News from May 2015
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Is your boat ready for summer? Get a free vessel inspection at Lake Mead or Lake Mohave May 17 to find out.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces the return of an indictment charging Isarael Sanchez-Pineda, a/k/a “El Cuñado" (47, Frostproof), and Margarito...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Jimile Williams, age 29, of Baltimore, today to 219 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for robbery and using a firearm during the robbery. Judge Motz also entered an order that Williams pay restitution of $15,235.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Starting on June 1, 2015, Capitol Reef National Park will increase entrance fees and camping fees for visitors in order to fund important maintenance and improvement projects within the park.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Brandon Scott Hoffman, 37, of Manassas, Virginia, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for stealing over $370,000 from his former employer. Hoffman was also ordered to pay $271,903.36 in restitution and forfeit his criminal proceeds.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - Memorial Day represents a time for the nation to pause, remember and honor the service of deceased veterans. For many Americans, the weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer and includes activities such as backyard barbeques or vacations to a lake or beach. For others...
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has announced that it will hold two separate competitions in 2016 for MEP centers in 21 states and Puerto Rico. The upcoming competitions are part of a multi-year effort to make the most of MEP's federal investment in U.S. manufacturing and to allocate additional funds to areas with higher concentrations of manufacturers.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: (NEWTOWN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 29 and 30, the Federal Bureau of (FBI), DEA, and HSI, working with the support of the...
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area's summer visitor contact stations will all be open by Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend (May 23).
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Websites distributed unauthorized copyrighted Microsoft and Adobe Works.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Joan R. Nunez, a/k/a Flaco, 35, of Providence, was sentenced on Thursday to 57 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Chief Colonel Hugh T. Clements, Jr.
By State Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today applauded House passage of his amendment to assess the impact of reducing American military readiness in Europe on the core mission of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Rep. Engel’s legislation was included as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act.
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 18. The full committee will vote on the nonpartisan 21st Century Cures Act. Members will also continue work to build the Architecture of Abundance and conduct oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced today that KHALID AL FAWWAZ was sentenced to life in prison for multiple terrorism offenses relating to his participation in al Qaeda’s conspiracy...
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today offered a statement following the introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives to extend funding for highway and transit programs for 2 months...
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of May 18. The full committee will vote on the nonpartisan 21st Century Cures Act. Members will also continue work to build the Architecture of Abundance and conduct oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the nation’s opioid abuse epidemic.
By DOL Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: On Tuesday, May 19 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, chaired by Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Addressing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Child Nutrition Programs." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the return of an indictment charging Isarael Sanchez-Pineda, a/k/a “El Cuñado" (47, Frostproof), and Margarito Garcia (47, Frostproof) with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possessing with the intent...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - A former supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has been convicted of theft of money from the government, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The federal jury sitting in Houston found Brandon Antwan Junior, 32, of Houston, guilty of stealing from the USPS following a three-day trial and less than two hours of deliberation.
By State Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) applauded House passage of their amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act to combat Boko Haram, a brutal terrorist organization in Nigeria.
