News from December 2015
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area’s Trail Keepers program is a volunteer partnership for people who love the park’s trails and want to help take care of them. The goal of the program is to provide an extended presence in the backcountry, and at the same time, provide the Big South Fork’s staff with information on trail conditions.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Region (LCR) is seeking cost-share funding proposals with eligible non-federal stakeholders within the Lower Colorado River Basin as part of the Water Conservation Field Services Program (WCFSP) program. In 2016, Reclamation anticipates...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Six men and two women have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of making false statements in connection with the acquisition of firearms, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives this week said #Yes2Energy and approved H.R. 8, the North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act, a bill aimed at modernizing America’s outdated energy policies written during a time of energy scarcity. The House also passed Energy and Power Subcommittee...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, President Obama recently signed two public health bills into law. S. 799, the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, will help combat the rise in prenatal opioid abuse and H.R. 639, the Improving Regulatory Transparency...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that the Middle District of Florida collected more than $136 million for taxpayers this fiscal year (FY). In FY 2015, which ended on Sept. 30, the Office’s Civil, Criminal, and Asset Forfeiture Divisions collected these monies through civil and criminal actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The former chairman of the Bergen County Democratic Organization (BCDO), was sentenced today to 35 months in prison for his role in a racketeering scheme involving fraud and soliciting and accepting bribes as a party official, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Inhofe, Boxer Statement on Historic, Bipartisan Transportation Bill Becoming Law
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Seattle - U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington collected more than $21 million between Oct. 1, 2014 and Sept. 30, 2015. The office collected $12,195,918 in criminal and civil actions. Criminal cases accounted for...
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building upon the Energy and Commerce Committee’s bipartisan #RecordOfSuccess, President Obama recently signed two public health bills into law. S. 799, the Protecting Our Infants Act of 2015, will help combat the rise in prenatal opioid abuse and H.R. 639, the Improving Regulatory Transparency...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: MACON - Acting U.S. Attorney G.F. Peterman, III announced today that the Middle District of Georgia collected $14,874,864.54 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2015.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of December 7.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Four residents of Western Pennsylvania, three of Texas, and one of Florida, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and money laundering laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHERRY HILL CONSTRUCTION, INC., a company based in North Branford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to three years of probation and a fine of $200,000 for underfunding its retirement plan and filing a false tax return.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 4, 2015
News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Jennifer Bowen-Dodoo, 51, made her initial appearance in District Court today before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez after her arrest on St. Thomas Thursday for sex trafficking of a 13-year-old female minor, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Judge Gomez remanded Bowen-Dodoo to the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending a detention hearing scheduled for December 7, 2015.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today called for the federal government to live up to the promises made in the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), legislation that was signed into law 35 years ago that has helped protect many of Alaska’s most treasured lands.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: North Dakota’s First Grocery Store SNAP Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE - U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha announced today that the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island collected $6,130,353.07 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2015. Of this amount, $2,626,122.75 was collected in criminal actions and $3,504,230.32 was collected in civil actions.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Shreveport man was sentenced to 105 months in prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition after being convicted of a felony.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2015
News Release: Dear Madam Attorney General: The threat posed by cyber-attacks remains one of our nation’s biggest security challenges. As the frequency and severity of cyber-attacks continues to increase, Congress has a responsibility to continue to strengthen our nation’s cybersecurity. To address this evolving 21st...
