News from May 2014
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that three Fort Thompson, South Dakota, men have been charged by Information with three counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former attendance liaison officer for the Elizabeth, N.J., Board of Education (EBOE) today admitted obtaining by fraud more than $5,000 by working a second job during hours when he was supposed to be tracking down truant students, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Another fire season is approaching and BLM Idaho is asking for help in preventing human-caused fires. Acting BLM Idaho State Director Tim Murphy recently signed a 2014 Fire Prevention Order, which makes certain activities on BLM lands illegal from May 10 to Oct. 20, such as fireworks, exploding targets...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC - Cape Lookout National Seashore opened the new National Park Service Beaufort Visitor Information and Island Express Ferry Service Ticket Center on April 30, 2014. The information center is located in the Beaufort Town Hall (the former US Post Office) on 701 Front Street. The Visitor Information Center hours will be 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM daily.A dedication of the center is scheduled for May 29.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine was sentenced on April 21, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Good morning. I appreciate that kind introduction and would like to begin by extending my thanks to Bloomberg Government for hosting us this morning, as well as to the Quality Construction Alliance for its support of today’s event. You are shining light on an important issue that frankly hasn’t received the attention it deserves.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Local Karate Instructor Admits to Producing Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: John Scott Pinkerton, 58, of Pierce, Colorado, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on May 1, 2014, for attempted online enticement of a child. Pinkerton was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 120 months imprisonment, to be followed by ten years of supervised release...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Today, United States District Judge Troy Nunley sentenced Jasen Lynn Dushane, 38, of Rough and Ready, to 14 years prison for possession of stolen United States mail, possession of stolen credit cards with intent to defraud, and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Dushane was previously convicted after a five-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, May 1, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Hartford Police Chief James C.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument is pleased to announce its first Naturalization Ceremony to be held on May 9, 2014 from 1pm-2pm. This is an opportunity for some to become the first in their family to earn American Citizenship. This Oath of Allegiance will be taken by 13 applicants as they will...
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Charles Young Historic Markers Unveiling & Recognition Ceremony.
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced the first roundtable in the 21st Century Cures initiative and released the first white paper, 21st Century Cures: A Call to Action, seeking input and soliciting ideas on how Congress can help accelerate the discovery, development, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: There will be an Investiture Ceremony for United States Attorney Kevin W. Techau on Friday, May 2, 2014, at 12:30 p.m., at the federal courthouse located at 111 Seventh Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. U.S. Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley are scheduled to attend along with other honored guests.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago-based construction company will pay the United States and the State of Illinois $12 million to resolve allegations of fraud on government programs designed to benefit women- and minority-owned sub-contractors under the terms of a civil settlement agreement announced today. The contractor...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul announced today that Rai Johnson, 35, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, to violating the Clean Air Act asbestos work practice standards. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Stella, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to transporting a minor across state lines for illicit sex. Tong Yang, 45, of Stella, pleaded guilty before...
By DOE Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) delivered the following opening statement today at a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing looking at the contributing factors of last winter’s propane supply shortage:
By US DOT Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sens. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), sent a letter to Michael Boots, Acting Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). In the letter, the Senators urge CEQ to withdraw ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2014
News Release: AMARILLO, Texas- An Amarillo, Texas, man remains in federal custody following his arrest on an indictment charging several felony drug and firearms offenses. Michael Chad Kennedy, 30, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Clinton E. Averitte on those charges yesterday and was ordered detained pending a detention hearing and arraignment set for tomorrow. U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas made the announcement today.
