News from May 2015
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Sunshine and blue skies make this time of year perfect for camping and outdoor activities.With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, the Bureau of Land Management asks everyone to be extra careful in the outdoors due to the increased wildfire danger this year.Holiday weekends are a great time for friends...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Charles Carstersen, 52, of Manteca, charging him with sex trafficking of a minor, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division, and Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced today the arrest and indictment of Dr. David Duffy on charges he illegally sold 130 prescriptions for oxycodone, a highly addictive opioid painkiller.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Defendant Also Ordered to Forfeit More Than $1.28 Million.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Defendants Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By DOE Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: The Energy Department today announced the five winners of the first round of the SunShot Catalyst prize competition, which were chosen out of 17 finalist start-ups that demonstrated their solar energy software solutions before a packed house and a panel of judges in San Francisco on May 14. Winners received $30,000 each to help advance their early-stage solutions toward commercialization.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PETER M. CLARK, 57, of Woodbury, was arrested today on a federal criminal complaint charging him with stealing more than $1.8 million from the estate of an Oxford woman who died in 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: OAKLAND - Cheryl Denise Frazier was sentenced today to three years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Grab your flashlight and experience a lighthouse at night by joining the National Park Service on a Full Moon Climb at the Cape Hatteras or Bodie Island Lighthouse this summer.Hear stories of keepers of old, view the working light close up in the lantern room, and catch the reflection off the Atlantic Ocean of the newly-risen full moon as you stand on the lighthouse balcony. Tickets to climb are required.
By DOL Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: CLEVELAND - Workers were at risk while using steam hammers and hot metal power presses to forge metal at Sifco Industries Inc. U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found these and other hazards during a November 2014 inspection of the Cleveland-based forging plant.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Morris County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 12 months in prison for his role in a scheme to bill for diagnostic testing services he did not render and to enable a cardiologist to evade the Medicare program’s pre-payment review of his claims, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By State Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, today condemned the ISIS takeover of the Syrian city of Palmyra and called on Congress to pass H.R. 1493, the Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act.
By US DOT Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $227,500 civil penalty against AmplaChem, Inc. of Carmel, Ind., for allegedly violating Hazardous Materials Regulations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Complaint Charges That Defendants Acting Through An Organization That Advertised Help To Those Seeking Loan Modifications To Avoid Foreclosure, Obtained Millions Of Dollars By Deceiving Homeowners Into Selling Their Homes.
By Commerce Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) released an update on the committee’s bipartisan tax working groups, saying that they would allow the working groups more time to analyze current tax law and examine policy trade-offs and...
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: NAPA, Calif. ?For those who are looking for summer recreation, Lake Berryessa in Napa County is a great choice. It’s open for business with full services expected throughout the summer, including boating, skiing, swimming, fishing, hiking, picnicking, biking and camping ? and it is also full of wildlife and natural beauty.
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Shreveport man was sentenced Wednesday to 210 months in prison as an Armed Career Offender for possessing a firearm after being convicted of multiple felonies.
By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Springdale, Cedar City, and Bryce Canyon City, Utah-In order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the parks, several local National Park Sites will be raising fees. In 2014, the National Park Service issued the call for parks nationwide to conduct stakeholder outreach through...
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Today, more than 70 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, sent a letter to President Obama to adopt a federal fair chance hiring policy. This effort was co-led by Reps. Conyers (D-MI), Bobby Scott (D-VA), Danny Davis (D-IL), and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).
By DOJ Newswire | May 21, 2015
News Release: Two Akron men were sentenced to prison for their roles in a conspiracy that brought heroin from Chicago to be sold around Ravenna and Akron, law enforcement officials said.
