News from May 2015
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: Ali Afif Al Herz, age 50, Bassem Herz, age 30, Sarah Zeaiter, age 24, and Adam Ben Ali Al Herz, age 22, all from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have each been charged with conspiracy to provide a container or package containing firearms and ammunition to a common carrier without notice to the shipper. The charges are contained in a Complaint unsealed today in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today unveiled a new draft of the TSCA Modernization Act and announced a subcommittee markup on the legislation for this week. The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, May 14, 2015, beginning at 12:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: WILLIAMSPORT- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a criminal drug distribution charge has been filed against Lindalee Middleton of Blain, Pennsylvania.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: The deadline to apply for the park's Kia`i ala Hele (Trail Guardians) volunteer program is Wednesday, May 20. Families are particularly encouraged to apply.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a New Iberia man pleaded guilty to his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in the New Iberia and Lafayette areas.
By Homeland Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, convened a bipartisan briefing that explored the challenges and opportunities facing the Postal Service in the digital age. Members heard from key stakeholders including the U.S.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: #SubHealth to Markup Updated Discussion Draft of 21st Century Cures AND Bipartisan Microbead-Free Waters Act

By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: DENALI NATIONAL PARK, AK: Two climbers from Idaho were rescued from 7,500 feet on Mount Dickey after triggering a slab avalanche the evening of Monday, May 11. Luckily, Saxon Spellman, age 27 from Pocatello, and Michael Wachs, age 24 from Idaho Falls, were not caught in the slide and were not injured.

By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Two residents of La Puente, Calif., were sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., for convictions on methamphetamine trafficking charges. Mario Llantada, 51, was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release, and Martin Llantada, 42, was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Charles Hanks, 46, of Rochester, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with mail fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.

By EPA Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has rescheduled the hearing on “Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission" for Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: The Natchez Trace Parkway presented an award for 40 years of federal service to Property Management Specialist Mary Brown.
By Interior Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Joel Kavaras, a senior from Independence High School in Cleveland, Ohio, is spending the last two weeks of his high school career job shadowing park rangers at Lake Mead National.

By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - May 12, 2015 - Christine Smith, 49, of La Vergne, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony charge of possessing counterfeit securities, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.

By EPA Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee today unveiled a new draft of the TSCA Modernization Act and announced a subcommittee markup on the legislation for this week. The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee will hold a markup on Thursday, May 14, 2015, beginning at 12:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has rescheduled the hearing on “Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission" for Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By EPA Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: #SubHealth to Markup Updated Discussion Draft of 21st Century Cures AND Bipartisan Microbead-Free Waters Act
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: #SubHealth to Markup Updated Discussion Draft of 21st Century Cures AND Bipartisan Microbead-Free Waters Act
By DOE Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX), has rescheduled the hearing on “Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission" for Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2015
News Release: California Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute.