News from February 2014
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Point Reyes, Calif. - On Jan. 23, a team of nine young adults from AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) began working with the Point Reyes National Seashore. The team, which completes community service projects across the western part of the United States, will be in the area until March 7 to help maintain the 71,000-acre park.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D-NY) is the lead Democrat on a bipartisan letter authored by Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), encouraging Secretary Kerry to make NATO enlargement a priority for the United States and the Alliance in advance of the 2014 NATO Summit.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Judge Revokes Defendant’s U.S. Citizenship. BOISE -Simona Rus, 36, of Ketchum, Idaho, was sentenced today to two years’ probation for unlawful procurement of United States Citizenship based on her fraudulent marriage to a United States citizen, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom announced today that Foley Family Property Management, Inc., a California company, has agreed to pay $640,000 to the United States to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in violation of the federal False Claims Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Indictment Alleges an Eight Year Scheme to Obtain Over $5 Million in Kickbacks from Three Foreign Power Companies to Secure More Than $2 Billion in Lucrative Contracts.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Grand Canyon National Park will join National Parks across the country to celebrate Presidents Day Weekend, February 15-17, with fee free admission.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet March 12-14, in Thermopolis, Wyo.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: -NPS-. About the National Park Service. National Park Service employees care for America's 401 national parks and work with communities across the nation to help preserve local history and create close-to-home recreational opportunities.
By State Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 381-2, bipartisan resolution H.Res. 447 “Supporting the Democratic and European Aspirations of the People of Ukraine, and Their Right to Choose Their Own Future Free of Intimidation and Fear.".
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Gary Edward Collins, 46, of Ceres, to eight years and one month in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for receipt of child pornography, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Ceres will be required to register as a sex offender and his access to minors, computers, and the Internet will be restricted.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Ernesto Salgado-Guzman, 47, of Madera, pleaded guilty to a violation of the Arms Export and Control Act by shipping firearms to Mexico, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on February 6, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris, GEORGE THEODORE SUTHERLAND., 21, of the Box Elder, was sentenced to a term of 21 months imprisonment, 3 years supervised release, a special assessment of $100.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 10, 2014
News Release: A Waterloo man who imported MDMA (also known as “ecstasy" or “Molly") he ordered through the internet pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 9, 2014
News Release: At approximately 4:00 pm, Saturday, February 8, 2014, 28-year-old Amber Bellows died from a failed BASE jumping attempt off Mount Kinesava. She was with her husband of two weeks, Clayton Butler, 29-years-old. Both were from Salt Lake City, Utah and were experienced BASE jumpers.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 9, 2014
News Release: Thank you, Chairman Shuster, for your kind accommodation of my request to come to West Virginia to examine the recent spill of chemicals into the Elk River. We could have held this hearing in Washington, as other Committees have or are planning to do, but I felt, as you’ve just stated you feel, that it was especially important that we be here, among the families whose lives and livelihoods have been disrupted.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 8, 2014
News Release: FHWA 03-14 ST. LOUIS – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today joined Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn for the ribboncutting of the Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge on I-70. The bridge, which will open to traffic tomorrow, reflects how transportation can help create the ...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “On Feb. 14, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson, joined by National Protection and Programs Director Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity Dr. Phyllis Schneck, will travel to Atlanta to participate in a roundtable discussion with ...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2014 -- The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release new 10-year agricultural projections on Feb. 13, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. EST. USDA's Agricultural Projections to 2023 will be posted to the Office of the Chief Economist's (OCE) website at www.usda.gov/oce and available in MS Word and PDF formats. Projections data will be available as Excel spreadsheets here.
By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2014
News Release: Today, the President will visit East Lansing, Michigan and deliver remarks on the importance of the Farm Bill to America's economy. As the President prepares to travel to Michigan State University to sign the Agricultural Act of 2014, please find attached a new stat sheet from the Council of Economic Advisers detailing progress over the last five years and how the bill will build on that progress.
