News from February 2015
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Prescribed Burning Planned at Montezuma Well.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury in Scranton has issued an indictment charging a Tobyhanna woman with devising and carrying out a scheme to defraud the Social Security Administration (SSA) of financial benefits intended for low-income individuals and families.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Coronado National Memorial is pleased to announce the return of free guided programs in the park. Late winter and early spring are ideal seasons to join park staff for a hike to explore the natural and cultural history of the park. Mild daytime temperatures ensure comfortable hiking conditions through the park’s oak woodlands and mountainous terrain. All programs are free of charge, and no reservations are necessary.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: On Tuesday, Feb. 17, the Museum of Westward Expansion, located below the Gateway Arch, will close to make way for entirely new museum exhibits and visitor experience in association with the CityArchRiver 2015 project. The Gateway Arch will remain open and will continue to offer Journey to the Top tram...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The bill also directs three House Committees, including the Ways and Means Committee, to develop patient-centered legislation to replace the law. Upon passage, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) delivered the following opening statement during the Ways and Means hearing on the U.S. trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERMAINE JENKINS, 34, formerly of Newington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following statement in response to reports that the president is dropping his proposal to tax 529 college savings accounts. Ways and Means member Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) has introduced bipartisan legislation that, rather than tax, would strengthen and expand this tool millions of families use to help save for college.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) issued the following statement in support of H.R. 529, bipartisan legislation introduced by Reps. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Ron Kind (D-WI) that would expand, modernize, and strengthen tax-free 529 college-savings plans.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE B JoAnn Jackson, 63, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U. S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Jackson to serve three years of supervised release, to pay $811,084.32 in restitution and to serve 200 hours of community service. Jackson pleaded guilty on Nov. 20, 2014.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -President Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2016 -the centennial year of the National Park Service -includes $3 billion for the bureau's critical conservation, preservation, and recreation mission. The budget boosts the National Park Service's essential programs and operational needs by $432.9 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Defendant Pleaded Guilty To Two Counts Of Production Of Child Pornography| Involving A 3-Year Old Child And A 7-Year-Old Child.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Tucson, AZ - Saguaro National Park's Tucson Mountain District (west) will offer a three-day Wilderness Camp for young people 10 to 14 years old on Thursday, Friday and, Saturday February 26-28, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Petar Petrov, 42, a citizen of Bulgaria who resides Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess and use counterfeit access devices with intent to defraud, was sentenced to three months in prison, by...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that 14 defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than $4 million worth of methamphetamine and heroin in the St. Joseph, Mo., area and elsewhere.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that David Cote, 44, of Essex Junction, pleaded guilty on Jan. 28, 2015, in United States District Court in Brattleboro to a charge of access device fraud. U.S. District Judge J. Garvan Murtha released Cote on conditions pending sentencing, which is set for May 19.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today delivered the following opening statement at a committee hearing on the President’s FY 2016 budget request for the IRS...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the below statement on the current state of funding for the Department of Homeland Security and the impact on grant funding. Earlier today, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson released a statement on the matter.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced that Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson has sentenced DONNA M. DODSON, age 53, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to sixty-three (63) months in federal prison as a result of her fraudulent scheme to defraud one of her former employers. DODSON...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 3, 2015
News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park invites public comment on changes to facility use and special park use permit fees that will become effective May 1, 2015.
