News from February 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment alleging that Patrick W. Ganim, 29, of, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, traveled across state lines to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor female, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Kevin Eads, a 24-year veteran of the National Park Service, has been selected as the new superintendent of Pea Ridge National Military Park. Eads, currently the park's chief of resource management, begins his new assignment on March 8th. He succeeds John Scott, who has retired.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Jorge Otano (53, Cape Coral) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute oxycodone, and distributing the drug outside the usual course of professional practice for other than legitimate...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold 22 parcels totaling 15,424 acres for $318,455 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 481-acre parcel in Moffatt County, sold to Williams Fork Land Company in Craig, Colorado...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a free guided walking tour on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.The program will focus on the role of the Union artillery that was stationed on the southern end of Stringer's Ridge during the Civil...
By USDA Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: “Thank you Chairman Conaway. Good morning everyone and welcome Chairman Massad to the Agriculture Committee. This is the Chairman’s first appearance before the Committee but I’ve had the opportunity to meet with him and have been impressed by his commitment to implementing the new regulations called for under Dodd-Frank and being inclusive of all points of view throughout the process.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Though it may not not feel like it, it is still winter in the Bay Area. Winter weather patterns affect our surf conditions along the California coast. The National Park Service wants to be sure people who are planning to visit the beaches over the President's Day Holiday take appropriate precautions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Belle Fourche, South Dakota, man convicted of Commercial Sex Trafficking was sentenced on Feb. 3, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA Samantha Christopher, 35, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was convicted in federal court today of misappropriating government money, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that improves the infrastructure, reduces costs, creates greater accountability and transparency, leverages private sector resources, and accelerates project delivery for Amtrak and the Nation’s passenger rail transportation system.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Senior United States District Judge Lyle E. Strom sentenced Anthony Aranda to 10 years, 10 months’ imprisonment and Jamie Speelman to 12 years, 3 months’ imprisonment for their involvement in robberies that occurred in November of 2013. Both defendants pled guilty to the crimes that occurred in the Omaha, Nebraska area. While they listed no permanent address, they are from the Sioux City area.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today delivered the following remarks on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 644, select unpaid-for tax provisions...
By DOL Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Employer name: PVI Industries LLC. Site: Fort Worth, Texas. Date initiated: The Site Specific Targeted inspections, which are planned inspections at high-hazard workplaces where the highest rates of injuries and illnesses occur, began Aug. 28, 2014. Investigation findings: OSHA cited the employer for...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a felony Criminal Information charging Hugo Perez Banda, age 27, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was filed today in the United States District Court in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Shamorcus Brandan Nesbitt (28, Tampa) guilty of conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, interference with commerce by robbery, carrying a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and ...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Today we face something old, something new and something borrowed. But they all beg the same questions.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - Senior United States District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger has sentenced Shaun Andrew Copenhaver (29, Jacksonville) to 10 years in federal prison for knowingly receiving child pornography over the Internet. He was also ordered to serve a 15-year term of supervision following his incarceration, to register as a sex offender, and to forfeit his computer media. Copenhaver has been in custody since his arrest on February 6, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A former Lowell man and convicted felon was sentenced yesterday for illegally possessing multiple firearms, including a semi-automatic pistol.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 12, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Sturgis. South Dakota, couple were sentenced on Jan. 29, 2015, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.
