News from March 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage man pled guilty in federal court in Anchorage to 16 counts of drug dealing and fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: National Parks of Western Pennsylvania Join National Find Your Park Movement.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Terre Haute inmate serving 20 years for carjacking gets additional time for breaking correctional officer’s nose.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Brent Anthony Stevens, 31, of Sandpoint, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in federal court to possession of sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Stevens was indicted by a federal grand jury in Coeur d'Alene on Aug. 19, 2014.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, DC - Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, transmitting the legal opinion issued this week by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the agency’s decision to end two programs designed to help disability beneficiaries...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - An inspector at the Union City Community Development Agency (UCCDA) today admitted conspiring with contractors to rig the selection process for home improvement, sidewalk replacement and other projects, causing losses of at least $400,000, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOE Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Microgrid demonstrations and deployments have show the ability of microgrids to provide higher reliability and higher power quality than utility power systems and improved energy utilization. Los Alamos National Laboratory has released a report titled DC Microgrids Scoping Study: Estimate of Technical...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former lieutenant with the Miami-Dade Police Department, Internal Affairs, today admitted his role in a narcotics conspiracy, including purchasing six firearms for a drug trafficking organization and smuggling those weapons through security checkpoints at the Miami International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, March 30, 2015-Flowers are blooming and spring is in the air. See how local students celebrate the glories of springtime in Appalachia through art at the Youth Arts in the Parks 2015 Appalachian Spring Wildflower Art Exhibit at Tamarack throughout April. In partnership with...
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Democratic members of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources will host a public Forum on Environmental Justice in Los Angeles on April 8 as part of a series of roundtables convened by Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva that include stakeholders traditionally left out of climate...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Two South Florida residents were sentenced to 60 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, by United States District Judge Jose E. Martinez, for their involvement in a fraud scheme involving vacation rental units.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Sanjeev Bais was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment and ordered to pay restitution of $247,541 for theft of government property, United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez announced.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes two civil penalties totaling $328,550 against Southwest Airlines for allegedly violating Federal Aviation Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Andriana Vamvakas, the New York District Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor Management Standards ("DOL-OLMS"), announced the indictment of former union president JOHN EARVIN for engaging in a...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Adam Mack, 39, of Portland, Maine, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to aiding and abetting visa and marriage fraud and making false statements.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: VANCOUVER, WA - Fort Vancouver 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 Park Foundation, Find Your Park is...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service released its Fiscal Year 2014 deferred maintenance statistics for national parks last week. The $11.49 billion nationwide total was up from the $11.3 billion reported at the end of fiscal year 2013. Mojave has a backlog of deferred maintenance projects totaling $108,985,477.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TERENCE TAYLOR, age 36; ARTHUR MCKINNIS, age 24; NOEL JONES, age 27; TERRELL DYER, age 30; PERCY DEPRON, age 28; ERNEST DIAZ, age 25; MALCOLM BOLDEN, age 20; TERRELL DAVIS, age 24; and MELVIN SMITH, age 30, all pled guilty today to an Indictment for conspiring...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Denali Park Road is now open as far as the Savage River (Mile 15). The longer days and milder temperatures of early spring provide enjoyable conditions for visiting the park. Mount McKinley, or Denali, is visible from the park road at approximately Mile 10, depending on cloud cover. Due to the mild winter, snow coverage for outdoor activities such as mushing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing is variable.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 31, 2015
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native Women.
