News from May 2014
By State Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the below statement, as prepared for delivery, at today’s hearing titled “Authorization for use of military force after Iraq and Afghanistan."
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: BOISE - William B. Mabry, 46, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge to 24 months in prison for conspiring to commit money laundering, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Judge Lodge also ordered Mabry to pay $80,000 in restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Victor Manuel Carreon, 23, of Anthony, N.M., was sentenced in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., this morning to 46 months in prison for his conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Carreon will be on supervised release for three years after he completes his term of incarceration.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called on Senate Democratic leadership to allow an open amendment process for the EXPIRE Act, which failed to gain cloture last week after Senate Democratic leadership blocked amendments from being considered.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department today announced $10 million for six new research and development projects that will advance innovative concentrating solar power (CSP) technologies. The projects will develop thermochemical energy storage systems to enable more efficient storage of solar energy while using less...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites you to take part in summer programming occurring at Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain Battlefield. Programs for the summer begin May 24 and end mid-August. The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center will be open...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Jose A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Christina...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Yuren Aranda-Diaz, 38, a Mexican national illegally in the United States, was sentenced this morning to 111 months in federal prison for his conviction on drug trafficking, firearms charges and immigration charges. Aranda-Diaz also was sentenced to 18 months in prison, including 12 to be...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Massachusetts Lab to Pay More than $4.675 Million.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department today announced up to $2 million to develop the domestic supply chain for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and study the competitiveness of U.S. hydrogen and fuel cell system and component manufacturing. As a part of the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, this funding opportunity supports the Department’s broader effort to boost U.S. competitiveness in the manufacturing sector.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Today, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee adopted bills to enhance postal delivery, improve the Government’s use of design-build contracts, and promote federal information transparency.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: POCATELLO - Co-defendants Anthony Juarez, 31, of Nampa, Idaho, and Jose Juarez, 33, of Rupert, Idaho, were sentenced this week in United States District Court for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE - Danielle Reader, 31, of Hampton, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to 46 months in prison for two counts of aiding and abetting bank robbery, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for distributing heroin to a 16-year-old minor who died of a suspected heroin overdose.
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Today, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced that they have reached a deal to improve the nation’s workforce development system through new legislation, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The bill, which will now be considered by both the House and Senate, modernizes ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Jefferson City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for distributing heroin.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today questioned President Obama’s decision to use the Antiquities Act to lock up nearly 500,000 acres of public land in New Mexico despite bipartisan legislation moving through Congress to achieve similar goal of protecting the Organ Mountain area.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA). Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Hearing on “Examining the Federal Protective Service: Are Federal Facilities Secure?". May 21, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we are examining the Federal Protective Service...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. sentenced Karl McDonald, 30, of Baltimore, to 151 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Judge Quarles enhanced McDonald’s sentence upon finding that he is a career offender based on two previous drug convictions.
By Homeland Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, held a business meeting to consider pending legislation. The Committee voted on four presidential nominations, seven pieces of legislation, and five U.S. Postal Service facility naming bills.
