan legislation that strengthens U.S.-South Korea relations. Authored by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the legislation extends the U.S.-South Korea civilian nuclear agreement for two years.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park announces the following upcoming flight plans.
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: House Republican leaders today sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder expressing concerns about the Obama administration’s effort to shut down a successful private school choice program in Louisiana that is providing hope to students and families.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said she could not support the nomination of Ron Binz to lead the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC). Murkowski, at a hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, said Binz’ views on the role of FERC are incompatible with the independent agency’s mission to ensure Americans have access to affordable, abundant, and reliable energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - The wife of a reputed mob figure today admitted she conspired to defraud a mortgage lender in order to buy a $715,000 house in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
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By Interior Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Hawks Nest History Quest. 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Hawks Nest State Park’s lodge lobby, Ansted. Discover Hawks Nest history through a digital scavenger hunt. Bring a camera, plus get a FREE ride on the aerial tram. Babcock and the CCC. 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Babcock State Park’s park office, Clifftop. 1.5...
