News from April 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: Clevis Holmes, 31, from Madison, Illinois, was sentenced on April 17, 2015, in federal district court, in East St. Louis, Illinois, on one count of cocaine distribution, one count of heroin distribution, and one count of aiding and abetting the distribution of "crack" cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A bookkeeper at an Atlantic City, New Jersey, rolling chair company today admitted lying to federal agents during an investigation into unreported cash taken from the business, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: As part of its ongoing mission to engage the public on issues in a quicker and popular way, the Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM ES) has launched two new social media outlets on both Facebook and Twitter."We are excited about using social media to connect with people interested in the management...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: FARGO - Acting U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on April 17, 2015, Tim Koropatnicki, 56, and Delyte Koropatnicki, 55, both from Pingree, North Dakota, were sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson. Tim Koropatnicki pled guilty to a felony charge of Unauthorized Use of...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced three additions to the Republican staff of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The new additions to the committee include Heidi Hansen, Mary Leschper, and Pam Rice.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: Defendant Attempted To Travel To Yemen To Join Al-Qaeda Affiliate, Assist Co-Conspirator’s Efforts To Join The Terrorist Group And Destroy Evidence Of Terrorism Offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Steven Woodward, 34, of Charles Town, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for heroin trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment on Thursday against Jonathan Arturo Alvarez, 25, of Bakersfield, charging him with possession with intent to distribute cocaine.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) final report on airport access control released today...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Jeffrey Sean Nazari, age 44, of Silver Spring, Maryland, on charges of distributing a controlled substance analogue resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance analogue, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment was returned today.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The 2015 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on Sept. 17, 18, 20, and 21 (Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday), weather permitting. The park's annual Military Appreciation Day for service members and their families stationed in Alaska has been scheduled for Saturday, September 19 this year.
By DOL Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: On Wednesday, April 22 at 10:00 a.m., the Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled “Examining the Challenges Facing Native American Schools." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Mark Jeff Zeldes, 53, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced today to three years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy in California to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Zeldes was also ordered to forfeit over 300 pieces of equipment used for the indoor cultivation of marijuana.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 will renew Trade Promotion Authority to help bring home high standard international trade agreements what will boost American exports and benefit American workers, farmers, ranchers, and job creators.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, "2020 Census: Challenges Facing the Bureau for a Modern, Cost-Effective Survey." Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del), as prepared for delivery...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2015
News Release: The United States attracts and welcomes foreign citizens to our nation's higher educational institutions. In fact, according to a recent Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) report, there were more than 1.1 million nonimmigrant students studying in the United States as of February 2015; the majority of whom were from China, India and South Korea.
