News from July 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that it has launched a review of restaurants in Boston to determine whether they are being operated in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -The National Park Service at Lake Mead National Recreation Area is proposing to re-landscape the headquarters office located at 601 Nevada Way in Boulder City. The public is invited to participate in the process by reviewing and providing comments to the draft plans.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health for Sept. 1-2, 2015, in Tampa, Fla. The Longshoring and Shipyard Work Groups will meet Sept. 1 and the full committee will meet Sept. 2.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C.-On Tuesday, July 14, and Wednesday, July 15, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will hold bipartisan hearings requested by Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings as part of his ongoing efforts to implement systemic criminal justice reforms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that nine Excelsior Springs residents are among 26 persons indicted for their roles in related drug-trafficking conspiracies that distributed more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine and three pounds of heroin over the past five years.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, July 10, 2015-Discover what life was like in one of the New River Gorge's most renowned towns! Join National Park Service rangers and Operation Lifesaver on Saturday, July 18thfrom 10:00 AM -2:00 PM to explore the historic railroad town of Thurmond and to learn safety tips for...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Man sent to jail for child pornography at Padre Island.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) is holding two public meetings in July to gather input on the transportation plan and environmental impact statement for Acadia National Park.The public meetings will be held on July 29 from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Mount Desert Island High School (1081 Eagle Lake Road/ME 233) in Bar Harbor, and July 30 from 6:30 to 8 pm at the Peninsula School (71 Main Street/ME 186) in Prospect Harbor.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Patrick M. Lopez, 47, of Albuquerque, N.M., was arrested on July 10, 2015, on federal child pornography charges. Lopez made his initial appearance in federal court earlier today. He remains in custody pending a preliminary hearing and detention hearing, both of which currently are scheduled for tomorrow morning.
By DOL Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Employer name: Commercial Warehousing Inc. Inspection site: 102 Industrial Boulevard, Winter Haven, Florida 33880. Date citations issued: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the employer citations on July 10, 2015. The January 2015 inspection was initiated...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) released the following joint statement today after the introduction of H.R. 3038, legislation to fund and extend the authorization for America’s highway and transit programs through the end of the year...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA - The United States filed a civil complaint today in federal court against Iowa Select Herbs LLC, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, its president and CEO, Gordon L. Freeman, and a partial owner, Lois A. Dotterweich, to prevent the distribution of adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Six Nigerian nationals were extradited from South Africa to Gulfport, Mississippi, to face a nine-count federal indictment in the Southern District of Mississippi alleging various Internet fraud schemes. A total of 20 defendants are charged in this case.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced Luciano Angrilli (39) to nine years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. He pleaded guilty to the charges on Dec. 22, 2006, and subsequently fled the United States to Italy.
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senators Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member, thanked 31 national associations and construction trade unions that sent a letter to all Senators calling for a multi-year transportation bill. The letter noted that the unanimous approval of the EPW Committee's DRIVE Act should “ignite an aggressive push to complete action on a full bill this month."
By Interior Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be holding two listening sessions to hear from the public their thoughts on rock climbing management issues at the Big South Fork. The first listening session will be on Thursday, July 16, at the Square Room Conference Room from 5 to 7 p.m. (ET)...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Montgomery County, Alabama, resident pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for his involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, U.S. Attorney George L. Beck, Jr., of the Middle District of Alabama and acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT/MONROE/ALEXANDRIA/LAKE CHARLES/LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorneys Stephanie A. Finley of the Western District of Louisiana, Walt Green of the Middle District of Louisiana and Kenneth Polite of the Eastern District of Louisiana jointly announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded almost $29 million to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLC), which is approximately three times the amount of the previous year’s awards.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Gregory Violette, 59, of Waterville, was resentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for failing to pay restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 13, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today, that Angela Jones, 51, of Madison, Illinois, was sentenced on July 10, 2015, for engaging in a scheme to commit health care fraud by defrauding the Home Services Program, which is a Medicaid Waiver Program designed to allow individuals to stay in their homes instead of entering a nursing home.
