News from August 2015
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, a bipartisan group of senators reacted to a new report that found that the federal government needs to improve the management of its most financially underperforming buildings.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Brian P. Hearing, 43, of Falls Church, Virginia, a former official with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), pleaded guilty today to lying to federal investigators to conceal his ownership of a private company he was inappropriately using his official position to promote.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: Ivan Vaclavik, 68, of the Czech Republic was sentenced today to 27 months in prison, to be followed by two years of supervised release, for attempting to enter the United States illegally as an alien who was previously deported, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Sections 1326(a) and (b)(1).
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: Defendant Possessed Over 600 Grams of Cocaine, Over 30 grams of Heroin, and Over 700 Oxycodone Pills.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Timothy Hickman-Smith, 26, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on August 7, 2015, to 10 years in prison by Senior United States District Judge Joseph Bataillon. Hickman-Smith had previously pled guilty after Omaha police officers had stopped him on...
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. (ABR), Novogenix Laboratories, and StemExpress requesting briefings and information regarding each organization’s practices relating to human fetal tissue collection, sale, and/or donation. These letters build on the committee’s investigation into the shocking Planned Parenthood videos released in recent weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: On August 6, 2015, Clinton W. Waters, 38, of DuQuoin, was sentenced for his involvement in a methamphetamine conspiracy, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Brien Keith Hughes, 32, formerly of Alexandria, was sentenced today to 360 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for convictions related to his role in two violent robberies where firearms were used.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Larry Whalon to be the next superintendent of Lava Beds National Monument and the Tule Lake Unit of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in northeastern California.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Jodi Muratella, 39 years old, was sentenced today to a 10 year term of imprisonment, and a term of 8 years of supervised release after she completes her prison sentence, by the Honorable Joseph F. Bataillon, United Stated District Court Judge. Jodi...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A former Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney investment adviser previously convicted of securities fraud for defrauding a single client out of nearly a quarter of a million dollars was sentenced to additional time in prison yesterday for engaging in a nearly two-decade scheme to defraud several other clients.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: Yesterday, a Port St. Lucie woman was sentenced to five years of probation, and was ordered to pay $14,421.00 in restitution, by United States District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks, for her participation in an unemployment insurance fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY - August 7, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - Drew Lessard, Area Manager for the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office, announces the selection of Leeyan (Lee) Mao as CCAO’s Deputy Area Manager. As the Deputy, Mao will assist the Area Manager in managing the operation of Folsom, Nimbus, New Melones and Monticello dams and the associated lands, powerplants, canals, etc.
By EPA Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent letters to Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Advanced Bioscience Resources, Inc. (ABR), Novogenix Laboratories, and StemExpress requesting briefings and information regarding each organization’s practices relating to human fetal tissue collection, sale, and/or donation. These letters build on the committee’s investigation into the shocking Planned Parenthood videos released in recent weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of Michigan. Friday, August 7, 2015. An indictment charging 24 members of a large-scale narcotics organization from the Ravendale neighborhood on Detroit’s east side was unsealed today, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced. Joining...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: A Boynton Beach resident pled guilty to possessing heroin and participating in an identity theft tax refund fraud scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation has increased its water releases from Navajo Dam, from 650 to 1,300 cubic feet per second (cfs), in response to the Gold King mine spill near Silverton, Colorado.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Transporter Maintenance and Inspection LLC, a subsidiary of L & B Holdings LLC in Port Allen, Louisiana
By Interior Newswire | Aug 7, 2015
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO -The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Jacqueline Ashwell to be the next superintendent of World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, including the USS Arizona Memorial;and the newly created Honouliuli National Monument. Ashwell replaces Paul DePrey who left the park to lead Salem Maritime and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Sites in Massachusetts.
