News from April 2014
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia -At the beginning of May 1864, the Andersonville prison had been operating for just over two months, and held just over its intended capacity of 10,000 prisoners; by the end of the month, the number of prisoners held here would nearly double, as United States soldiers captured...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI), and Scott Israel, Sheriff, Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), announce the arrest and detention...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: *******MEDIA ADVISORY*******. WHO:. A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Law Enforcement Personnel. Victim Services Providers. WHAT: Public Safety Forum. In recognition of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the U.S. Attorney’s...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - At least 28 individuals were arrested today as part of an illegal prescription drug distribution ring, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III and Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing Examines Progress and Growth of Advanced, Non-Food Based Biofuels
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: To encourage all Americans to visit their national parks, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will waive the entrance fee to enter Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain during the first weekend of National Park Week, from Saturday, April 19 through Sunday, April 20, 2014. Experience the majestic views found in our nation's first national military park.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to Arthur Elkins, Jr., Inspector General (IG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), regarding discrepancies in testimony from EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Craig Hooks, ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - The fuzzy monsters, giant birds and math-loving vampires that live on Sesame Street are heading to Biscayne National Park on Sunday, April 13, from 1-4 p.m. for the final event in Biscayne National Park's fourteenth season of Family Fun Fest. The free event takes place at the park's...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), ranking member on the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the committee approval for Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) nominees J. Christopher Giancarlo of New Jersey, Timothy G. Massad of Connecticut and Sharon Y. Bowen of New York. The three nominations were cleared Tuesday by the committee and are now available for consideration by the Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Bernard T. Grucza, 38, of Elma, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a person subject to as domestic violence order of protection before Chief U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO ― A leader of two Chinatown charitable organizations, GENE LEE, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of theft and filing a false federal income tax return for misappropriating as much as $92,800 from one of the charities, which received federal funds as well as donations, and failing to report and pay taxes on the stolen funds.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Join digital evidence experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and partners for the NIST Mobile Forensics Workshop and Webcast on June 18, 2014. There is no cost to attend this one-day workshop on NIST's Gaithersburg, Md., campus or to view the live webcast. Leading scientists, researchers and practitioners will cover a broad range of mobile forensic topics, such as...
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Statement of Chairman Boxer Hearing on Nominations April 8, 2014 (Remarks as prepared for delivery) Today, the Committee on Environment and Public Works will consider three nominations. The confirmation of qualified individuals to lead federal agencies is an important responsibility of the Senate. It ...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: President Obama spent last week celebrating his health care law, but while he was cherry picking the latest “enrollment" figures in a speech in the Rose Garden, he failed to acknowledge the core measures that will determine this law’s success or failure. In forcing this law through Congress, President Obama and his allies in Congress promised...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Lawrence K. Karlton sentenced two defendants charged in the SK Foods investigation, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Former food broker Randall Rahal, 65, of Nantucket, Mass., was sentenced today to three years in prison. Former president of SK Foods, Alan Huey, 57, of Pebble Beach, Calif., was sentenced to three years’ probation with a special condition of 60‑days intermittent confinement.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and J.D. Patterson, Director, Miami-Dade Police Department, announce that Roshawn Jermaine Davis, 38, of Miami, was sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Jonathon Blake Jones, 33, of Robertsdale, Alabama, was sentenced today in federal court to 120 months in federal prison for his role as a dealer distributing methamphetamine ice from 2009 through April of 2013. Court documents establish that Jones became involved in the distribution of...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 8, 2014 - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee held a Full Committee legislative hearing on four straightforward bills to update the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the 21st century and improve species recovery. The bills are supported by all of the Members of the ESA...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered a speech on the Senate floor today to mark Equal Pay Day. Harkin has been a strong champion for gender equality in the workforce, co-sponsoring the Paycheck Fairness...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., April 8, 2014 - Today, the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing on “American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Women and Minorities." The energy sector provides stable, well-paying jobs with an average salary much higher than other sectors. The hearing examined the growing opportunities for women and minorities in the energy field and how their role will continue to grow.
