News from November 2015
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on the proposed merger between pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Allergan...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - With the guilty plea of the final defendant today, a total of four men have now been convicted for their participation in a robbery crew that committed more than 30 different armed robberies throughout Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: The earth, the moon, and the sun are currently in alignment for extreme tides over the next few days. These are known as King Tides and may result in coastal flooding along the coastline and bay fronts during high tides. This is in effect from Tuesday morning through Thursday afternoon. High tides over this period will occur in the mid to late morning hours, but please refer to a local tide chart for the areas where you live or may be visiting.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRIAN MOORE, 26, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for organizing and carrying out a smash-and-grab robbery of a Stamford jewelry store in November 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for fraudulently obtaining over $300,000 in government benefits under a false identity.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man whose computer had been seized in a separate and unrelated state investigation, pleaded guilty in federal court today to obtaining another computer...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A man facing federal charges related to a $10 million lien filed against an Internal Revenue Service employee has been ordered held without bond pending trial after being arrested last week by federal agents.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: (WASHINGTON) - House and Senate leaders today expressed concern after a new report was released by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office on the Homeland Security Department’s BioWatch program.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today issued the following statement after Pfizer Inc. and Allergan plc formally announced their plans to merge, resulting in the largest corporate tax inversion this year...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Reuben Benjamin Coleman, age 38, of Capitol Heights, Maryland, today to 130 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possessing a firearm in a school zone and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine.
By State Newswire | Nov 22, 2015
News Release: KEY EXCERPTS BELOW: On the threat posed by ISIS, and the bipartisan, veto-proof majority that voted last week to strengthen the Syrian refugee program: “The bomber who blew himself up outside of the stadium in Paris, he himself was carrying a Syrian passport, had come in through Greece with that refugee...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 22, 2015
News Release: Good morning. I am so pleased to be back in Guangzhou. In April, I was here with 24 American clean energy firms for a Presidential trade mission. On that trip, I had the opportunity to enjoy an early morning run through Tianhe Park and along the Pearl River, plus I had the opportunity to visit the Guangzhou ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 22, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Vice Premier Wang for your partnership, your friendship, and your commitment to strengthening the U.S.-China economic relationship. I would also like to extend greetings to Ambassador Cui, Vice Minister Zhang, and my colleagues, Ambassador Froman, Ambassador Baucus, Ambassador Holleyman, and my Under Secretary, Stefan Selig.
By US DOT Newswire | Nov 21, 2015
News Release: At the direction of the Secretary, the FAA announced the formation of a task force to develop a process for owners of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to register their aircraft. This group of experts embraced the challenge with the energy and creativity we expected and delivered its report to me ...
By State Newswire | Nov 21, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement marking the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I congratulate the captain, officers and crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BERTHOLF on its return from a successful patrol in the Eastern Pacific. Thanks to their great work along with the efforts of other federal and international partners, 2015 has been the most successful fiscal year for counter drug operations in the Eastern Pacific since 2009.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2015 – USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the awarding of $3 million for 19 grants to provide technical assistance to socially disadvantaged business groups in rural areas.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Secretary Vilsack arrives in China this weekend. Over the past decade, the United States' agricultural exports to China have risen sharply, propelling China into its position as the fastest-growing and highest-value export destination for U.S. farm and food products. In 2011, China surpassed Canada to ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Former Secretaries Say Boosting Exports and Trade Critical to American Agriculture Economy WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2015 – A bipartisan group of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries, today issued an open letter urging Congress to pass the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The former secretaries note that opening ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2015
News Release: Charged Offenses Include Sex Trafficking, Interstate Prostitution, Alien Smuggling, Money Laundering, Racketeering and Racketeering Conspiracy in Connection with Scheme to Compel Mexican Women and Girls into Prostitution in the United States A 27-count indictment was unsealed yesterday in the U.S. District ...
