News from May 2014
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) generated over $10 million for leasing rights on parcels offered at the BLM's quarterly federal oil and gas lease auction held May 6, in Cheyenne. Almost half of the bid and rental receipts go to the State of Wyoming.
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON -- As a part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced the selection of three pioneering offshore wind demonstrations to receive up to $47 million each over the next four years to deploy innovative, grid-connected systems in federal and...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Roland “Troy" Chambers, 45,and Gregory Jackson, 40, both of Houma, Louisiana, were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey to 71 months and 60 months incarceration, respectively, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite. Both defendants were sentenced to four years of supervised release to be served after their incarceration.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Anoushirvan Sarraf, 48, and Eva Montejo Pritchard, 48, both of Rockville, Maryland, were convicted yesterday by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy related to their roles in a scheme to illegally import non-FDA-approved chemotherapy and cosmetic drugs into the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, woman, her husband, and her son were sentenced on April 29, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement on the House floor in opposition to making permanent the unpaid-for R&D tax credit (H.R. 4438)...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- The National Park Service (NPS) will again offer free shuttle bus service between Grand Canyon National Park and the neighboring town of Tusayan, Arizona in 2014. The Tusayan Shuttle will be available from Saturday, May 10 through Friday, September 5 and will run at 20-minute intervals between 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. daily.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Ricky Lee Coleman, Jr., 40, of Antioch, Tenn., pleaded guilty today to charges of mail fraud, wire fraud, and credit card fraud, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Coleman owned and operated International Executive Services LLC, Advancement Solutions LLC, and RLC Enterprises, all companies based in Hermitage and Antioch, Tennessee that defrauded thousands of military veterans and others seeking job training and job placement services.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration James J. Hunt, New York Division and United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced the arrest of Jeffrey Gundel, M.D. Gansevoort, New York on charges of unlawful distribution of oxycodone.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas, Nevada man who works as a family and marriage counselor, appeared in federal court today following his arrest on charges that he solicited a minor for sex, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and other federal, state, and local law enforcement partners announce the culmination of Project Synergy Phase II, an ongoing effort targeting every level of the dangerous global designer synthetic drug market. Since January and leading up to May 7, 2014, nationwide...
By Homeland Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I want to thank you for listening to our concerns and for keeping an open dialogue as we have moved through the process. The Chairman received a tough allocation. On paper, it looks like the allocation is nearly $1.2 billion higher than last year. Don’t be deceived. Because...
By State Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: The following editorial from the Wall Street Journal welcomes bipartisan efforts to reform U.S. international broadcasting. Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) introduced the legislation and the House Foreign Affairs Committee unanimously passed the measure last week.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The United States Attorney’s Office announced today George Dewald, 56, of Springville, N.Y., who was convicted of extortion, was sentenced to six months in prison, six months home confinement, and two years of supervised release by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny. The defendant was also ordered to pay $240,000 in restitution to victims.
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this important hearing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Douglas Jason Way, of Evanston, Ill.; Timothy Ortiz, 43, of Waukegan, Ill.; and Natalie Middleton, 28, of Clovis, Calif., have been arrested as part of a nationwide law enforcement effort to combat the threat of synthetic drugs. The arrests were announced by United States Attorney Benjamin...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Reclamation's Cooperative Watershed Management Program is accepting applications from entities seeking to establish or expand watershed management groups. The funding opportunity announcement is available at www.grants.gov by searching for funding opportunity R14AS00038.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: Today at 4:00p.m., House Republican leaders will hold a press conference to discuss the important role quality charter schools play in the nation's education system. The press conference will also highlight the Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act (H.R. 10), legislation that will support the growth and expansion of high-performing charter schools. H.R. 10 is expected to come before the House for a vote later this week.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, JOHN LOUIS LEWANDOWSKI, 51, pled guilty before United States Magistrate Judge James E. Gates to receipt of child pornography and possession of child pornography, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252(a)(2) and 2252(a)(4)(B), during his arraignment.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2014
News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - A federal magistrate judge in Coeur d’Alene convicted Robert Wesley Warden, 49, of Kamiah, Idaho, of five counts of assault for assaulting a Kamiah Marshal and two Nez Perce Tribal Officers, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. The defendant elected to have the assault charges heard by the court, without a jury.
