News from September 2014
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jorida Davidson, 34, formerly of Chevy Chase, Md., was sentenced today to a 6 ½-year prison term on a charge of voluntary manslaughter stemming from a traffic crash in 2010 that killed a woman near Dupont Circle, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to review the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and discuss ways to foster new drug development. Members heard from the Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Ronald A. Cimino for the Justice Department’s Tax Division, U.S. Attorney S. Amanda Marshall for the District of Oregon and Special Agent in Charge Teri L. Alexander of Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-Criminal Investigation announced the unsealing of two indictments against nine individuals involved in two tax fraud schemes, each of which claimed more than $1 million in fraudulent tax refunds.
By State Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: We are writing to express our concerns regarding the Department’s plan to move forward with construction of the new Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (“FAST-C") at Fort Pickett in Blackstone, Virginia. Our Committees have asked the Government Accountability Office (“GAO")...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Kokomo man sentenced to 72 months for distributing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A New York man was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for a scheme to distribute kilogram amounts of a controlled substance commonly known as “bath salts," U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said today.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Sulphur, Oklahoma -The National Park Service (NPS) is making available for public review an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the construction of a pedestrian bridge and associated multi-use trail system that would connect Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CNRA) with the Chickasaw Cultural Center and the downtown area of the City of Sulphur.The proposed pedestrian bridge and associated trail designs would promote increased access to CNRA and the surrounding community.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: LITTLE ROCK, AR - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Deborah Perry, Regional Director of the United States Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; announced today that John Mathis Lile, III, age 56, of Little Rock has pleaded guilty to theft or embezzlement in connection with health care.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Save the Date. The last Moonrise Tours of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse in 2014 will be on October 9, 10, and 11. Bring your own flashlight and experience the lighthouse and island as the keepers did in the dark of night. Hear stories of the light keepers and watch the moon as it rises over the Atlantic Ocean and reflects off the waters of Core Sound. Reservations for the tour will open Oct. 1, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury found Erasmo Aguinaga (36, Oneco) guilty today of attempted child enticement. He faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 12, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. Aguinaga was indicted on April 25, 2013.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Today marks six years since the application to build the job-creating Keystone XL pipeline was first submitted. For the past six years, the project has been extensively studied and debated, but President Obama has yet to make a decision on whether or not to approve the Presidential Permit needed to allow...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Seven Southern Illinois residents have plead guilty to drug offenses in federal court in Benton, Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: ABILENE, Texas - Former Correctional Officers at Big Spring Correctional Center (BSCC), in Big Spring, Texas, who pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) investigation that was initiated when an inmate committed suicide in the facility two years ago while they were on duty, were sentenced today, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - Last night, the U.S. Senate approved bipartisan child welfare legislation aimed at reducing child sex trafficking, increasing adoptions and improving child support collections. The legislation was approved by the House on July 23, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Utah. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. Conspired With Others To Get Visas For Foreign Nationals Already Living And Working In The United States. SALT LAKE CITY - James Hector Alcala, age 46, a Salt Lake City attorney, will serve 56 months in federal prison...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: Contact: Karla Tanner. National Park Service Continues Community Dialogues. Fruita, CO - Colorado National Monument will continue its open dialogues with the community by holding two public meetings to discuss safety issues along the East Hill public right-of-way as it relates to vehicle size, cargo...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Eliecer Reyes Huerta, 31, a Mexican national residing in Vallejo, pleaded guilty today to possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute, unlawfully possessing a firearm, and aggravated identity theft arising from false statements he made in an application for a U.S. passport, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and U.S. Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent-In-Charge David Zebley announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: The Great Pumpkin Walk. Date: Saturday, October 18th. Time: 10am to 2pm for pumpkin carving. 7pm to 9pm for the pumpkin walk. Location: Mound City Group Visitor Center. Fees: No Fees. Hopewell Culture National Historical Park will be hosting The Great Pumpkin Walk on Saturday, October 18 at the Mound City...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), today held a hearing to review the growing threat of antibiotic resistance and discuss ways to foster new drug development. Members heard from the Director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Drug Evaluation and...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 19, 2014
News Release: The public closure of the Moose-Wilson Road within Grand Teton National Park was lifted as of 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 19, because the male grizzly bear that was frequenting this area over the past week appears to have moved to a new location away from the roadway and into the general vicinity of the...
