News from October 2014
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Copper Center, AK - The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve Visitor Center in Copper Center will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, in observance of Columbus Day, and Wednesday, Oct. 15, for employee training.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Properties Include High Sierra Camps and other Historic Cabins.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The last of four methamphetamine traffickers, Jose Angel Martinez Chairez, 39, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A Penn Hills man pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former president of the union representing Jackson County Department of Corrections employees pleaded guilty in federal court today to a wire fraud scheme in which he embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from the union local.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)will hold the third in a series of regional workshops devoted to developing a community-centric "disaster resilience framework" to reduce the impacts of hazardous events and quickly restore vital functions and services in the aftermath of disasters. The workshop will be held on Oct. 27-28, 2014, in Norman, Okla.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jonathan Edward Mills, the former Chief Executive Officer of a San Francisco-based technology company, pleaded guilty in federal court in San Francisco today to two counts of wire fraud, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: CINCINNATI, OHIO - Christopher K. Smith, 28, of Cincinnati, Ohio, pleaded guilty one count of aggravated identity theft relative to filing false federal income tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) using the stolen identities belonging to deceased individuals, including children. Smith faces a mandatory prison term of two years and a fine of up to $250,000, or twice the amount of the gain or loss.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Designing a building that simply meets local code requirements is not necessarily the optimal way to do it when you consider all the long-term costs. Now, building professionals in more than 200 U.S. cities can use a new database developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Manhattan woman pleaded guilty Monday to taking part in a marriage fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By State Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, co-chairs of the Senate Taiwan Caucus, congratulated the people of Taiwan on “Double Ten Day," the national day of celebration.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: In commemoration of the 50th anniversaries of the Wilderness Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the establishment of Canyonlands National Park, residents of Utah's Grand and San Juan Counties are invited to participate in a series of special hikes every Saturday throughout the month of October.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Rolando Feliciano, 49, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to charges relating to engaging in sexual activity with a 13-year old girl from Fairfax County, Va.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Arthur L. Ganadonegro, 24, pleaded guilty this morning to a felony information charging him with aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 years. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ganadonegro will be sentenced to a federal prison term within the range of ten to 12 years followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Ganadonegro also will be required to register as a sex offender.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Oct. 7, 2014, Kathy Winters, 58, of Harriman, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable Pamela Reeves, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 40 months in prison. Upon her release from prison, she will be under supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for three years. She was also ordered to pay a total of $428,076.94 in restitution, which represented the amount taken from three separate entities discussed below.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Rock Creek Campground, part of the Obed Wild and Scenic River, will be closed from November 3 through November 14 due to construction activities. During that time, the campground's facilities will be upgraded including the construction of a new comfort station that is compliant with the Americans with...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of East Pittsburgh, Pa., has pled guilty and been sentenced in federal court to 15 months imprisonment on his conviction of possession of ammunition by an illegal alien and use of a false Social Security number, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Hattiesburg, Miss - On Monday, October 6, after a week-long trial, Kentorre D. Hall a/k/a Toto, 31, of Prentiss, Roger Randale Jones a/k/a Hitman, 27, of Prentiss, and Martel Torres Barnes a/k/a Marty Mar, 23, of Bassfield, were found guilty on four counts of an indictment charging them with conspiracy...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2014
News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Michigan have demonstrated a technique based on the quantum properties of atoms that directly links measurements of electric field strength to the International System of Units (SI).*
