News from August 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -As a part of their investigation into recent drug price increases, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Senator Bernie Sanders, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, Senate Committee on Health, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a New Iberia woman pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing from a Chitimacha tribal business.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that yesterday U.S. District Judge John D. Levy dismissed a lawsuit brought against the federal government by the State of Maine on behalf of Riverview Psychiatric Center (“Riverview"), a psychiatric hospital operated by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a meeting to update the public on the current status of the ongoing Cost Allocation Study for the Central Valley Project. The meeting will cover three topics: (1) A high-level summary on the cost estimating analyses, reminding everyone of the presentation...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Guardian of Justice Award. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Independence, Mo., police detective, an FBI agent and a forensic accountant for the FBI have received the Guardian of Justice Award. Independence Police...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Enoch B. Morelock Award. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that Officer Kevin Holle of the Springfield, Mo., Police Department has received the 2015 Enoch B. Morelock Award. The Enoch B. Morelock Award is an annual recognition...
By State Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: As part of the Department of the Interior’s commitment to responsible and balanced domestic energy development, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced a draft Master Leasing Plan (MLP) for public lands in east-central Utah, the first such plan in the state. The draft Moab MLP will...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Entrance, campground, and Fiery Furnace fees at Arches and Canyonlands national parks will increase on Oct. 1, 2015, in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Stephenville, Texas, man has been sentenced in federal court for engaging in money laundering by conducting financial transactions with funds derived from a wire fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kristi K. Sepkowitz, 56, of Alto, N.M., was sentenced yesterday afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to three years of probation and a $1,000.00 fine for embezzling money belonging to the United States. Sepkowitz was the Postmaster of the Capitan Post Office in Lincoln County, N.M., when she committed the offense.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: As members of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Oversight, we are writing to urge you to exercise the discretion conferred to you under 19 U.S.C. § 1618 and 31 U.S.C. § 5321(c) to remit the funds seized from Randy and Karen Sowers pursuant to the attached petition filed with...
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Vancouver, WA -Starting on Aug. 29, 2015, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) will increase entrance fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Eyad Farah (41, Barrington, Texas) with conspiring to export firearms without a license, exporting firearms without a license, and smuggling firearms from the United States in violation of federal ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Chad Dodge, 35, of Mullica Hill, NJ, was charged by Indictment, unsealed today, with attempted arson and false statement to law enforcement, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger and ATF Special Agent-in-Charge Essam Rabadi. Dodge was arrested this morning by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Richmond, Va. - The National Park Service is turning 99 years old on August 25 and Richmond National Battlefield Park and Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site want you to join the party! Come to the park and attend some of our special programs that day. The lineup of activities will highlight the variety of work that the park staff does, and allow visitors a peek behind the scenes. No reservations are needed and all programs are free.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: The exit trail leading out of Thurston Lava Tube will remain closed another week while workers repave the trail, following the replacement of an old electrical line.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Former U.S. Consulate Official Sentenced to 64 Months in Prison for Receiving Over $3 Million in Bribes in Exchange for Visas.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank T. Pimentel, who is handling the case, stated that on July 21, 2015, the Niagara County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call regarding an injury at 6761 Walmore Road in Wheatfield. When emergency crews arrived, they discovered that the defendant had a significant injury to his lower leg. Subsequently, personnel from the Erie County Bomb Squad entered the unattached garage where an explosion had occurred.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement on the 80th anniversary of Social Security...
