News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Ross Williams is the new Fire Management Officer (FMO) for Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park. He oversees fire management operations for the Pacific Island Park network, which includes 12 national parks in Hawai'i, Guam, Saipan and American Samoa.

By DOE Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement today regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to cut methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) emissions. EPA estimates the rule will yield net climate benefits of $120 to $150 million in 2025...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: The BLM will close Emerald Mountain Trailhead on Cow Creek Road (County Road 45) for about four weeks beginning Aug. 19 to perform trail improvements. To access this trail system until this project is finished, please use the first gate on Cow Creek Road off of County Road 33.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York (“NYPD")...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: "One of the first things I did when I became U.S. Attorney was arrange for Lou Stokes to address every federal prosecutor in the District. We were in the midst of a huge county corruption scandal, and public service was taking a public beating. But Lou Stokes was always there as a shining beacon of integrity...

By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI -John Broward has been selected as Chief Ranger at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and will direct visitor and resource protection for the 333,086-acre park.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that STEVEN GAETA, age 41, of Kenner, pled guilty today to a one-count Bill of Information for crimes involving the possession of child pornography.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Paul Milton Laney, age 60, of Silver Spring, Maryland today to 78 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing two bank robberies within three days.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - United States Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a North Pole man was indicted by a federal grand jury on drug and firearm charges.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: Naturalist Programs at Tucson Mountain District (West, 2700 N. Kinney Rd.).

By Interior Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: San Francisco, CA -The National Park Service (NPS) turns 99 years old on Aug. 25, and San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park wants to give you a present - free admission! The usual entrance fee of $5 will be waived for all visitors on August 25. So come down to the park for a ranger-led tour of the 1886 square-rigger Balclutha at 2:15, or just spend the afternoon exploring the Museum, Visitor Center exhibits, and the rest of the historic fleet at Hyde Street Pier.

By State Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement today about an Associated Press report alleging the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will permit Iranians to inspect the Parchin military complex where Iran is believed ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: In February, RAY pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of forging treasury checks. At that time, RAY admitted to cashing more than 120 forged United States Treasury Checks worth more than $400,000. The checks were stolen from the New York City Area as well as from other parts of the United States. Ray would get the stolen checks mailed to him via the United States Postal Service at his Brockport home.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Pablo Salgado-Cervantes, 25, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court to violating the Hobbs Act and the federal firearms laws by brandishing a firearm during an armed robbery of a McDonald’s restaurant on Sept. 3, 2014.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 19, 2015

News Release: DALLAS - A 34-year-old Grand Prairie, Texas, man, Luis Vasquez-Sanchez, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 100 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in March 2015 to one count of transportation of child pornography, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015

News Release: The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a unique partnership has been formed consisting of local, regional and national private business entities to aid moderate to high-risk offenders in the federal criminal justice system, who have been recently released into the community.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 18, 2015

News Release: The owner and operator of three medical clinics located in Los Angeles pleaded guilty today to submitting more than $4.5 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 18, 2015

News Release: GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico — If you live in Puerto Rico, the coffee you drink was likely harvested, packed and shipped by workers who toil long hours daily, but who don't always receive the pay to which they are entitled.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 18, 2015

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — Two recent and very significant legal victories for California workers send a strong message to employers nationwide: if you misclassify your employees, you will face the consequences.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 18, 2015

News Release: MSHA's Main: Miners better protected with industry compliance at 99 percent ARLINGTON, Va. – One year ago this month, the landmark respirable dust rule went into effect, adding a number of increased protections for coal miners and closing several loopholes that masked their exposure to unhealthy coal ...