News from March 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: District Man Pleads Guilty in Related Case.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Oversight Subcommittee Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) sent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Doug Shulman a letter demanding answers on a report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) revealing the IRS may be blatantly ignoring fraudulent...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: National Park Week 2015 Encourages Everyone To.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) released the following statement in reaction to the December jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor. A net total of 155,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate for December rose to 7.8 percent from the 7.7 percent rate previously reported for November.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement in reaction to Rep. Tim Griffin’s (R-AR) announcement that he would not seek reelection next year.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Rome, NY -Fort Stanwix National Monument joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Launched yesterday by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park is a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for its second century of service.

By EPA Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: “I am pleased that President Obama and the United States continue to lead the world in the fight against man-made climate change. By transmitting its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations today, the United States solidifies its commitment to reducing emissions by 26-28 percent...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Chad Amodio, 43, of Milton, New Hampshire, was sentenced today in U.S District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 40 months in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release for interstate travel to have sex with a minor. Amodio pled guilty on November 7, 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) made the following statement after the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1173 to repeal the CLASS program.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Announcement by Chairman Dave Camp. March 31, 2015 - Press Releases. Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following statement: “Today, I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States House of Representatives. This decision was reached after much...

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: BOISE - Nathan Paul Davenport, 35, formerly of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, pleaded guilty yesterday to bank larceny by use of a dangerous weapon and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony offense, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Davenport was indicted by a federal grand jury on April 9, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that GARCIA SHRIMP CO., LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company headquartered in Brownsville, Texas, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information for falsely labeling shrimp that it sold to a New Orleans seafood distributor in violation the Federal Lacey Act.

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: National Park Week 2015 Encourages Everyone To Find Your Park.

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting applications for funding pilot privacy-enhancing technologies that embrace and advance the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. NSTIC seeks to promote secure, user-friendly ways to give individuals and organizations confidence in their online interactions.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: The year-long celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park's 100th Anniversary continues as we head into April! Join us for one of these events, or join in on one of our events taking place year-round.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Nicole Shannon Rose Two Moon, 30, of Lapwai, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Coeur d’Alene to concealing a person from arrest, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Two Moon was indicted by a federal grand jury on Nov. 18, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Walter Heathcote, 26, of Biddeford, Maine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for interference with commerce by robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon. Heathcote pleaded guilty to the charges on Dec. 18, 2014.

By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), today announced charges against PETER SENESE, the Founding Director of the I CARE Foundation...

By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of the Interior, in partnership with the Crow Tribe, will enter into an agreement for hydropower development on the Yellowtail Afterbay Dam, downstream of Yellowtail Dam and Powerplant, on the Bighorn River near Fort Smith, Montana.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a DeRidder woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $1.3 million from her employer.