News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

By Interior Newswire | May 18, 2015

News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA -The Fowey Rocks Lighthouse in Biscayne National Park was listed by the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the eleven most endangered historic sites in Florida. The Fowey Rocks Lighthouse is included along with five other reef lighthouses in the Florida Keys.

By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015

News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces today that Aaron Michael Murray (22, Clermont) has pleaded guilty to transporting child pornography over the Internet. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 5 years, up to 20 years, in federal prison and a potential life term of supervised release. His sentencing hearing has been scheduled for July 23, 2015, in Orlando.

By DOJ Newswire | May 18, 2015

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced the conviction of RUBY C. DUNN, age 63, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Shelly D. Dick to theft of government property, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641, and admitted to forfeiture allegations contained in the Bill of Information.

By DOL Newswire | May 18, 2015

News Release: ROTHSCHILD, Wis. - Workers welding stainless steel and other alloy steels containing chromium metal at a Wisconsin bulk storage tank manufacturer were exposed to hazardous levels of hexavalent chromium. At high levels, hexavalent chromium can cause lung cancer and respiratory, eye and skin damage.

By DOL Newswire | May 18, 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 released the following statement commemorating the 50th anniversary of Head Start.

By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2015

News Release: Saguaro National Park is offering a variety of hikes and talks this summer that explore the park's wonderful natural and cultural histories. Program listings also are available on the park's website, www.nps.gov/sagu, or visit us on Facebook. Interpretive programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Program schedules are subject to change; visitors should call the visitor centers for updates or reservations.

By Interior Newswire | May 17, 2015

News Release: A team of Grand Teton National Park rangers, emergency medical personnel, Teton County Search and Rescue (SAR) team members and a contract helicopter quickly swung into action Sunday morning, May 17, to rescue four backcountry ski mountaineers who were involved in an avalanche on the northeast face of...

By USDA Newswire | May 16, 2015

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

By State Newswire | May 16, 2015

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement in response to the U.S. Special Operations mission that killed key ISIS leader Abu Sayyaf and captured his wife, Umm Sayyaf...

By Interior Newswire | May 16, 2015

News Release: Amy Bartlett. (307) 344-2015. e-mail us. Yesterday a Taiwanese girl sustained serious, but not life threatening injuries resulting from an encounter with a bison in the Old Faithful area of Yellowstone National Park. Shortly after noon on Friday, a 16-year-old exchange student was visiting Upper Geyser...

By Homeland Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On May 18-19, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will travel to New Orleans where he will participate in a series of workforce engagements with U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel. While ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Finter Bank Zurich AG (Finter), located in Zurich, Switzerland, reached a resolution under the department’s Swiss Bank Program.

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: A federal court has barred a New Iberia, Louisiana, woman and her business from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: Khalid al Fawwaz, 52, a citizen of Saudi Arabia, was sentenced today to life in prison for multiple terrorism offenses relating to his participation in al Qaeda’s conspiracy to kill Americans.

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the sentencing of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: “Dzhokhar Tsarnaev coldly and callously perpetrated a terrorist attack that injured hundreds of Americans and ultimately took the lives of three individuals: Krystle Marie Campbell, a 29-year-old ...

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: Three defendants were sentenced for their roles in an international child pornography web-based bulletin board that was targeted by state and federal investigators and prosecutors participating in Operation Moon Runner.

By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015

News Release: Bernard “Barry” Freundel, 63, of Washington D.C., a rabbi who had worked for a Jewish congregation in Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to a prison term of six years and six months on 52 counts of voyeurism stemming from a series of incidents between 2009 and 2014 in which he secretly took video recordings of women preparing for a Jewish ritual bath.

By Labor Gazette | May 15, 2015

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. — After record-setting snowfall last winter, New Hampshire residents scrambled to get heavy snow off their roofs to avoid damage. At the same time, U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors found contractors who ignored hazards and had employees remove snow from roofs without using required fall protection.

By DOT News Wire | May 15, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Gazette | May 15, 2015

The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.