News from May 2015
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID J. BERTNAGEL, 41, of Thomaston, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in Bridgeport to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzling more than $800,000 from the Town of Plymouth. Judge Meyer also ordered BERTNAGEL to perform 1,500 hours of community service while on supervised release.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Congressman and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer joined together today to call on Congress to reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as they joined state and local conservation leaders at the historic Chiles Homesite at Douglas...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that William Key, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Committed Health Care Fraud and Unlawfully Distributed Controlled Substances.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Entrance and user fees at Olympic National Park will increase on June 1, following the busy Memorial Day Weekend. This is the park's first fee increase since January 2006.
By Homeland Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - As National Hurricane Preparedness Week kicks off on Sunday, May 24, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, reminds Americans to be prepared for the upcoming 2015 Atlantic hurricane season.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: A less-than-one acre fire is active high above Ross Lake in North Cascades National Park Service Complex at nearly 4000 feet elevation. Smoke from the Pierce Mountain Fire was reported yesterday by drivers along Highway 20. “The lightning-caused fire started yesterday afternoon in extremely steep terrain," said Dee Townsend, NPS Fire Management Officer. Low snow pack, high temperatures, and drought conditions contribute to an early fire season.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Copper Center, Alaska -- With extreme fire danger levels throughout eastern interior Alaska, and no relief in sight heading into the Memorial Day Weekend, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is asking.
By DOL Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: BROKEN ARROW, Okla. - Alfa Laval Inc. faces $477,900 in proposed penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspections discovered dozens of serious workplace safety violations, five of which were identified in previous inspections.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Mark Yaffe (55, Tampa) has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud. He faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.), Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), and Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Ranking Member Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) issued the following statement regarding attempts at a short-term extension in the Senate of the Patriot Act and other reported proposals.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Ways and Means members Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Diane Black (R-TN), and Energy and Commerce member Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) introduced the Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2015 (H.R. 2570) to improve the Medicare Advantage (MA) program for seniors.
By Commerce Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) on the Senate floor today delivered the following remarks to respond to critic's concerns regarding Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in trade agreements.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JOHN SPOSATO, age 64, of Slidell, was charged today in a one-count Bill of Information with wire fraud for his role in promoting and operating a national Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that Russell Lee Orr (39, Trinity) has been indicted by a federal grand jury and charged with eight counts of advertising for child pornography. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, up to 30...
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew has sentenced Todd Michael Vincent (48, Tampa) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for armed bank robbery. Vincent pleaded guilty to the charges on Jan. 28, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A federal grand jury indicted Smithtown, New York, Doctor Mitchel Fagin this morning on charges that he illegally distributed oxycodone, methodone and alprazalom, highly addictive prescription pain medications. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon before United States District Judge Joanna Seybert at the United States Courthouse located in Central Islip, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced that Seth Michael Bertolini, 44, of Chico, was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley to six years and five months for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for drug trafficking. Bertolini was convicted on Jan. 15, 2015.
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: Pipestone National MonumentGuest Speaker Series. Pipestone National Monument announces the second presentation in this year's Guest Speaker Series at the Pipestone Performing Arts Center, Pipestone, Minnesota, on Saturday, May 30, 2015 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Guest speaker, David Flammond, will present...
By Interior Newswire | May 22, 2015
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting the second of four annual saddle-trained horse adoption events Saturday, May 30, at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, south of Carson City, Nevada.Fifteen...
