News from July 2014
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, July 7, 2014- National Parks are exciting places to play! Get a taste of such outdoor adventures in this weekend's Outdoor Adventure Fest, an event coordinated by the National Park Service, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, and featuring the Subaru/Leave...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: On Saturday, July 12, Judy Kinser will teach hula and Patricia Gomez will demonstrate feather flower making in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park. The activities are part of Hana No`eau, the park's new cultural demonstration series which features local residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 33 months in jail and 6 years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: MONROE, La. - The former sheriff of East Carroll Parish was sentenced to three years of probation for hunting with a convicted felon who was sentenced prior to 2014 and barred from possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Due to very dry conditions and increasing fire danger in Southeast Utah, Superintendent Kate Cannon has announced fire restrictions for Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Natural Bridges and Hovenweep National Monuments.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: GARDEN CITY, KAN. A Garden City man was sentenced Monday to 13 years in federal prison on a federal firearms charge, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Monsoonal weather patterns have moved into the Grand Canyon area decreasing fire danger. As a result, on Tuesday, July 8 at 8 a.m. fire managers will lift fire restrictions within Grand Canyon National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A former N.J. lawyer today admitted he conspired to participate in a scheme that caused lenders to release $40.8 million based on fraudulent mortgage loan applications and conspired to launder the proceeds of the fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino of the Justice Department's Tax Division, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), George L. Piro, Special...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN -Children around the country are spending more time online and unsupervised. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Michigan, the FBI, and the Michigan State Police recommend that this is the ideal time to talk to kids about the dangers of online predators, sex trafficking, and other risks that arise for kids with additional free time and access to the internet during the summer months.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Bank of America reports that the U.S. has now eclipsed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer. According to Bloomberg, “U.S. production of crude oil, along with liquids separated from natural gas, surpassed all other countries this year with daily output exceeding 11 million barrels in the first quarter. …"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Cedar Grove, N.J., doctor was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from Parsippany, N.J.,-based Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS) as part of a long-running scheme operated by the lab, its president, and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Bank of America reports that the U.S. has now eclipsed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer. According to Bloomberg, “U.S. production of crude oil, along with liquids separated from natural gas, surpassed all other countries this year with daily output exceeding 11 million barrels in the first quarter. …"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay $5,000.70 in restitution on his conviction of robbery of a person in possession of property of the United States, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Former Mingo County prosecuting attorney C. Michael Sparks was sentenced today to a year in federal prison, United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced. The sentence comes after Sparks admitted his role in a scheme to coerce a Mingo County drug defendant, George White, into firing...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: Bank of America reports that the U.S. has now eclipsed Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest oil producer. According to Bloomberg, “U.S. production of crude oil, along with liquids separated from natural gas, surpassed all other countries this year with daily output exceeding 11 million barrels in the first quarter. …"
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Campbellsville, Kentucky man pleaded guilty today in United States District Court, before Senior District Judge John G. Heyburn II, to two counts of bank robbery, announced David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: FARGO - United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon has announced that the Violent Crime and Human Trafficking Conference will be held Aug. 12, 13, and 14 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. All sessions will be held at the Washington Pavilion.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), has scheduled a markup this week to consider a draft of the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, H.R. 4450, the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, and H.R. 4013, the...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 7, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced that several of his provisions are included in the Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act of 2014. Vitter worked to include reauthorization of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as well as updated language for the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
