News from June 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: South Bend, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By EPA Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing schedule for the week of June 23, 2014. The committee will continue its 21st Century Cures initiative with a roundtable to discuss digital health care opportunities and will convene a hearing to conduct oversight of the Medicare program.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Dominique Avery, 20, of Portsmouth, Va., was sentenced today to eight-seven months in prison and ordered to pay in excess of $197,000 in restitution, for his participation in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Devils Tower, WY -Music! Food! Games! Friends! Relatives! Residents throughout the area will celebrate history at the Old Settlers' Picnic Sunday, June 29. The festivities will begin at 12:30 pm in the picnic area at Devils Tower National Monument. There will be free entrance into the monument for those attending the event.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, June 19, 2014- The National Park Service in pleased to host a Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics Trainer Course on July 10 and 11, 2014 in Lansing, West Virginia. This class emphasizes skills and techniques essential to Leave No Trace minimum impact outdoor ethics and education. The course will be conducted by the Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Trainers. Here are details of this class.
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, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina - United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Alvis Damon Williams, age 27, of Sumter, was sentenced today in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, to a term of imprisonment of 180 months in federal prison. The defendant was convicted by a federal jury on Feb. 18, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: PLANO, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced the appointment of J. Kevin McClendon as the Attorney in Charge of the Plano office of the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On June 20, 2014, Thuan Van Nguyen, age 28, was sentenced by United States District Judge John A. Jarvey to 34 months’ imprisonment for Felon in Possession of a Firearm and Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Nguyen...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department yesterday recognized Atlanta for its progress and leadership in meeting a citywide goal to improve the energy performance of its buildings by 20% by 2020. Through the Better Buildings Challenge, Atlanta is engaging local business leaders, building owners and operators, and other organizations to increase energy and water efficiency across more than 50 million square feet of building space, achieving over 9% energy savings since 2011.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: A Waterloo man who imported MDMA (also known as “ecstasy" or “Molly") he ordered through the internet was sentenced yesterday to more than 12 years in federal prison.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the Department of Homeland Security’s 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review...
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), sent a letter to Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS), and Dr. Kathryn Sullivan, Administrator of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Box Elder, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Distribution of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2014
News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- Five of seven people indicted late last month in overlapping identity theft and illegal gun-purchasing conspiracies were arraigned today in federal court. The two other defendants, including Quantrey Kantrell Bryant, who is charged with both conspiracies, were arraigned on their charges earlier. All seven were arrested June 10.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to armed bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 19, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - A Malden man pleaded guilty today to a number of tax crimes involving the filing of tax returns which failed to report income he had received in the name of a deceased relative.
