News from January 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech at the American Enterprise Institute today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) highlighted his long-standing efforts to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and detailed what the Administration needs to achieve in on-going trade negotiations such as the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) in order to have these agreements successfully enacted by Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOSEPH F. GAGLIANO, age 55, and DOMINICK GULLO, age 72, both from Metairie, pled guilty today to federal firearm charges.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes two civil penalties totaling $1.6 million against Alaska Airlines, Inc. of Seattle, Wash., for allegedly operating aircraft that were not in compliance with Federal Aviation Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - JOSEPH BROGAN pled guilty to multiple fraud charges related to a scheme involving applications for home loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - David Lawrence Handel, age 26, of Columbus, Ohio pleaded guilty yesterday to drug trafficking charges in connection with the sale of drugs via Silk Road, an online, international marketplace for users to buy and sell controlled substances, false identifications and other contraband over the Internet.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Yosemite National Park announces entrance fees and campground fees will increase beginning March 1, 2015. The new fee structure includes modifications to the October 2014 draft proposal based on public input.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: All coastal states that participate in the National Coastal Zone Management Program are required to develop a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program that describes how they will prevent and control polluted runoff in coastal waters.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Ramon Ingram, age 28, of Baltimore, today to four years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Judge Bennett also ordered Ingram to pay restitution of $191,958.39.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: $450,000 of Penalty to Fund Projects Benefitting Chesapeake Bay and $250,000 Awarded to Crew Member Who Provided Evidence of the Illegal Discharges.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating improvements to the Gorge Creek Trail, which is located south of the Eielson Visitor Center (EVC) at Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road. The NPS is considering improving and repairing the Gorge Creek Trail in order to protect park resources and enhance the visitor experience by providing a safe, sustainable trail.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: MEEKER, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management is now seeking public comments concerning proposed gathers of excess wild horses in areas managed by the BLM White River Field Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), will fund a new center in Florida dedicated to helping the state's small and medium-size manufacturers innovate and grow.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that the owner of a Lake Charles tax preparation business pleaded guilty Thursday to underreporting income on his tax returns over a three-year period.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Robert Rednowers, age 44, of Baltimore, today to 114 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for bank robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that the lead defendant of a drug conspiracy involving nine individuals pled guilty in federal court today. Six of the eight other co-conspirators have previously pled guilty to federal drug charges or been sentenced for their roles in the conspiracy.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes two civil penalties totaling $147,375 against ExpressJet Airlines of Atlanta, Ga. for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing and aircraft maintenance regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Charlie Lewis Davis of Mobile was sentenced, following an October 2014 guilty plea to a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Davis was previously convicted in Baldwin County of Manslaughter and Possession of Marijuana, First Degree in 2005. By virtue of these convictions, Davis is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Shreveport man was sentenced to 360 months in prison for receiving child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 30, 2015
News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Kenneth Jerome Wade, Jr. of Mobile was sentenced, following an October 2014 guilty plea to a charge of being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Wade was previously convicted of Theft of Property, Second ...
