News from May 2015
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) entomologist in California is helping growers evaluate a new lure designed to monitor for infestations of navel orangeworms (NOW), the number-one pest of almonds and pistachios and a major pest of walnut. The work by Charles Burks, who is with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) in Parlier, could also help reduce insecticide use on the 1.3 million acres where $7 billion worth of almonds, pistachios and walnuts are grown each year.
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee and senior member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Department of Education’s analysis of recent violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Miami Springs Police Department (MSPD) Sergeant Andres Quintanilla arrested today on a corruption charge.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz.- On May 20th, a private boating trip reported the wreckage of an airplane to park rangers at Diamond Creek. The boaters informed the rangers that during a hike near Emerald Canyon at Colorado River Mile 104 they found the plane with human remains inside.
By USDA Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced 14 appointments to the Plant Variety Protection Board. Two alternate members were also appointed. Each appointee will serve a 2-year term.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Memphis, TN - A 34-year-old Memphis woman has been sentenced to nearly six years in prison for access device fraud and identity theft.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Kimberly, Ore. - Paleontologists are pleased to announce the discovery of 10 new prehistoric rodent species found at the National Park Service (NPS) John Day Fossil Beds National Monument and nearby public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: (CONCORD, N.H. - Ryan Johnson, 32, of Epping, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiracy to introduce misbranded drugs into interstate commerce, announced Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Antwan Garner, 30, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The former in-house counsel of an Ocean County, New Jersey-based home health care company today admitted using his attorney trust account to steal over $2.6 million from his employer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: ATLANTA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia has reached a settlement agreement with McPal, Inc., a franchisee of McDonald’s, to resolve an investigation into allegations that it violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA") by failing to allow the use of a service dog by a person with a disability.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Lake Charles resident was sentenced to 33 months in prison for not registering as a sex offender.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: On May 24, a lightning strike started a wildfire on the Yukon-Charley River National Preserve, East of Trout Creek and South of the Yukon River. The fire is torching individual spruce trees and burning downhill in the tundra. As of May 26, the fire is estimated to be 250 acres and is threatening a preserve cabin. Four firefighters are in place and have implemented a structure protection plan.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Donnell Edward Harris, age 22, of Burtonsville, Maryland, today to 117 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for robbing a convenience store in Waldorf, Maryland, and to brandishing a gun during the robbery.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Gamaliel Cortez-Mendoza, 43, of Laredo, has entered a guilty plea to possession of child pornography and failing to register as a sex offender, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Wayne, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 78 months in prison for sharing images of child sexual abuse from his home computer, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOL Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement applauding the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)’s announcement of an innovative new partnership to combat heart disease and improve heart health in Washington state.
By Interior Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: The Obed Wild and Scenic River will host Fish with a Ranger Day on Saturday morning, June 6, 2015. This is Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day and no license will be required for participation in this program. Fishing is a popular outdoor sport across the nation, and it is a great way for families to spend...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - On Friday, May 22, 2015, after a five day jury trial, a jury in the Northern District of New York convicted Yarbrough Latulas (30, of Watertown, NY) of armed robbery, according to U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. After hearing all of the evidence, the jury found Yarbrough Latulas ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Shantrell Sharae Stephenson, Lori Ann Dilworth, and Richard Damarick Mitchell with conspiracy, submitting false claims to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), theft of government property, and...
