News from August 2015
By US DOT Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $325,000 civil penalty against Southwest Airlines of Dallas, Texas, for allegedly operating a Boeing 737 that was not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel, who handled the case, stated that the defendant robbed the Bank of America located at 5091 Broadway Street in Depew, N.Y., of $2,100 on Feb. 18, 2014. As part of his plea and sentencing, Cumbo also admitted to robbing the Citizens Bank located at 1722 Walden...
By DOE Newswire | Aug 17, 2015
News Release: The U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected six projects to receive funding through NETL’s University Coal Research Program, administered by the Crosscutting Research Technology Program. The University Coal Research Program funds research and development at U.S. colleges and universities for coal conversion and utilization.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 16, 2015
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement Sunday on the passing of civil rights leader Julian Bond: “Throughout his remarkable life, Julian Bond was a leader, a trailblazer, and an icon in this country’s enduring fight for civil rights and equal justice for all people. Bond’s ...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 16, 2015
News Release: The north entrance to Crater Lake National Park will close temporarily beginning at 10 PM on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015, to allow for fire line preparation and burn out operations related to the Crescent Fire. The precautionary closure is being put into effect to facilitate fire operations and provide for the safety of firefighters and park visitors. The Pacific Crest Trail will also temporarily close from the park north boundary to the junction with Lightning Springs Trail.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2015
News Release: Craig, Colo. - Lightning is the confirmed cause of several of the nine fires reported to the Craig Interagency Dispatch Center this afternoon and evening. The incidents are located in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties following thunder storms that moved through the region. Federal and county resources are responding to the numerous fire reports.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 15, 2015
News Release: KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Calif. Aug. 15, 2015 -At the recommendation of the Rough Fire Incident Management Team, the Park is notifying visitors and the public in Cedar Grove that the Rough Fire has necessitated closing Highway 180. The Rough Fire has not crossed the South Fork of the Kings River, however it is approaching the river below Highway 180.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Targeted funding builds on substantial efforts on working lands Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2015— Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will invest an additional $5 million to help Ohio, Michigan and Indiana ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: A Milwaukee man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for receiving more than one million images of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad of the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Vietnam-Based Scheme Yielded Millions of Dollars in Bribes A former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Michael T. Sestak, 44, was sentenced today to 64 months in prison on federal charges in a scheme in which he accepted more than $3 million in bribes to process visas for non-immigrants seeking entry to the ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: An Ashburn, Virginia, resident was sentenced to prison today for mortgage and tax fraud, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: A doctor at a Brooklyn, New York, clinic was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a $13 million health care fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Kelly T. Currie of the Eastern District of New York, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department today released its first annual report following former Attorney General Eric Holder’s pledge in February 2014 to make public information related to law enforcement requests for information from, or records of, members of the news media.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Defendant Purchased Ticket to Travel to Turkey to Join ISIL Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, 25, a citizen of Uzbekistan and resident of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ...
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 14, 2015
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
