News from December 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and Vanita Gupta, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, announced the filing today of a federal Fair Housing Act complaint against Coney Island, New York cooperative Trump Village Section IV Inc. and...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday yesterday sentenced Juan Carlos Miranda Noda (29, Tampa) to eight years and one month in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud. The Court also entered a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $259,257, which constituted the proceeds of the conspiracy, and a restitution order in the amount of $424,433, to be paid to the victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL D. MASE, 32, of Sherman, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to three years of probation for his role in a steroid manufacturing and distribution ring. Judge Chatigny also ordered that MASE spend the first three months of his probation in home confinement, perform 120 hours of community service and pay a $2000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) for the Sweeney/McCune Creek Outflow Recovery and. Automation Project. Through a WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant, Reclamation will provide financial assistance to the Solano Irrigation...
By State Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretaries Kerry and Johnson: We write in response to Secretary Kerry’s recent letter to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif regarding how changes to the Visa Wavier Program (VWP) will impact Iranian nationals who wish to travel to the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives passed...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today issued the following statement to mark the two-year anniversary of the Obama administration’s heartless rejection of a short, life-saving road for the isolated village of King Cove, Alaska.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Crater Lake National Park remains open during winter storms that have brought more than 130 inches of snow to park headquarters since December 9. The Steel Visitor Center is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on Dec. 25, and Highway 62 South is plowed and passable, although chains or traction tires are required for travel on park roads, and visitors should be prepared for winter driving conditions.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Employer name: M & M Manufacturing in Fort Worth, Texas
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico - Two individuals have been charged in a one-count indictment unsealed today and returned by a grand jury in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Dec. 22, 2015, said U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico announced today. These charges stem from a scheme...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: "The Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement is the collective work of many people who care deeply about the future of the Klamath Basin, and we are all disappointed to see it lapse. The parties to the agreement have experienced the challenge of supporting agriculture and restoring salmon fisheries amid...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY -National Park Service (NPS) Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica has approved a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Campus Improvements to the University of Wyoming -National Park Service Research Center Environmental Assessment (EA). The project includes essential campus...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Plano, Texas - A Princeton, Texas man has been sentenced for identity theft and mail fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Employer name: RESCO Products Inc., doing business as Worldwide Refractories, is located at 6th & Center Streets in Tarentum, Pennsylvania. The company is a manufacturer of dolomitic brick and specialty refractory products, which are used to line ladles in the steel industry.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Lamelle Marquez Malone, age 35, formerly of Columbia, Maryland, today to 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to steal prescription drugs from a military hospital and for interstate transportation of stolen property. Judge Grimm also entered an order requiring Malone to pay a money judgment of $500,000 and restitution of $2,113,483.51.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Ukrainian National Extradited from Poland to Face Charges Related to $10 Million Cyber Money Laundering Operation.
By State Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: Members of Congress are intensely concerned by the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). This brutal terrorist group threatens the national security of the United States as well as our allies and partners and has created a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq and Syria.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) recently sent a letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following up on a recent hearing that reviewed Obamacare...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) recently eased some of the regulatory requirements imposed by the Controlled Substances (CSA) for those who are conducting FDA-approved clinical trials on (CBD), an extract of the marijuana plant. These modifications will streamline the research process...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Health Subcommittee Chairman Joseph Pitts (R-PA) recently sent a letter to Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) following up on a recent hearing that reviewed Obamacare...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2015
News Release: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park announces a change to its hours of operation.
