News from March 2015
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, "Securing the Border: Assessing the Impact of Transnational Crime". Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del), as prepared for delivery...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i -Both restaurants in Volcano House are closed for at least two days while officials investigate the cause of a kitchen fire that sent a hotel employee to the hospital Tuesday morning.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting nominations for members to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: A man who failed to appear for a supervised release revocation hearing in U.S. District Court was sentenced today to more than a year in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: Rochester, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Amber Snover, 24, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to using a communication facility to facilitate a controlled substance felony offense. The charge carries a maximum penalty of four years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: SALEM, MA -Salem Maritime National Historic Site and Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site 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...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: On Friday, May 8, area educators are invited to attend a “Flying Wild" educator workshop at the Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. The workshop is featured as a part of the 2015 Indiana Dunes Birding Festival and will run from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. Teachers...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: Tampa, FL - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces today that his office has joined Twitter to assist in providing news, announcements, and other information to the public. To follow us on Twitter, go to.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: Two Broward County residents were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Jose E. Martinez, in Key West, Florida, for conspiring to illegally sell wildlife.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Gregory D. Braxton, 29, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 53 months in prison and five years of supervised release for robbing and assaulting a female U.S. Postal Service worker.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today criticized the Forest Service and Department of Agriculture for failing to actively manage federal forest lands in Alaska and across the West. Murkowski said the Forest Service’s reluctance to issue timber sales has harmed local communities that depend on jobs in the industry and revenue from timber harvests to pay for schools and emergency services.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) today applauded Senate passage of an amendment (#498 ) he introduced to the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 that would allow Congress to consider legislation submitted by the President to protect current beneficiaries and save Social Security for future generations. The Hatch amendment passed by a vote of 75 to 24.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held the hearing, “Improving the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Independence of Inspectors General". Below is the opening statement of Ranking Member Tom Carper (D-Del), as prepared for delivery...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Newark man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his role in a shotgun carjacking in Little Falls, New Jersey, on Oct. 30, 2011, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Miguel Calixto, 28, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: “Finally, after a decade of trying, we have a bipartisan bill that will permanently repeal the flawed SGR and move Medicare to a health care system based on quality and efficiency, that is good for seniors and doctors alike." said Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ). “As...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Derrick Chapman, age 22, of Baltimore, today to 179 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after Chapman pleaded guilty today to carjacking.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - Stephen Tavernier, 27, of Springfield, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine, and distribution of cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for June 29, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Marc Hubbard, 46, of Cornelius, North Carolina, and Franklin Green, 45, of Washington, DC, were charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a conspiracy to defraud victims who thought they were investing in concert promotions. The defendants are each charged with one count of conspiracy and seven counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The fraud scheme involved approximately $2 million.
By EPA Newswire | Mar 24, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) issued the following comment after USTelecom and Alamo Broadband each filed Monday to appeal the FCC’s Depression-era net neutrality rules.
