News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 61-14

News Release: Cyber Security Training DVD Now Available to the Maritime Industry. The Maritime Administration has announced the availability of a free, computer-based training course (CBT) on cyber-threats in the maritime environment. The DVD will assist vessel owners and operators, merchant mariner unions, maritime ...


Pinson Guilty of Racketeering

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -----The United States Attorney’s Office announced that a jury returned guilty verdicts in the case of United States v. JONATHAN PINSON. The jury considered 45 counts of a Superseding Indictment charging JONATHAN PINSON, age 44, of Greenville, South Carolina with various violations...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Elias Alvarez-Ramirez, 53, of Turlock, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 19 years and seven months in prison for conspiring to manufacture more than 15,000 marijuana plants and distributing approximately 3.5 pounds of methamphetamine.


Three District Men Plead Guilty To Charges In 2013 Shooting That Left 13 People Wounded On North Capitol StreetShots Fired From Two Cars In Drive-By Shootings; Violence Followed Incident At Nightclub

News Release: WASHINGTON - Three men, all from Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to 16 felony charges stemming from their roles in a drive-by shooting on North Capitol Street early March 11, 2013, that injured a total of 13 people, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 3, 2014 - In a recent to House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Governors John Hickenlooper (D-Colorado) and Brian Sandoval (R-Nevada) expressed encouragement regarding the House of Representatives’ efforts to improve and update the Endangered Species Act...


USDA Restricts PACA Violators in California and Florida from Operating in the Produce Industry

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: Lightning in Rocky Mountain National Park this afternoon caused two separate small fires, one on Eagle Cliff and one on Beaver Mountain. Both fires have been contained due to available resources and immediate response by firefighters.


Kern County Man Caught Fleeing A Remote Marijuana Grow Is Indicted On Cultivation Charges

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Lazaro Sanchez-Lopez, 23, of Lamont, charging him with conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, manufacturing of marijuana and depredation of public lands, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


20th Anniversary Commemoration of South Canyon Fire Sunday

News Release: GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - The public is invited to join families of the Storm King 14 and firefighters from across the country at Two Rivers Park this Sunday for the commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the South Canyon Fire, which killed 14 firefighters on Storm King Mountain July 6, 1994.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


New York Man Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Cortland, New York, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on July 1, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


From an Orchard in California to a Table in Canada and Beyond

Release: What does a pomegranate need to do to get from an orchard in California to a dining table in Canada? The pomegranate doesn’t have to do anything, but U.S. growers must prepare the ground for their products in more ways than one. It takes knowledge and resources to bring U.S. food and agricultural products to the global marketplace - a daunting challenge for many farmers and small businesses.