News from October 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Kelly R. Jackson, 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 an...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: BOSTON - Eldo Kim, 21, of Allston has been charged in an Information in U.S. District Court in Boston with e-mailing several bomb threats to offices associated with Harvard University, including the Harvard University Police Department and the Harvard Crimson, the student-run daily newspaper.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Buffalo National River, in conjunction with the Heartland Inventory and Monitoring Network, will sponsor a BioBlitz held on Oct. 18, 2014 at the Toney Bend Research Facility near Rush, Arkansas at 9:00 am. The BioBlitz will focus on water mites and their key role in controlling insect populations.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Visitors are urged to drive with caution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: The former police chief of Kirtland Hills was charged with defrauding the village out of at least $80,000 by making unauthorized purchases of clothing, tools and goods for his own personal use, said Steven M. Dettelbach, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced several leadership and supervisory appointments within the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Michael J. Gustafson...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH- A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of child pornography, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOE Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: The Energy Department today announced nearly $8 million to support research and development of the next generation of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) technologies. The R&D will focus on developing regionally appropriate HVAC solutions that would offer significant potential energy savings...
By State Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement congratulating Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi for winning the Nobel Peace Prize:
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Involved false income tax returns of over $200,000.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: The 2014 update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 27, has been launched. Containing data for more than 8,600 food items, the database is compiled by scientists at USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center (BHNRC) in Beltsville, Maryland.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Committee on Homeland Security Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) delivered the following opening statement for the full Committee field hearing on Ebola in the Homeland: The Importance of International, Federal, State, and Local Coordination...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that Anthony T. Moore has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for the armed...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: OAKLAND - Kyle Edward Moore was sentenced, today to 37 months in prison, and was ordered to pay $520,904 in restitution for carrying out two conspiracies to commit financial aid fraud and wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and FBI Special Agent in Charge David J. Johnson.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2015 Food for Progress Program, which helps developing countries and emerging democracies modernize and strengthen their agricultural sectors. U.S. agricultural commodities donated to recipient countries are sold on the local market and the proceeds are used to support programs that improve agricultural productivity and expand trade of agricultural products. Projects normally last from 3-5 years.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury in Buffalo has convicted Jordan Hidalgo, 23, of Fort Erie, Canada, of assault on a federal officer with physical contact causing bodily injury. The defendant faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both when sentenced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Francis J. Cinelli, Sr., M.D., 87, and Francis J. Cinelli, Jr.,49, of Wind Gap, PA were each charged separately, by information, with one count of tax fraud stemming from false tax returns filed by Cinelli Jr., announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: CHICAGO - A former resident of Taiwan, who the United States has linked to the supply of weapons manufacturing machinery to North Korea, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to violate U.S. regulations regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The defendant, HSIEN TAI TSAI, admitted that he engaged in illegal business transactions involving the export of U.S. origin goods and machinery.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 10, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Everglades National Park is pleased to announce the university students selected to participate in the Everglades Wilderness Writing Expedition- a new and innovative program that will connect aspiring local writers to the Everglades wilderness while creating future park stewards. These students, all from south Florida Universities, will participate in the adventure of a lifetime!.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2014
News Release: SPOKANE, Wash. - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Brian Frank Richardson, age 23, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced, after having previously pleaded guilty on July 14, 2014, to Distribution of Child Pornography. Senior United States...
