News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Memphis, TN - In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a Continuing Legal Education program entitled, “Remaking America: 50 Years of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act" will be held at the University of Memphis Cecil Humphreys School of Law on Friday, June 13, 2014, from 11 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (D-OR) pressed Congress for increased funding for an earthquake early warning system that could save lives and protect infrastructure from the devastating effects of a major quake.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Today the President signed into law the Conference Report to the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (WRRDA), bipartisan water resources legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man today admitted his role in three gunpoint carjackings and an attempted carjacking within a one-week period and to firing his gun during one of the robberies, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: The Deer Park Road and campground will both open this morning, Wednesday, June 10. The nine-mile road is open as far as the campground. The last short section of road above the campground remains closed due to erosion damage and is expected to open by the end of the week.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Chairman Frelinghuysen, I want to congratulate you on the bipartisan and transparent manner in which you crafted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Defense bill. In your inaugural year as the Chairman of the Defense Subcommittee, you have continued the strong collegial tradition set by our predecessors. Further...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held an oversight hearing entitled “Whole Lotta Shakin’: An Examination of America’s Earthquake Early Warning System Development and Implementation." This hearing examined the benefits of earthquake early warning systems worldwide and the status of the United States’ earthquake early warning system’s rollout and implementation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: PHOENIX - On June 9, 2014, Raphael James Kaska, 54, of Peach Springs, Ariz., a member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge G. Murray Snow to 235 months in prison, followed by a term of lifetime supervised release. Kaska pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual abuse.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers were contacted via cell phone by Samuel Frappier, 19, from Quebec, Canada. When Frappier contacted rangers he indicated he was stuck on the Keyhole Route. Using cell phone GPS coordinates, rangers determined he was not on the Keyhole Route, but was likely on the east side of Longs Peak.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A criminal complaint was filed late yesterday under seal charging Samuel L. Morison, age 69, of Crofton, Maryland, with theft of government property, specifically, historical records related to his grandfather, Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison. Morison was arrested today. The complaint...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. Office of Public Affairs. TYLER, TEXAS - A 44-year-old Whitehouse, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. Kristi Isom pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud today before U.S. Magistrate...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Local man underreported taxes for years resulting in over $500,000 in back taxes owed to the government.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $22.5 million in loans and grants for organizations in nine states to promote rural economic development.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
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By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Birmingham: A day-long summit on the many issues surrounding the abuse of prescription painkillers, the resurgent use of heroin, and the sharp increase in heroin overdose deaths in our community was held June 10, 2014, in Birmingham. Video excerpts from that conference are provided here.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that four Springfield, Mo., area men were indicted by a federal grand jury today for stealing 21 handguns from an Ozark, Mo., pawn shop.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that JOSEPH LOMBARDO, the founder and former chief executive officer of Prim Capital Corporation (“Prim"), was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for mail fraud and conspiracy to obstruct justice, arising...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The successful resolution of a civil prosecution alleging violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA) against Ronnie E. Stone, aka Ron Stone, and Ron Stone M.D. Medical Weight Management Inc. was announced today. Dr. Stone paid the United States $250,000 to settle the federal claims.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Willful Failure to Collect or Pay Over Tax from Oct. 1, 2007, through Dec. 31, 2007, was sentenced on June 9, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ----- Larry Flynn, a/k/a “L.W.," age 39, of Richland County, South Carolina was charged by a Federal Grand Jury in a 2-count Indictment. Larry Flynn was charged with Operation of an Illegal Gambling Business, a violation of Title 18, U. S. C. §1955 and Conspiracy to Commit Money...
