News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


News Release: Matthew S. Liebheit, 39, of Moro, IL, was charged Friday with a three count Complaint charging him with two counts of Theft, Embezzlement, or Misapplication by a Bank Officer or Employee, and one count of False Bank Entries.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, March 2, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, announced...


Release: Washington, DC, March 2, 2015 - In a speech at the 2015 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference today about the extent of childhood hunger in America and the impact of USDA programs on reducing food insecurity, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced more than $27 million in grants to fund innovative...


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Philadelphia business owner was sentenced today to 271 months in prison for arranging a murder for hire that led to a shooting in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: A popular youth conservation initiative and seasonal job program will mark its 10th year at Grand Teton National Park this summer, and high school students (ages 16 to 19) who wish to participate in the 2015 Youth Conservation Program (YCP) are encouraged to submit an application. Applications must be postmarked by March 20, 2015.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -As a part of an ongoing investigation into recent price increases for generic drugs, Senator Bernard Sanders, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking...


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Fayette County resident was sentenced today in federal court to 30 months imprisonment followed by three years supervised release on his conviction of conspiracy to possess and to pass counterfeit currency, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


OSHA cites Affordable Exteriors for 7th time in 10 years for failing to provide fall protection to roofers

News Release: Employer name: Affordable Exteriors Inc., 17118 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska


Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Birmingham Men in Separate Business Robberies

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury late Friday indicted two Birmingham men in unrelated armed robberies of businesses in 2013 and 2014, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, and Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Glenn N. Anderson.


Chairman Royce, Ranking Member Engel Release Letter on Iran Nuclear Negotiations to be Sent to President Obama

News Release: Dear Mr. President: As the deadline for a comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran nears, we write to you to underscore the grave and urgent issues that have arisen in these negotiations. While we hope the Administration is able to achieve a lasting and meaningful agreement, we understand that there...


Yellowstone National Park Receives “Ticket To Ride” Grant From The National Park Foundation

News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. March 2, 2015 15-013. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Yellowstone National Park Receives “Ticket To Ride" Grant...


REPRESENTATIVES HONDA, ROYCE, ENGEL, MENG, CHABOT, AND BERA URGE STATE DEPARTMENT TO ACT ONMURDER OF U.S. CITIZEN IN BANGLADESH

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-A bipartisan collection of House Representatives, led by Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA17), today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to work with the Bangladeshi government to see that the murderers of American citizen Dr. Avijit Roy are “brought to justice.".


Concession employee sentenced to prison for fraud in Yellowstone

News Release: Concession employee sentenced to prison for fraud in Yellowstone.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Agustin Simon, 53, of Patterson, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill to 15 months in prison for conspiring to commit bank fraud, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Simon also was ordered to pay restitution to financial institutions in the amount of $421,372 and to forfeit to the United States all rights, title and interest he had in a Patterson home that was the subject of his fraud scheme.


News Release: (PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Richard Magee -, 58, of Gorham, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 70 months...


National Consumer Protection Week

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York is commemorating National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) March 1-7, 2015. NCPW is a coordinated campaign that encourages consumers nationwide to take full advantage of their consumer rights and make better-informed decisions.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 1,000 students from the public and private schools in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), received tips on how to avoid falling victim to online sexual predators Feb. 23 through Feb. 27 during a USVI-sponsored youth summit at a local hotel in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. The presentation was provided under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Project iGuardian.


Chairman Royce Statement on Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Upcoming Address to Congress

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Prime Minister of Israel’s upcoming address to a Joint Meeting of Congress...


News Release: Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) units in the United States gather officers from more than 100 different law enforcement agencies under one roof, ith the objective of identifying, investigating, disrupting and dismantling transnational organizations posing the greatest threat to border security, ...