News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: Fresno, Calif. - Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office Special Agent in Charge Monica Miller and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) San Francisco Field Division Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Riehl announced the arrest of six Fresno residents for alleged violations of federal law related to their roles in a drug conspiracy.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today applauded Senate passage of energy efficiency legislation from Sen. Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Shaheen, D-N.H. The Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 would promote increased energy efficiency for grid enabled water heaters and in buildings.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: Tucson, AZ - On March 7, Saguaro National Park held a winter wildflower Bioblitz.Over 100 enthusiastic individuals participated in seven botanist led guided hikes across the park and identified 99 species of winter annual flowering plants. Eighty-three species of flowers were identified in the Tucson Mountain District (west) and 59 species were identified in the Rincon Mountain District (east).
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: The Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park will open for the season to automobile traffic tomorrow, Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 6:00 a.m. All visitor services at Glacier Point will be fully operational. The Bridalveil Creek Campground will open within the next several weeks.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: OAKLAND - A federal grand jury in Oakland indicted Scott Thomas Hatanaka yesterday with wire fraud and tax evasion announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent in Charge David Johnson; and Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Acting Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Felicia C. Adams of the Northern District of Mississippi and Special Agent in Charge Donald Alway of the FBI Jackson Office announced today that a man was charged with federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that CHHAY LIM, age 44, a citizen of Cambodia, was charged today in a two-count Indictment for violations of the Federal Gun Control Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: The United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown announces that Victor Manuel Mina-Garcia, a 32 year old, citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to two months incarceration after his felony conviction for illegal re-entry after deportation.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) and 19 Senators wrote a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, urging him to move to implement the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order announced by President...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on March 27, 2015, Steven W. Beckman, 64, Granite City, IL, was sentenced for Possession of Visual Depictions of Prepubescent Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct. Beckman, who had been convicted...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Sewickley, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and filing a false income tax return, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Archie Phillips, 43, most recently of Houston, TX, but originally of Buffalo, NY, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently interviewed engineers, architects, builders and other experts for ideas on research to pursue following the successful debut of its Net-Zero Energy Residential Test Facility (NZERTF). It got the equivalent of a house filled to the rafters with recommendations-almost 200 suggested topics spanning 34 categories.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River announces two programs on Saturday, April 4. First, the public is encouraged to bring any questions and join National Park Service rangers for a free cup of coffee at Lilly Bridge from 10 to 10:30 a.m. (ET). Then, beginning at Lilly Bridge at 11 a.m., NPS rangers will be leading another Climb with a Ranger program.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) released the following statement regarding the ongoing investigation of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash in France...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating, and Wounding was sentenced on March 23, 2015, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: A New York City Police Officer pled guilty today to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) West Desert District is seeking public comment on an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the BLM's proposal to offer nine parcels covering 12,944 acres in the Fillmore Field Office at the November 2015 oil and gas lease sale.The scheduled BLM-Utah August 2015 oil...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: A Cleveland man pleaded guilty in federal court to fraud, money laundering and violating the Clean Air Act by failing to remove asbestos prior to demolishing a former factory in Cleveland, law enforcement officials said.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 27, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jeremy Boucher, 28, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to mail fraud and identity theft charges. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.
