News from March 2015
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has issued the annual Superintendent’s Compendiums for 2015, a collection of documents that will become effective on April 1.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging Gary Vincent Whorley, 32, and Dawn Marie Wiley, 25, both of Martinsburg, with cocaine trafficking, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton today announced a new initiative whereby several county prosecutors will be designated as Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) for the purpose of evaluating local criminal cases involving the use of firearms and referring appropriate cases for ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Calling his crime “heinous" and “dastardly," a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced a Lawrence man to 16 years in federal prison yesterday for his role in a 2012 kidnapping.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) delivered remarks at a committee hearing on America’s Health IT Transformation: Translating the Promise of Electronic Health Records Into Better Care. In her opening statement, ...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Acting Administrator Lenhardt - as a fellow New Yorker I welcome you to our Subcommittee. I look forward to discussing the President’s vision for development and global health. We cannot build the world we want for ourselves and future generations without a strong, stable, and well-resourced development policy.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned three separate indictments charging 13 defendants with conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute and to distribute, methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: DENVER - Hemal Ramesh Jhaveri, age 52, of Lone Tree, Colorado, pled guilty this week before Chief U.S. District Court Chief Marcia S. Krieger to conspiracy to defraud the United States, federal authorities announced. Chief Judge Krieger is scheduled to sentence Jhaveri on June 15, 2015. Jhaveri was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on August 6, 2014. An information was subsequently filed on March 16, 2015, the same day he pled guilty. Jhaveri is free on bond.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: More than 300,000 U.S. veterans have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) in recent years, a legacy of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But these numbers don't tell the whole story. While severe TBI can be obvious, milder cases involving symptoms such as memory loss or inability to concentrate are difficult to confirm and treat.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Second Former Officer is Awaiting Sentencing in Related Case.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The former assistant division administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), New Jersey Division, today admitted using a straw company to fraudulently obtain grant funds, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: PLANO, Texas - Five additional defendants have been sentenced for their roles in a mortgage fraud conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Sentencing hearings were held before U.S. District Judge Marcia Crone.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Dear Director Clancy: The Committee continues to conduct a bipartisan investigation into the root causes of past security lapses, low employee morale, and incidents of misconduct at the United States Secret Service (USSS). Yesterday, the Washington Post reported allegations that two senior USSS agents...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said reliability and affordability must remain core considerations as innovation, the deployment of new technologies, and the impact of public policy choices begin to transform the U.S. power system. Advances in technologies, including smart grid and storage, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Rogelio “Roger" Cordero, age 58, of New Castle, Delaware, pled guilty today to Receipt of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the guilty plea following a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Tucson, AZ -Enjoy the beautiful spring weather in your backyard national park, with free admission into both districts of Saguaro National Park Monday on March 30: Cesar Chavez Day. New visitor center exhibits, a Hispanic heritage film, and a bilingual guided hike will also be offered.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Troy R. Morley has been named the new Tribal Liaison for the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of South Dakota. As Tribal Liaison, Morley will serve as the conduit in matters between the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the nine tribes of South Dakota.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: Buffalo, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned three separate indictments charging 13 defendants with conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute and to distribute, methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $10,000,000 fine.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, underscored the progress, remaining challenges, and possible solutions when it comes to securing our U.S. southern border during the committee hearing, "Securing the Southwest Border: Perspectives from Beyond the Beltway.".
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 17, 2015
Release: “The House Republican budget is a dishonest sham, hurts the middle class, and paves a golden path for continued brinkmanship and government shutdowns in the future.
