News from September 2014
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: USDA Rural Development Acting Under Secretary Doug O'Brien today announced the selection of 85 utilities and development organizations for loans and grants to support rural business activities that will boost economic growth in rural communities.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez announces that beginning Wednesday, Oct. 1, there will be new hours for the Chamizal National Memorial grounds. "The grounds of the Memorial will now be open to the public from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The new hours will apply to all foot traffic as well as vehicles," said Superintendent Sanchez.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - As part of the 150th commemoration of the Civil War, Andersonville National Historic Site will be hosting a living history weekend on Saturday, October 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA -To protect park resources as well as the safety and welfare of visitors, Biscayne National Park is partnering with other agencies during Columbus Day weekend, October 10-13. It is traditionally the most dangerous weekend of the year for those visiting the park by boat. In recent years safety has improved, fewer boats are involved in accidents or groundings in fragile habitat, and law enforcement entities are increasing their presence.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow today sentenced Antonio Edwards, age 41, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, to 20 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release; and sentenced co-defendants Shane Elliott Hare, age 27, of Hyattsville, Maryland, to 11 years ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Omar Gonzalez, 42, formerly of Copperas Cove, Texas, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges stemming from an incident on Sept. 19, 2014, in which he climbed a fence and ran toward and into the White House while armed with a folding knife.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River announces two programs on Saturday, October 4. First, the public is encouraged to bring any questions and join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 10 to 10:30 a.m. (ET). Then, beginning at Lilly Bridge at 11 a.m., NPS rangers will be leading another Climb with a Ranger program.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Over 80 volunteers participated in the recent 15th Annual Adopt-A-Crag at the Obed Wild and Scenic River. This stewardship event was a partnership between the East Tennessee Climbers Coalition and the National Park Service that resulted in 400 hours of volunteer efforts at the Obed Wild and Scenic River.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the confirmed case of Ebola in the United States. The committee has been receiving regular, bipartisan briefings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the last...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON - Jose Santos, Jr., 24, of Falls Church, Va., was sentenced today to 12 years in prison on charges stemming from a sexual assault of a woman in June of 2013, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office today issued a legal opinion demonstrating that the administration lacks a congressional appropriation to use taxpayer dollars to cover insurance company losses in 2015 under the health law’s risk corridor program. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Budget Committee Ranking Member Jeff Sessions (R-AL) requested the report.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office today announced the filing of a one-count information charging Dennis Wright with securities fraud. Wright, a former agent of the AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA"), operated Wright Associates in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office today announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, Montana on Sept. 29, 2014, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Strong, the following individuals appeared.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A federal jury in Camden convicted a Philadelphia business owner today for arranging a murder for hire that led to a shooting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Grants Awarded To Hire School Resource Officers, Reduce Violence And.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: - Submitted 53 fraudulent funding requests for nonexistent mortgage loans totaling $17,900,000.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Minneapolis - ROBERT ALLEN WALKER, 72, of Ramsey, Minnesota, was sentenced on Sept. 25, 2014, to 25 years in federal prison for stealing more than $56 million from hundreds of investors. On March 5, 2014, after an 8-week trial, WALKER was found guilty of four counts of Mail Fraud, nine counts of Wire Fraud, one count of Witness Tampering and three counts of Tax Evasion.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: Defendant Used Her Position as a Bank Teller to Obtain Money from Customer Account.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: ELIZABETH CITY - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, before United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle a jury convicted, DESMOND SIMPSON, 29, of Wilmington, for Robbery and Carrying and Brandishing a Firearm, during and in relation to a crime of violence.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 30, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The bipartisan 21st Century Cures initiative has encouraged a rich, robust discussion over the past several months, with multiple hearings and roundtables in both Washington and around the country. Next week, the effort will continue with a roundtable in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Energy and...
