News from December 2015
By US DOT Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: The Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) new fact sheet on state and local regulation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) provides information for states and municipalities considering laws or regulations addressing UAS use. The document outlines FAA's safety reasons for federal oversight of aviation and airspace, and explains federal responsibility in this area.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Casey Tyler Nagy, 28, originally of Missouri, with distribution of LSD and unlawful possession of a firearm, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: A New York man was sentenced to six years in federal prison today for receiving and accessing child pornography in connection with his use of a website based on the Tor network.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Robert "Poobar" Daniels, age 42, of Schenectady, New York, pled guilty today to distributing crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The guilty plea...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a federal Grand Jury in Harrisburg returned an indictment yesterday charging Jamar McMillan, age 31, with possession with the intent to distribute heroin and possession of a weapon in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Beaver County resident was indicted on Dec. 16, 2015, by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of distribution and possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Joseph R. Carr, 25, of Belleville, Illinois, was sentenced to 168 months in prison on a four-count indictment charging him with Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Carrying a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime, Possession with Intent to Distribute Controlled Substance, and...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Energy Panel Chairman Touts Benefits of Crude Oil Exports to Alaska, Nation
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2016, and everyone is invited to participate in the year-long celebration from New Year’s Day through Dec. 31, 2016. Here’s a glimpse at the special centennial events below, with more being planned. Keep up with the latest and bookmark the centennial page on the official park website.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that MYRNA SHILOH, age 56, of New Orleans, was charged today in a two count Indictment with theft of public money and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Timothy Fletcher, 33, of Harwich, Mass., was indicted today on being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, possession of cocaine base with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Jose Luis Hernandez. Citations issued: Dec. 17, 2015. Investigation findings: The employer was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for one willful violation for failing to ensure workers utilize fall protection. Additionally, five serious...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: ‘Panoramic View Resort & Residences’ Was Purchased With Proceeds of $96 Million Ponzi Scheme.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Waverly Entertainment Inc., doing business as Camden Park, at 5000 Waverly Road in Huntington, West Virginia.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: National Park Service seeking comments for the development of a Comprehensive Trails Plan for Gettysburg and Eisenhower Parks.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - The chief executive of a Florida financial firm was arraigned today on federal fraud charges for allegedly selling $179 million in sham loans to a Milwaukee investment company.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Readout of Department of Justice’s First Meetings in Chicago Following Announcement of Pattern or Practice Investigation of the Chicago Police Department.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Damian Corbett, 40, of New Rochelle, New York, was found guilty in U.S. District Court following a two-day jury trial of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and oxymorphone.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area is seeking volunteer musical acts interested in performing at the 16th annual Big South Fork Spring Planting and Music Festival event scheduled for Saturday, April 30, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 17, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG - A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, resident was arrested today on charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen, is charged in a two-count criminal complaint that was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania following his arrest. His initial appearance will be at 4:30 p.m. in Harrisburg.
