News from July 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Andrew Hunter Peone, 25, of Worley, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 33 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for assault with a dangerous weapon, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Peone pleaded guilty on April 29, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A school custodian who sexually abused a child over a period of several years and shared visual images of the molestations online pleaded guilty today to federal child pornography charges.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: Airline passengers have already said bon voyage to the controversial backscatter x-ray security scanners, pulled from U.S. airports in 2013 over concerns about privacy and potential radiation risks. But the devices may be reintroduced in the future, in part because they produce superior images of many...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: A backcountry hiker received a serious injury to her leg as she jumped from a rock while descending the Cache Couloir above the Platforms in Garnet Canyon about 4:30 Sunday afternoon, July 20.In response to a call for help, Grand Teton National Park rangers initiated a short-haul rescue operation to extricate Joanna Wang, 23, of Boyds, Maryland from the 9,600-foot remote location with assistance from a Teton Interagency contract helicopter.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
Release: Washington, DC, July 21, 2014 - Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon today announced the release of a Request for Applications from states interested in participating in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables authorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Under the pilot, up...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: A new National Park Service report shows that 565,063 visitors to Obed Wild and Scenic River in 2013 spent $3.3 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 37 jobs in the local area. “The Obed is proud to welcome visitors from across the country and around the world,"...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: A new National Park Service report shows that 2.2 million visitors to Glacier National Park in 2013 spent nearly $179 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 2,824 jobs in the local area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: SANTA ANA, California - An Orange County man pleaded guilty to defrauding dozens of doctors and others of more than $2 million in separate schemes that promised large returns on investments in the medical and dental fields.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: Program Created by Stabenow as Part of 2014 Farm Bill Will Aid Growers Impacted by Frosts and Freezes in 2012
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On July 21, 2014, Jason Matthew Smalling, 34, of Piney Flats, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 14 months in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Monday, July 28, 2014, at 4 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts and Plan Cancellations Under the President’s Health Care Law." Witnesses to be announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Elma, Washington, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: Visitors to Logan Pass are encouraged to bring their own water or refillable water bottle this week while temporary water tanks are being installed.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: Tourism to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area create$43.5 million in Economic Benefit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Coast Guard seized more than 3,500 pounds of marihuana with an estimated wholesale value of $3.5 million and detained five suspected smugglers during a drug interdiction in the Caribbean Sea, Southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
By EPA Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Monday, July 28, 2014, at 4 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Protecting Americans from Illegal Bailouts and Plan Cancellations Under the President’s Health Care Law." Witnesses to be announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former Bank of America employee was sentenced this morning to 30 months in federal prison for taking more than $1.2 million in bribes to approve artificially low-price short sales of properties on which the bank held mortgages.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that three Pine Ridge, South Dakota, men were indicted by a federal grand jury on robbery, assault, and abusive sexual contact charges.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 633,000 visitors to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in 2013 spent $26 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 332 jobs in the local area.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2014
News Release: BOISE - Juan Jose Sanchez, 23, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 41 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release for unlawfully possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Sanchez to forfeit the firearm involved in the offense. Sanchez pleaded guilty to the charge on May 5, 2014.
