News from June 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced an agreement with Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler to amend the FCC’s plans to close FCC field offices.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Valentin Aispuro, 38, of Tulare, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to four years and three months in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a firearm by a felon, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: Southern Grease Company, a grease hauling company based in Dickson, Tennessee, and its president, George Butterworth, 75, of Dickson, pleaded guilty today to charges arising from the illegal disposal of waste grease into municipal sewer systems, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: As the leaders of the Congressional tax-writing committees, we are writing to you about the need for the Treasury Department to remain engaged with Congress as you and your colleagues negotiate and develop proposals with member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation...
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Tuesday, June 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Examining H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act." Subcommittee members will...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - Christopher Shawn Kanatzar, 28, Springfield, Oregon, appeared before U. S. District Court Chief Judge Ann Aiken in Eugene today and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Earlier this year, Kanatzar pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a 9 mm pistol found by Springfield police in a stolen car following a high speed chase. Kanatzar and two police officers sustained injuries when he resisted arrest after the pursuit ended.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: POCATELLO - Max Spatig, 73, of Rexburg, Idaho, the owner of MS Enterprises, was convicted yesterday, following a two-week jury trial in federal court in Pocatello, of the felony of knowingly storing and disposing of hazardous waste on a property off the Archer-Lyman Highway near Rexburg, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a review of multiplex Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). Upton...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Ryan Pomerleau, 32, of Augusta, Maine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in a conspiracy to steal mail. He was also ordered to pay $87,752.22 in restitution. On Jan. 14, 2015, Pomerleau pled guilty to conspiring to steal mail and theft of mail.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a review of multiplex Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). Upton...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-WI) today sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office requesting a review of multiplex Point-of-Care Testing (POCT). Upton...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 9, 2015
News Release: Defendants and Cases are Unrelated - but Both are Affiliated with Gangs, Have Criminal Histories, and Pled Guilty to Gun Crime.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: Recent precipitation in the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve area has moderated fire danger enough that park officials are lifting the fire advisory.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that private investigator Robert Williamson pleaded guilty to charges related to his role in a pay-for-plea scheme that garnered favorable treatment for defendants charged with various state crimes.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: The FAA and general aviation (GA) groups are launching the Fly Safe national safety campaign to educate the GA community on how to prevent Loss of Control (LOC) accidents this flying season. FAA Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker officially kicked-off the #FlySafe campaign on Saturday, June 6, at the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association’s (AOPA) Fly-In at the Frederick Municipal Airport, Frederick, MD.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program today announced a total of $1,998,176.66 in competitive ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) today announced the selection of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as the lead institution ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 MIAMI — Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas today traveled to Miami to deliver remarks on the Department’s efforts on security and facilitation of legitimate travel and trade at the International Air Transport Association ...
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 HOUSTON — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson concluded his trip to Houston, where he participated in a naturalization ceremony, met with local officials and community members, and delivered remarks entitled “Immigration: Perception Versus Reality” at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2015
News Release: A Portland, Oregon, woman pleaded guilty on Friday before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Jones in the District of Oregon for conspiring to file fraudulent federal income tax returns that claimed refunds of more than $1 million, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
