News from June 2014
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: However, the study, published in the on-line journal Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology offsite link, also determined that lower oxygen levels in the water, known as hypoxia, and increased acidification actually increased how toxic some of the pesticides were. Such climate variables should be considered when using these pesticides in the coastal zone, the study concluded.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Defendant Diverted Investors’ Funds To Pay For A Lavish Estate, Luxury Vehicle, And Other Personal Expenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that ten individuals from Custer, Pine Ridge, and Rapid City, South Dakota, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on May 20, 2014.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: The State and Local Energy Efficiency Action Network (SEE Action), a state- and local-led effort facilitated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to achieve all cost effective energy efficiency, recently published a new report that provides an overview of the...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
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).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Oglala, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Colorado man was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for a bank robbery in Lawrence, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Gregory D. Jeffreys, of Spokane, was sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty in November, 2013, to several criminal charges -- Wire Fraud affecting a Financial Institution, Bank Fraud...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Dry Conditions Trigger Increased Fire Restrictions in Arizona.
By State Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, TOMORROW will convene the first in a series of hearings on the Iranian regime’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and the Obama Administration’s ongoing nuclear negotiations with Tehran. At the first hearing, tomorrow...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Arnold Clayton (42, Sanderson) today pleaded guilty to distribution of cocaine and cocaine base. Clayton faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Phillip Martinez, Jr., 59, a member and resident of Taos Pueblo, pleaded guilty this afternoon to a felony information charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Did you know most mammals are secretive or are active only at night? This rarely allows us to catch a glimpse of them. They often leave evidence of their presence--such as their tracks. Come enjoy a 45-minute ranger-interpretive program to learn more about the park's wildlife and ecology. This hands-on activity will provide kids an opportunity to have fun making souvenir tracks that they can take home with them.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: National Park ServiceNews Release. - June 9, 2014. Caleb Kesler, Chief Ranger, MOCA/TUZI, 928-567-3322 x227. Traditional Pai Arts and Crafts Demonstration at Montezuma Castle. CAMP VERDE, Ariz. - Cultural specialists from the Paipai and Cucapá tribes of northern Baja California will demonstrate the making...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: Used Fraudulent Documents To Submit 524 False Income Tax Returns.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: HUNTINGTON, Tenn. - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced today that on June 3, 2014, Odell Holder, age 40, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison and 24 months supervised released for prohibited individual in possession of a firearm by United States District Judge Daniel Breen.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wagner, South Dakota, man convicted of Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises was sentenced on May 28, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier,.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, N.J., man was sentenced today 114 months in prison for his role in an armed carjacking in Newark on Nov. 8, 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Donovan Devost, 21, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 92 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 9, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Amid growing concerns in rural communities about the Obama administration’s environmental policies, Republican members of the Senate Agriculture Committee continue to press for a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy.
