News from August 2014
By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 22, 2014
The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Aug. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: MARAD Releases Total Fuel Cycle Study for Natural Gas. The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently released a study that evaluates total fuel cycle emissions for natural gas versus conventional marine fuels. This study was conducted as a part of MARAD’s Maritime Environmental & Technology Assistance ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration today funded two grants totaling $350,000 to support development of a Short Line Safety Institute. The Institute will help mitigate risk associated with shipping hazardous materials by rail by working to improve the culture of safety within the short line and regional rail industry while improving its overall safety record.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS, OHIO - Curtis Lee Clark III, 48, of Pataskala, Ohio was sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in transporting stolen generators and welding equipment worth $89,236.03 from the VA Medical Center...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA- Late yesterday afternoon, United States District Judge Richard Smoak sentenced Donald Terry Dubose, a/k/a “Terry Dubose," 66, of Panama City Beach, Florida, Elwood Ladon West, a/k/a “Woody West," 40, of Monroeville, Alabama, and Frank Alfred Baker, 62, of Marianna, Florida, to federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Lisvet Martinez (42, Tampa) with twelve counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements in connection with health care matters. If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Antowan Thorne, also known as “Smooth," 37, of Washington, D.C., was convicted yesterday of conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin following a bench trial before U.S. District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema. At least one individual died in Fairfax County, Virginia after using heroin provided by Thorne.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Jim Jordan, (R-Ohio) urged in a letter yesterday to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Marilyn Tavenner that CMS recover...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Harvey G. Bitler, Sr., 57, of Shillington, PA, was sentenced today to.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS -On Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, construction will begin adjacent to State Route 159 on a buried electrical service connection for a ranger station, fire station, and campground serving the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The work zone extends 1.8 miles along the south side of SR‑159...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron sentenced Luis Alberto Marulanda-Cardona (55, Colombia) to 80 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering. As part of his sentence, the court also entered a money judgment in the amount of $969,130 reflecting the proceeds of the charged criminal conduct. Marulanda pleaded guilty on April 7, 2014. He was sentenced on Aug. 21, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Join park rangers and volunteers on Saturday, September 6 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act with special programs. All programs are free and begin at the Harry Hampton Visitor Center.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: HOUSTON - Lawrence Tyler, 42, has been ordered to prison for six years following his convictions of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, seven counts of health care fraud and one count of money laundering, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A Houston jury convicted Tyler on May 12, 2014, following five days of trial and less than four hours of deliberation.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jerry Alan Reis, a resident of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced after having pleaded guilty to Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime. Senior United States District...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., today issued a subpoena to White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough for documents related to the reopening of the White House political office after two members of President Obama’s cabinet (HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOHN L. MONTANEZ, a police officer with the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to credit card fraud and identity theft offenses. MONTANEZ, who was arrested late May 2014, entered his plea today before U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2014
News Release: MISSOULA - A Bozeman man was sentenced Thursday for embezzling over $300,000 entrusted to him by the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration, the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, and private funds for 36 individuals needing help with their money by reason of age or disability. William...
