News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Jersey City, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for selling 33 firearms to a confidential informant, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Jon McClellan, 55, of Woodbridge, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to charges of receipt of child pornography.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine ways to strengthen and sustain Medicare Part D for our nation’s seniors. Members and witnesses discussed recent reports from the Department of Health and Human Services Office...
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today wrote to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler regarding the last-minute addition of significant data into the record ahead of the commission’s consideration of procedures for the upcoming spectrum incentive auction.
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after a phone call with Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: The June 20, 2015, C.A.S.T. event at Sarg Hubbard Park in Yakima, Washington, was a resounding success! Twenty-eight eager participants began to register at 8:30 a.m., a substantial increase in participation from the previous year.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: Fritch, TX -Superintendent Robert Maguire is pleased to announce the release of the Record of Decision for the Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan (ORV Plan) for Lake Meredith National Recreation Area. The plan is a culmination of a great deal of time, energy, and input from members of the public, other...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Michael Scott Ponce, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court this morning on a criminal complaint charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Ponce waived his right to a detention hearing and will be detained pending trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a 32-year-old Effort resident was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani to 96 months’ imprisonment for participating in a drug conspiracy that was responsible for distributing large quantities of heroin, cocaine and other drugs during a four-year time period in Monroe, Montgomery, and Berks Counties.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: POINT REYES STATION, CA - Point Reyes National Seashore is seeking public input on a plan designed to ensure that key park experiences are accessible to people of all abilities. All are invited to learn about the Accessibility Transition Plan and provide comments at an open house on Thursday, July 30, 2015, from 5:30 pm to 7 pm at the Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: HARRISBURG- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced the filing of a criminal information late yesterday charging a Scranton man with participating in a conspiracy to have a minor engage in prostitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 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 Paul Robinson -, 33, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 121 months...
By EPA Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing to examine ways to strengthen and sustain Medicare Part D for our nation’s seniors. Members and witnesses discussed recent reports from the Department of Health and Human Services Office...
By DOE Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - On May 19, 2015, a pipeline operated by Plains Pipeline, L.P., ruptured and spilled an estimated 2,400 barrels of crude oil along the California coastline and into the Pacific Ocean. The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing examining...
By State Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the announced agreement between the P5+1 and Iran...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Park Rangers from Lake Mead National Recreation Area and partners from the Lower Colorado River Water Trail Alliance hosted 200 YMCA of Southern Nevada summer campers at Willow Beach June 29 to July 2 to introduce them to the Black Canyon Water Trail.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Stephen Tyler Dawe, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 60 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Pat Roberts, R-Kan., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, today announced the witness and agenda for the Committee’s hearing on pending forestry legislation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 14, 2015
News Release: This week, the National Park Service (NPS) areas in Kentucky launch the Kentucky National Park Pentathlon, inviting those who visit all five NPS sites in the state to earn a special free commemorative patch.The Pentathlon is in recognition of the NPS 2016 Centennial.
