News from May 2015
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calling on EPA to include input from small business representatives as the agency develops a model federal plan under the proposed Clean Power Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: Kormahyah Karmue Convicted Of Orchestrating Arson Fire In Occupied Providence Tenement.
By EPA Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today received an update on the nation’s nuclear waste management policy, hearing from a panel of diverse witnesses who underscored the urgent need to deal with this pressing problem.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: "Summer is around the corner and we're excited to welcome visitors to the park and invite everyone to join our free ranger-guided programs," says Chief of Interpretation Lori Rome. The Capitol Reef National Park visitor center will be open 8:00 am to 6:00 pm daily starting Sunday, May 17, 2015. Enjoy the exhibits, park movie, and the Capitol Reef Natural History Association bookstore.
By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calling on EPA to include input from small business representatives as the agency develops a model federal plan under the proposed Clean Power Plan.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: SAVANNAH - The National Park Service is preparing a foundation document to guide planning and management of Fort Pulaski National Monument. The park would like to invite the public to join in this effort. A foundation document involves examining a national park unit’s core purpose and significance, its most important resources and values, and the interpretive themes that tell the park’s important stories.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: The most popular and highly used trail in Grand Teton National Park will require a major reroute this summer. For the 2015 season, all hikers headed beyond Hidden Falls to Inspiration Point-and destinations within Cascade Canyon and beyond-will need to use the horse trail that lies just north of the...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Kwane Baker, 38, of Buckeye, Arizona, was convicted of cocaine trafficking in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal court jury in Providence on Thursday convicted Kormahyah Karmue, 40, of Providence, of being the mastermind behind a conspiracy to set fire to an occupied multi-family dwelling he owned at 31-33 Ida Street in Providence in an effort to collect more than $725,000 in insurance payments.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Members of the House and Senate today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy calling on EPA to include input from small business representatives as the agency develops a model federal plan under the proposed Clean Power Plan.
By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today received an update on the nation’s nuclear waste management policy, hearing from a panel of diverse witnesses who underscored the urgent need to deal with this pressing problem.
By DOE Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Tim Scott, R-S.C., this week each introduced separate proposals to increase energy production on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and increase revenue sharing with states that support offshore energy production activities.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Damian Gasdaska, 38, of Phillipsburg, NJ, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for an identity fraud scheme that involved stealing personal information, including from old court records. Gasdaska pleaded guilty in November 2014 to conspiracy, aggravated identity theft, wire fraud...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A former real estate title agent was sentenced today to 66 months in prison for carrying out a mortgage fraud scheme in which she obtained seven loans, totaling more than $3.7 million, on two properties located in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and Belvidere, New Jersey, U.S Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that Charles Corey Michael, 32, of Charleston, West Virginia pleaded guilty today in federal court in Charleston to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. In March of 2015, officers with the Charleston Police Department executed...
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D.- There will be no tours of Wind Cave on Monday, May 18, as electricians install a new backup generator for the cave. While work is expected to be completed Monday, there is a possibility of the installation project rolling over into Tuesday morning. Visitors are encouraged to call the park at 605-745-4600 Tuesday morning to check on the status of the project or visit the park's.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Following a multi-agency investigation into drug trafficking in Clairton, Pa., 14 people - 13 residents of Pennsylvania and one resident of New Jersey - have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws. The charges are contained in six separate, but related, indictments returned on May 12, 2015, and unsealed today.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today received an update on the nation’s nuclear waste management policy, hearing from a panel of diverse witnesses who underscored the urgent need to deal with this pressing problem.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: On April 23, 2015, César E. Chávez National Monument hosted a special event, in cooperation with the Cesar Chavez Foundation, to provide military honors for César Chávez at this gravesite. Chávez served in the U.S. Navy as a Seaman 1st Class from 1946 - 1948. At the time of his death, he was not given a military funeral because he passed away so suddenly that the family did not have a chance to do so.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2015
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged Francois G. Toure, 25, of Reynoldsburg, Robert A. Kamara, 26, of Canal Winchester, and Enouch J. Kermue, 26, of Columbus, in a wire fraud conspiracy in an indictment returned in Columbus. Toure is also charged in a second wire fraud conspiracy, as well as a money laundering conspiracy. Additionally, Toure and Kamara are charged with aggravated identity theft.
