News from April 2015
By Fed News Journal | Apr 27, 2015
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Clarksburg resident Antonio DeJesus, 28, originally of Delaware, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison for heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Free admission to Hyde Street Pier, Visitor Center, and Maritime Museum. Admission for historic ships: Adults $5, Ages 15 and under free (with adult supervision). Free with National Park passes.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: BEATRICE--Volunteers are needed for a new scanning and indexing project at Homestead National Monument of America. Through this project, the activities and events at Homestead National Monument of America will be documented for future use. Be a part of the team that saves this history. If you are interested, please contact Volunteer Manager Susan Cook at 402-223-1712 or email susan_cook@nps.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Boyd, 40, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to trafficking methamphetamine in Lea County, N.M.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Energy Department today announced five projects selected for a total of $2 million for the first part of the multiphase Frontier Observatory for Research in Geothermal Energy (FORGE) effort. This field laboratory...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An Atlanta man who possessed cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, and a loaded gun in 2014 pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Reginald Wendell Weems, 33, entered a guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base before Chief United States District Judge Robert C. Chambers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Milton Washburn, 29, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanostee, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to assault charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement Washburn will be sentenced to 46 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Knoxville Arabian Horse Club, American Endurance Ride Conference, and Southern Endurance Riders Association have announced they were the joint recipients of a 2015 National Park Service (NPS) Centennial Challenge Grant. These Centennial Challenge Grants...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to three years’ probation for defrauding Home Depot Inc. out of more than $470,000 through an elaborate “double-dipping" scheme he committed at various Home Depot locations, including in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GEORGE GALLO, 46, of East Hampton, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to one count of mail fraud related to his receipt of more than $100,000 from a political campaign direct mail company to which he steered business.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Octavius Thomas, 31, of East St. Louis, Illinois was sentenced today in the United States District Court to 52 months in prison for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, has announced. Thomas was also ordered to pay a...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that a convicted felon originally from Detroit, Michigan pleaded guilty today in federal court in Huntington to unlawfully possessing a firearm. Joseph Lovell Cook, 22, entered a guilty plea to possessing an SKS semi-automatic assault...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: On Wednesday, April 29 at 2:00 p.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing on ways to strengthen the retirement security of America’s workers. The hearing, entitled, “Examining Reforms to Modernize the Multiemployer Pension System," will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Illinois man pled guilty and was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage to ten counts of mail and wire fraud based on his scheme to defraud victims by submitting forged signatures and falsified medical information on insurance applications.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that Quentin Jones, 44, of Berkeley, MO, was sentenced today on an indictment charging that he committed theft of government funds. The district court sentenced Jones to five years of probation. Jones was also...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Rodney Joel Neal (53, Montezuma, Georgia) to two years in federal prison for failing to register as sex offender after traveling to Jacksonville from Georgia. He was also sentenced to a seven-year term of supervision and ordered to register as a sex offender following his release. Neal has been in custody since his arrest in Jacksonville, on Oct. 10, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 27, 2015
News Release: In celebration of National River Cleanup Day, the Obed Wild and Scenic River will have an annual Obed River clean up on Saturday, May 16. Participants are asked to meet at the Obed Visitor Center at 208 North Maiden Street in Wartburg at 8:30 a.m. (EDT). Volunteers are asked to bring water, insect repellent, sun block and wear sturdy shoes.
