News from December 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joshua Iben, 22, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced this morning to five years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his federal child pornography charges. Iben will be required to register as a sex offender after completing his prison sentence.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: The application deadline for the Kupukupu ‘Āina middle school internship program is Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Kupukupu ‘Āina is the Haleakalā National Park internship program for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. It is held March 16-20, 2015, during the Department of Education’s designated spring break. There is no fee to participate in the program. Interns are eligible to receive a Living Allowance of $25 per day to help offset the cost of equipment and supplies.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
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By DOE Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today applauded the news that President Obama had signed H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization Act, into law. The bipartisan legislation ensures that 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive broadcast programming and makes a number of changes to improve the video marketplace for consumers.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today applauded the news that President Obama had signed H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization Act, into law. The bipartisan legislation ensures that 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive broadcast programming and makes a number of changes to improve the video marketplace for consumers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Arthur Robinson, age 39, of Frederick, Maryland, was sentenced yesterday by the Honorable Sue L. Robinson, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 56 months imprisonment and full restitution. The defendant pleaded guilty to violations of 42 U.S.C. § 408 (social security fraud), and 18 U.S.C. § 1028A (aggravated identity theft), in April 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Joshua Anthony Bond, 25, of Grants Pass, Oregon, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 15 years in prison for trafficking in controlled substances and for being a felon in possession of firearms, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, December 4, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On Dec. 3, 2014, Gregory A. Emery, 45, of Murphysboro, Ill., was sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today applauded the news that President Obama had signed H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthorization Act, into law. The bipartisan legislation ensures that 1.5 million satellite television subscribers continue to receive broadcast programming and makes a number of changes to improve the video marketplace for consumers.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding an executive memorandum that lays out a strategy for improving performance and innovation in federal contracts while driving down costs. You...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Thursday, December 4, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. A Jackson County woman was sentenced today to federal prison on bank embezzlement charges, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced...
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced new rules that will enhance oversight on Medicare in an effort to curb waste, fraud and abuse. The announcement comes after Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Ranking...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: DONALD STEWART, age 58, a former tax return preparer and resident of New Orleans, was indicted today for six counts of theft of public funds, two counts of wire fraud, and six counts of aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr. and Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: Ignacio Garcia-Perez, 31, of Mexico, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on December 4, 2014, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Garcia-Perez was arrested in Jackson, Wyoming. He received time served, plus ten days, was ordered to pay...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives on Wednesday evening approved three more bipartisan bills that will now head to President Obama to be signed into law. H.R. 669, the Sudden Unexpected Death and Data Enhancement Awareness Act, S. 2917, the Adding Ebola to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act, and S. 2673, the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act were all approved by unanimous consent.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Greene County has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of damage of an energy facility, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSHUA ORSO, age 27, and BRITTANY WATTIGNEY, age 25, both of Hammond, were sentenced today for conspiracy to make, possess, and pass counterfeit U.S. currency.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, today sent a letter to Penny Pritzker, Secretary of the Department of Commerce. In the letter, Vitter urges Secretary Pritzker to deny a request by the Gulf of Mexico Regional Fishing Management Council (Gulf Council) to divide the recreational red snapper sector.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA -- National Park Service Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin named Cassius Cash, a native of Memphis, Tenn., as the new superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Cash, currently superintendent for Boston National Historical Park and Boston African American National Historic Site, will assume his new post in February.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2014
News Release: In 1985 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed December to be National Made in America month to encourage consumers and workers alike to “observe this month with appropriate programs and activities to recognize and celebrate the excellence of American products." Made in America month has since become a proud tradition that highlights the hard work and ingenuity of American workers and the products they make right here at home.
