News from July 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 18, 2014 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement regarding the Record of Decision (ROD) issued today by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for seismic exploration in the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2013 shows that over 2.9 million visitors to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial spent more than $172 million in communities in and around the parks.This spending supported approximately 2,401 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: A brief travel closure on the unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road will be in place for about 48 hours, beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, to accommodate a dust abatement application. The road will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, July 24.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2013 shows that the 1,583,209 visitors to Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park spent $124,937,400 in communities near the park. This spending supported 1,476 jobs in the local area.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report determined that during 2013, over 3.9 million visitors to Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway spent over $502 million in gateway communities across northwestern Wyoming. In turn, that spending supported 6,996 jobs in the communities...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: WICHITA, KAN. A report on racial profiling produced by Wichita State University will lead off the U.S. Attorney’s Fourth Annual Statewide Civil Rights Symposium Aug. 13 at WSU, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that CHRIS FREDERICK SKADAL, Clint, age 44, of Wagoner, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 188 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C) and a Drug Forfeiture.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - The CEO of two publicly-traded companies was convicted today on charges that he paid kickbacks in return for purchases of his companies’ stock.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. Chief District Judge Anne C. Conway sentenced Michael Brian Grzybowicz (30, Cocoa) yesterday to 30 years in federal prison for sexual exploitation of a child by producing child pornography, and a term of 10 years’ imprisonment, to be served concurrently, for possession of child pornography.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on the level of success achieved by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) integrated planning and permitting regulatory prioritization effort for stormwater and wastewater infrastructure, and legislative efforts being made to supplement the program.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: On Monday, July 21, Mount Rainier will host the park's first naturalization ceremony for individuals who will become United States citizens. The special ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the patio area adjacent to the Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center located at Paradise. Sixteen individuals from nine countries are expected to declare their Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America as they become new U.S. citizens.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: On Tuesday evening, July 15, 2014, Rocky Mountain National Park staff met with the commercial guided climbing community and interested stakeholders at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, CO. The park is currently undergoing a review and analysis of contracting practices and policies regarding...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Vanny Son (33), Son Thach (55), and Hung Danh (54), all of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were indicted by the federal grand jury on charges they participated in a tax scheme that resulted in over $1 million in losses...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Thuy Tien Le, 41, of Sterling, Va., was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for preparing false income tax returns and committing wire fraud, in connection with her operation of a tax return preparation business called T2 Advantage Services, LLC. Le was also ordered to pay $456,305 in restitution to the IRS and other victims, and to forfeit to the government the proceeds of her crimes.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis has issued a policy memorandum to ensurethat the use of unmanned aircraft is addressed by the NPS before a significant level of such use occurs within the National Park System. The policy memorandum directs each superintendent to use the authority under...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: Florissant Fossil Beds will be participating in Florissant Heritage day by hosting a family friendly day at the Hornbek Homestead from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Park staff will be conducting tours of the homestead and leading period crafts and activities for kids and families. Participating children can earn their Junior Ranger Badge.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On July 17, 2014, Orlando Antwoin Brown, age 31, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 46 months imprisonment, after pleading guilty to felon in possession of a firearm, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Brown was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release following the imprisonment and pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: Defendant With Prior Convictions For Molestation Arrested Just Weeks Before Birth Of Daughter.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 18, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, David W. Bourne, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations, Miami...
