News from December 2014
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: PAGO PAGO, American Samoa-The National Park of American Samoa asks for the public’s help to keep all park areas free of trash and debris. In particular, the park villages’ chiefs have requested that the public adhere to park regulations that prohibit loitering and alcohol consumption at Fagasa Pass and the Lower Sauma Ridge fale and trailhead near Vatia.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: GREAT FALLS - Former Chippewa Cree Tribal Chairman John Chance Houle, 50, of Box Elder, pleaded guilty today to four felonies involving bribery, embezzlement, obstruction of justice, and tax evasion, according to the United States Attorney’s Office. Houle had been charged in four indictments handed down by a federal Grand Jury investigating corruption in Indian Country. Houle appeared before U.S. District Judge Brian Morris in Great Falls to enter the guilty pleas.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: The committee provides advice and support to the National Marine Protected Areas Center which works with federal agencies, states, tribes, and stakeholders to develop a comprehensive and effective national MPA system to conserve the nation’s natural and cultural heritage.
By State Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to news of U.S. accusations that Iran is secretly breaching United Nations nuclear sanctions...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Jackson, Miss - William Marshall Wolfe, 45, of Ridgeland, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to the fraudulent transfer of approximately $1.5 million in real property from the bankruptcy estate of Steadivest, LLC, announced U. S. Attorney, Gregory K. Davis, Acting U. S. Trustee Henry G. Hobbs...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that LAVERNE ROSE, age 68, of New Orleans, was charged today with theft of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI)...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management’s Uncompahgre Field Office and the Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area are implementing seasonal road closures within the Gunnison Sage-Grouse area of critical environmental concern.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Further studies on these oceanic conditions and their effect on California's climate may lead to advances in drought early warning that can help water managers and major industries better prepare for lengthy dry spells in the future.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - Noble Drilling (U.S.) LLC was charged with environmental and maritime crimes for operating the drill ship Noble Discoverer and the drilling unit Kulluk in violation of federal law in Alaska in 2012, announced Karen L. Loeffler, U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska, and Sam Hirsch, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Burglary.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - James Andrew Samuels, Jr., 27, of Plummer, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to strangulation, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), California Energy Commission (CEC) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will host two informational webinars on the draft Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP) and Environmental Impact Report/Environmental...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned two separate indictments charging a total of 20 defendants with engaging in narcotics trafficking in the Gates Housing Project, a housing facility owned and operated by the Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced the departure of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Staff Director John Anderson, and the promotion of Geoff Bowman to become the new Staff Director of the Subcommittee.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: An Akron man was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for attempting to lure a 12-year-old into having sex with him, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Cleveland Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: html xmlns=". USDOJ: US Attorney's Office - CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA - 159. LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area physician whose referrals led to more than $1.7 million in fraudulent Medicare billings was sentenced this afternoon to 24 months in federal prison for his...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today released a request for ideas and feedback from the public on graduate medical education financing. The leaders write, “Given the importance of graduate medical education, we would like your thoughts on GME financing, federal program governance and structure, and how it might be improved or restructured to better meet the country’s health professional needs in both the short and long terms."
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Press Release. OtisMed News Release. Court Documents: OtisMed. Charlie Chi. Government Exhibits from OtisMed Sentencing: Exhibit 1. Exhibit 2. Exhibit 3 - Video with no audio. Video description: The bones of the diseased preoperative knee joint rotate on the left side of the screen. On the right, a...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned two separate indictments charging a total of 20 defendants with engaging in narcotics trafficking in the Gates Housing Project, a housing facility owned and operated by the Lackawanna Municipal Housing Authority.
