News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


The Old Stone House Marks Its 250th Anniversary

News Release: Washington - The Old Stone House in Georgetown turns 250 years old this month, and the National Park Service invites the public to explore this extraordinary historic site. The house is open daily and a special Women’s History Month program will be presented onSaturday, March 14 at 10 a.m.and again onSaturday, March 28 at 10 a.m.Join a park ranger for a tour of the house and a presentation on how women have influenced the historic structure and the community around it.


Advance Auto Parts exposes workers to asbestos, mold hazards

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A worker alleging the existence of asbestos, mold and hygiene hazards led to an inspection of an Advance Auto Parts store in Kansas City, where the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found one repeated and 10 serious safety and health violations with fines of $60,000.


News Release: BOGOTA, Colombia - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Bogota Attaché Luis Sierra and Colombia’s Director of the National Directorate of Tax and Customs (DIAN) Santiago Rojas signed an agreement Tuesday renewing their commitment to collaboratively work on investigations into trade-based money laundering.


Panel Discussion by Women in Maritime Trades Celebrates Women’s History Month

News Release: In honor of Women’s History Month this March, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (NHP) will host a free Women’s Panel Discussion on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at 1 p.m. in the Blue Room of the Maritime Museum Building at 900 Beach Street. Join us to hear stories from six women who will share...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Terrence Fred Cachini, 28, a member and resident of Zuni Pueblo, N.M., made his initial appearance in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., on a criminal complaint charging him with assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Cachini entered a not guilty plea to the charge in the criminal complaint and was released to a half-way house pending trial.


Federal Grand Jury In Fort Wayne Returns Indictments In Large Scale Cocaine Distribution Network

News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana - The United States Attorney's Office announced today two indictments charging six persons in what is alleged to be the largest cocaine distribution network in the greater Ft. Wayne area.


News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), California Energy Commission (CEC) and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today outlined next steps in moving forward with the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan (DRECP).Based on an initial review of public...


Senator Boxer’s Statement on Udall-Vitter Toxics Bill

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, responded with the statement below to the introduction of the Udall-Vitter toxics bill.


Conyers and Jackson Lee Applaud ACLU Lawsuit Challenging The NSA’s “Upstream Collection” Programs

News Release: Today, several educational, legal, human rights, and media organizations filed suit to challenge the National Security Agency’s “upstream collection" surveillance programs, which monitor all international Internet traffic by intercepting, copying and reviewing Americans’ communications en masse by intercepting telephone and Internet traffic from major Internet cables and switches, both foreign and domestic.


58-year-old worker dies because Bridgeton, Missouri, manufacturer ignores safety hazards

News Release: BRIDGETON, Mo. - A 58-year-old maintenance worker was killed after he was pinned between a scrap metal table and a railing at Hussmann Corp.'s Bridgeton facility, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found. OSHA said the company failed to prevent...



News Release: (BURLINGTON, Vt. - Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and Eugenia A.P. Cowles, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Joe Young, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced on March 6, 2015 by Chief...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 10, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERMAINE BUCHANAN, also known as “Hot Main," 20, of Shelton, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District...


Woodring Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges Related To Attacks On Power Grid

News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; David T. Resch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and Grover Crossland, Resident Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...


Former Armored Car Employee Convicted Of Theft

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - A federal jury, last night, returned guilty verdicts in the case of Tanika Victoria Little, 36, of Philadelphia, PA, who was charged with two counts of bank theft and one count of possession of a firearm with an obliterated, altered or removed serial number. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for June.


News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River, in partnership with bowyer Travis Gosnell, announces another primitive bow workshop at 5 p.m. (ET) on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Obed Visitor Center, 208 Maiden Street in Wartburg, Tennessee.


News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Joplin, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet. Jesse Lee Talley, 33, of Joplin, was sentenced...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - McNeil-PPC Inc. pleaded guilty today to violating the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with regard to infants’ and children’s liquid medications, including Infants’ Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol and Children’s Motrin. McNeil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was...


FAA Proposes $105,500 Civil Penalty Against Servisair LLC

News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $105,500 civil penalty against Servisair LLC of Las Vegas for allegedly violating drug and alcohol testing regulations.


Miami-Dade County Resident Convicted for Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

News Release: A Brownsville resident was convicted by a jury for being a felon in possession of a firearm.