News from March 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against David Edward Hampton Jr., 34, resident of Taft, California, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, attempted distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Flinton Newton, age 34, of Bartlett, Tennessee today to 42 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release for conspiring to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to use the stolen identity of others to purchase expensive cars.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: ATLANTA - Adrian Banks has been arraigned on federal charges relating to the manufacture of PCP which led to a dangerous house fire when the clandestine laboratory exploded. Coleman Warnock, a second defendant named in the indictment, is being sought by law enforcement.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Stones River National Battlefield, in collaboration with Natchez Trace Parkway Fire Management (NTPFM), implemented prescribed burns in March 2014 encompassing 170-acres to restore and enhance sensitive cultural landscapes and natural ecosystems. The targeted burn units consisted of a mix of fields...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, Miami Field Office, and Ronald J. Verrochio, Inspector in Charge, United States Postal Inspection Service, Miami Division, announce that defendant Robert...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced by voice vote H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, legislation that will protect seniors’ access to Medicare physicians. The House of Representatives recently advanced a bipartisan, long-term, fully paid for solution to the flawed...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Thursday, Mar. 27, 2014, Charles M. Jones III, former owner and president of Tennessee Guns International, Inc. (TGI), was sentenced in U.S. District Court to serve one year of probation and 100 hours of community service as a result of his felony conviction for importation of goods ...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced by voice vote H.R. 4302, the Protecting Access to Medicare Act, legislation that will protect seniors’ access to Medicare physicians. The House of Representatives recently advanced a bipartisan, long-term, fully paid for solution to the flawed...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: As part of a huge effort to conserve the Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat across 10 western states, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 90-day public comment period that ended Feb. 20.“We are considering a range of alternatives designed to...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-OH), will hold a hearing next week on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposed budget and program priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Lori Page, a resident of West Mifflin, Pa., was sentenced to 24 months in prison for conspiring to launder heroin trafficking proceeds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 27, 2014 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Rep. Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming-at large), Rep. Randy Neugebauer (TX-19), and Rep. Bill Huizenga (MI-02) today introduced four limited bills to improve and update the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The bills...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Victor Avalos Ballesteros, 24, resident of Bell, California, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - One of the operators of Clevett Worldwide Mailers LLC, a Succasunna, N.J., bulk mailing house, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for defrauding clients of more than $1 million through a fraudulent bulk-mailing scheme in which he shredded millions of pieces of mail rather than delivering them, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Renee Brooks, age 57, of Mansfield, Ohio, with one count of theft of government funds.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Ranking Member Lamar Alexander (R-TN), and Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN), today introduced legislation that will protect the rights of workers and employers by rolling back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial ambush election rule.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Are you interested in learning about the plants, animals, and history of the Southern Outer Banks and sharing what you know with park visitors?Come join the National Park Service (NPS) as a Volunteer-In-the-Park (VIP).We are seeking friendly and energetic people who can assist for...
By State Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed with overwhelming bipartisan support the Ukraine Support Act (H.R. 4278), introduced by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member. The legislation, which...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park News Release. March 27, 2014. Debra Mills. Catoctin Mountain Park to Host the Second Annual Frederick County Outdoor School Reunion at Camp Greentop. News Release. On April 5, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., Catoctin Mountain Park is partnering with Catoctin High School to present...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee leaders wrote this week to several Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs) seeking information related to electricity affordability and reliability. This year’s brutally cold winter stressed the electric grid causing electricity prices to spike across...
