News from July 2015
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: The Pikes Peak Historical Society and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument will be hosting a group of Tabeguache dancers for a performance of traditional Ute dances at the Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument amphitheater onSaturday, August 8 at 7:00 PM.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that a natural seed coating can protect alfalfa against some soilborne diseases. Alfalfa is a $10 billion-a-year crop in the U.S., but producing it can be a challenge. Farmers in the Midwest often plant it early in the spring when the soil is cold and damp. That makes the seeds vulnerable to a number of soilborne diseases.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Marco Antonio Lara-Gomez, 27, of Suisun City, charging him with making a false statement in an application for a U.S. passport and use of a false Social Security number, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today introduced legislation to clarify equal treatment for all married couples under the U.S. tax code.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted 14 members of the Simple City Criminal Organization (Simple City) for a $5 million racketeering conspiracy. The indictment alleges that the members of the conspiracy engaged in criminal activity, including: the theft of vehicles, the sale and transportation...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: On July 16, 2015, four Perry County residents pled guilty to methamphetamine offenses, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Christine Thurman, 29, of Tallahassee, was sentenced to 126 months in prison yesterday, to be followed by 20 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking of a minor and conspiracy to transport a minor for prostitution. The sentence was announced by Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Daiquan Davis, 21, of Philadelphia, PA, was charged today by indictment with two counts of sex trafficking of a minor or by force, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 16, 2015 - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2898, the Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 with bipartisan support by a vote of 245-176. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) issued the following statement upon final passage.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: COVINGTON - A former X-ray technician from Ft. Thomas, Ky., who previously admitted to defrauding state and federal health care programs out of thousands of dollars, has been sentenced to one year in federal prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON -Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Senator Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., today applauded Senate passage of the “Ensuring Access to Clinical Trials Act," bipartisan legislation that makes it possible for people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid to continue participating in rare disease clinical trials. The bill passed by unanimous consent.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: IRWIN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will begin construction activities at Palisades Dam about July 27, to replace aging overhead utilities with an underground system.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging David Wayne Willmott, Jr. (24, Inverness) with the three counts of making threats to use an explosive device. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for each count.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, announces the return of an indictment charging Robert Lawrence Brown (32, Clermont) with acceptance of a bribe by a public official. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 15 years in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Brown that the United States intends to forfeit $7,100, which is alleged to be traceable as proceeds of the offense.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: ARPA-E has announced another Financial Assistance Funding Opportunity for eligible Small Businesses Concerns under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. This SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a companion program to GENerators...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a New York man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a multi-million dollar, multi-state conspiracy to transport hundreds of thousands of cartons of contraband cigarettes from the Kansas City, Mo., area to the state of New York, where they were sold primarily on Indian reservations.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Bipartisan bill to fix K-12 education law that expired seven years ago passes Senate by a vote of 81 to 17
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Distribution resulting in death also added to indictment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Sothy Khiev, 48, a citizen of Cambodia who most recently resided in Florida, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to six months in prison for conspiracy to commit marriage fraud. Khiev was convicted on Feb. 27, 2015 after a four-day bench trial. After serving his sentence, Khiev will be turned over to immigration authorities for deportation proceedings.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 16, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - Fifteen defendants are facing federal or state narcotics charges for their alleged roles in supplying and distributing heroin and cocaine on Chicago’s South and West Sides. A lengthy investigation led by agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration and officers of the Chicago Police Department assigned to the Chicago Strike Force, resulted in federal charges against twelve defendants and state charges against three others.
