News from December 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Spent Fraud Proceeds in West Memphis, Arkansas.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released the following statement on draft guidance from the FDA regarding emerging postmarket device signals, which could help raise awareness among doctors and patients about potential safety risks associated with medical devices.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who shipped illegal drugs from Nevada to other states, and used a false identity and structured bank deposits to hide over $850,000 that he made from his drug dealing, has been sentenced to 14½ years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden, for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon from southwest suburban Hickory Hills pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he illegally possessed firearms whose serial numbers had been obliterated.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Filmmaker Eliza Goode will present her recent film, The Smell of Cedars Steeped in Rain at 7:00 p.m.on Tuesday, January 12 in the Peninsula College Little Theater. The free program is part of the Olympic National Park Perspectives speaker series and is sponsored by Olympic National Park and the Friends of Olympic National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that five southwest Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury, in three separate but related cases, for distributing methamphetamine in Vernon and Bates County, Mo., and for illegally possessing firearms.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Rangelands are grazed by livestock, serve as habitat and food for wildlife and pollinators, and filter runoff to help keep waterways clean. However, invasive weeds, wildfires, droughts, mining, and other disturbances are degrading these important resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage woman was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for three counts of defrauding an elderly woman of over $70,000.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - As residents of the Midwest deal with historic flooding and clean-up from the recent multi-day winter storm which has caused as many as 20 known deaths in Illinois and Missouri, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges employers, workers and members of the public engaged in cleanup activities to be aware of the hazards they can encounter and the necessary steps they should take to protect themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has jointly sought and received court approval to terminate a settlement agreement with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) in Columbus, Ohio, regarding the deployment of tasers in the Franklin County jails. The move recognizes the successful...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a final rule to expand the exemption for certified organic products from assessments collected by commodity promotion programs and marketing orders administered by the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). The rule will be effective on Feb. 29, 2016, 60 days after its publication in the Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Father Eusebio Francisco Kino arrived at the village of Tumacácori in January of 1691 at the invitation of its native villagers. The famed missionary and explorer brought for the first time many aspects of European culture including the Old World's horses, cattle, and other livestock together with its field crops and fruit trees. What Kino left behind is a legacy that can be seen, heard, and tasted to this day.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Justice Department Announces Franklin County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office Has Fully Implemented Agreement Regarding Use of Tasers.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a grand jury has handed down an 8-count indictment charging Dashawn Abrams, 26, Damarcus Hennings, 24, Shaquata Hennings, 29, Arthur Clark, 27, Shahana Beaver, 23, and Janice Humphrey, 26, all of Buffalo, N.Y., with conspiracy to...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Enrique Marquez Jr. also Charged with Being ‘Straw Purchaser’ of Two Assault Rifles Later Used in San Bernardino Attack that Killed 14 People.
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: Inhofe, Mullin Statement on Recent Flooding in Eastern Oklahoma
By DOL Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: ST. LOUIS - As residents of the Midwest deal with historic flooding, which has caused as many as 20 known deaths in Missouri and Illinois, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration urges workers and members of the public engaged in cleanup activities to be aware of the hazards they can encounter and the necessary steps they should take to protect themselves.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - A convicted felon from southwest suburban Hickory Hills pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges he illegally possessed firearms whose serial numbers had been obliterated.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Allegheny County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 30, 2015
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that five southwest Missouri residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury, in three separate but related cases, for distributing methamphetamine in Vernon and Bates County, Mo., and for illegally possessing firearms.
