News from June 2014
By Commerce News Now | Jun 20, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 20, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
The US Interior Department published an eight page proposed rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 20, 2014
The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Jun 20, 2014
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on June 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $10.32 Million in University Transportation Center Grants. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology today announced a total of $10.32 million in grants to two University Transportation Centers (UTCs) ...
By DOT News Wire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $750,000 in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help Iowa cover the costs of repairing roads damaged by flooding earlier this week.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: DENVER - Chris Burandt of Kremmling, Colorado, was fined $1,000, assessed $5,000 in restitution and sentenced to 10 hours of community service as well as two years’ probation for operating an illegal snowmobile outfitting guide service since 2007 on multiple national forests in Colorado. Burandt plead...
By State Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, reacted to the State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The report catalogues modern-day slavery throughout the world, ranking 188 countries from Tier 1 to Tier 3, the lowest category, in which countries may face U.S. sanctions. Eighteen countries’ tier rankings were downgraded since the 2013 Report, while 15 were upgraded.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Michael L. Nguyen, 27, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 20, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to five years in prison by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bataillon for receipt of child pornography. After his release from prison, Nguyen will be...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Michael D. Schluter, 45, formerly of Irondequoit, N.Y., was convicted after a jury trial of production of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in illegal sexual activity. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Rameesha Smith, 30, of Baltimore, Maryland, was sentenced today to 38 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a wide-ranging credit card fraud conspiracy that victimized credit card holders nationwide, as well as various retailers in northern Virginia and elsewhere. Smith also was ordered to pay $143,832.51 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: A Cleveland man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for setting the May 2005 fire that killed nine people, said United States Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Haley Connor, 19, of West Seneca, N.Y., with retaliating against a witness, and witness tampering. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that MICHAEL JUAN SMITH, a/k/a “Flame," a/k/a “Junior," age 21, of Columbia, South Carolina was sentenced to 120 months (10 years) imprisonment today in federal court. Following the term of imprisonment, SMITH will be on federal ...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. June 20, 2014 14-040. Al Nash or Dan Hottle. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Beartooth Highway Receives Prestigious National...
By DOL Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) announced that they have introduced the Correctly Recognizing Educational Achievements to Empower (CREATE) Graduates Act, legislation that helps young people...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, June 20, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that ANTHONY TESTO, 66, of Monroe, pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Donna F. Martinez in Hartford to fraud...
