News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Paul M. Daugerdas Personally Received More Than $95 Million In Fees From Tax Shelter Scheme That Generated Over $7 Billion Of Fraudulent Tax Deductions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Anthony Lee Erity (33, Kenneth City) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Erity faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 18, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington. Erity was indicted on Nov. 21, 2013.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, by a bipartisan vote of 266 to 150. The legislation will help speed up the Department of Energy’s approval of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Increasing U.S. LNG exports will create American jobs while offering our global allies access to a source of secure and affordable energy.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders issued the following statements in response to today’s Supreme Court’s decision in American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, by a bipartisan vote of 266 to 150. The legislation will help speed up the Department of Energy’s approval of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Increasing U.S. LNG exports will create American jobs while offering our global allies access to a source of secure and affordable energy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury yesterday found Brandon Lavantis Hughes (28, Sanford) guilty of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Hughes faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 15, 2014, before U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. Hughes was indicted on April 2, 2014.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, by a bipartisan vote of 266 to 150. The legislation will help speed up the Department of Energy’s approval of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Increasing U.S. LNG exports will create American jobs while offering our global allies access to a source of secure and affordable energy.
By USDA Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a two-day deadline extension for grant applications for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP). The grants, which are administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) and funded by the Agricultural Act...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. On June 25, 2014, John S. Andrews, 30, of Marion, pled guilty to a one-count indictment, charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, the United States Attorney for the Southern...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced yesterday, in federal court in Scranton, by United States District Judge Malachy Mannion, to serve 151 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote today on H.R. 6, the Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act, authored by Rep. Cory Gardner (R-CO), which will expedite DOE’s approval of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. Currently 26 export applications are pending at DOE, and some...
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Since 2003, NOAA scientists have collected data ranging from fecal and biopsy samples to satellite location data and behavioral observations in order to provide a comprehensive look into the health of this population and inform recovery efforts.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Brad Bachmeier is a native of Anamoose, North Dakota currently living south of Fargo with his wife Susan and their four children. Mr. Bachmeier currently serves as the Professor of Art Education at Minnesota State University Moorhead. In 2013, Professor Bachmeier received the "Excellence in Research...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Steve Steinberg, Chief, Aventura Police Department, announce that Tekia Jones, 37, of Hallandale, and Ivory Covington...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Arley Fernando Garces (34, Colombia) to 25 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to do the same, in violation...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today a modification management activity for a shorebird protection area adjacent to private homes at the north end of the village of Avon.Over the weekend, a single pair of least terns established a nest south of the existing prenesting area located south of Ramp 34.The single nest was directly in front of several oceanfront cottages.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Timothy J. Coughlin, 63, of Indianapolis, Indiana, pleaded guilty today to committing wire fraud and impersonating an Internal Revenue Service official while operating the Oxford International Credit Union (OICU), which Coughlin used to solicit online investments.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting the Twenty-Second Annual Haunting inthe Hills Storytelling Festival on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Traditional arts and crafts will be included as part of the festival throughout the day. The park would like to take this opportunity to extend an invitation to all interested crafts persons, musicians, and volunteers to participate in this year's Storytelling Festival.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - The National Park of American Samoa has hired 16 local high school students to participate in its Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program for the next two months. This program provides youth between the ages of 15 and 18 with opportunities to work and learn together on Tutuila and in the Manu’a Islands. It is an important program to engage local youth in the work of the National Park Service.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 24, 2014
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On June 25, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Nogales, Arizona to visit U.S. Customs and Border Protection facilities to view the ongoing government-wide response to the influx of unaccompanied children across the southwest border. Additional details will be forthcoming.
