News from May 2015
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) released final environmental reviews for land use plans in Colorado that will help to conserve greater sage-grouse habitat and support sustainable economic development. The land management plans, developed during the past three...
By USDA Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Lysozyme, a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme, is used in food and beverage applications such as cheese- and wine-making. Now, it may also prove useful as an antibiotic alternative for improved feed efficiency and growth in pigs, according to studies by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: CHICAGO - The former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives was charged today with structuring the withdrawal of $952,000 in cash in order to evade the requirement that banks report cash transactions over $10,000, and lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation about his withdrawals.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that students across the City of Buffalo are taking a stand against violence and promoting peace.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Charles Eugene Franklin, 34, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., was sentenced yesterday, by United States District Court Judge Todd J. Campbell, to 188 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Franklin was initially charged in October 2013 and pleaded guilty in August 2014.
By DOE Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability has released the Year-in-Review: 2014 Energy Infrastructure Events and Expansions report. This report, which provides a summary of significant energy disruptions and infrastructure changes that occurred in the United States throughout 2014, is...
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced today that Nana Baffoe, 62, was arrested on Tuesday for making false statements in an attempt to buy firearms.
By DOE Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Notice of LEHR CERCLA Five-Year Review.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On May 28, 2015, Johnny White, 46, of Kingsport, Tenn., was sentenced by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Judge, to serve 120 months in federal prison for his role in an extensive a-PVP (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) distribution conspiracy centered in and around the Sullivan County area and for being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition. A-PVP is a synthetic drug which is commonly referred to on the street as “Gravel" or “Flakka."
By Commerce Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Recognizing that performance excellence and innovation are the key ingredients in a recipe for success, 26 top-level organizations are vying to be honored as the "top chefs" in the nation by applying for the 2015 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. This year's applicants include two small businesses, four educational organizations, 16 health care organizations and four nonprofits.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Bureau of Land Management today presented its prestigious “Making a Difference" National Volunteer Awards for outstanding volunteer service in 2014 on BLM-managed lands. Top BLM leaders recognized the award winners during a national event held via live video teleconference. Staff at the BLM’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. hosted the conference, which connected to six states around the country.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: George Ivory aka GI, 24, of Nashville, Tenn., was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury, for being a felon in possession of ammunition, as a result of shooting 62 year- old Cecil Grissette on May 1, 2015, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Although the firearm used was not recovered, shell casings found at the scene formed the basis for the charge.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing a firearm following a high-speed pursuit in which he nearly struck several officers.
By Interior Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Beginning Monday, June 1, the portion of scenic Howland Hill Road through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park will be closed to all vehicle traffic on week days for annual maintenance of the road. This maintenance work is anticipated to take approximately two weeks and the road work is scheduled to be completed by June 12 or sooner. The road will be open on weekends.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Man admits to stealing $54,000 from the Railroad Retirement Board.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: SOUTH BEND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Darius Williams, 31, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced today, for distribution of heroin. Williams was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and 6 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Defendant Ordered to pay $265,830.00 in Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Two Clay County men were recently sentenced to federal prison on methamphetamine charges, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: Defendants Fraudulently Charged Hundreds of Thousands of Mobile Phone Customers More Than $50 Million for Text Messaging Services Without Their Knowledge or Consent.
By DOJ Newswire | May 28, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Louisiana man was charged in a two-count information with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit trademark counterfeiting using the “Silk Road" online marketplace, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr. of the Eastern District of Louisiana.
