News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division would like to invite members of the media to the DEA Pittsburgh District Office on Thursday, October 15th between 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. The DEA office is located at 1781 McKees Rocks Road in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Young (a.k.a. “Johnny"), 34, and Andi Majka, 27, both of Rutland, were charged with felony distribution of crack cocaine in the Rutland area. The allegations in the indictment concern alleged conduct from May and August of 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: “Mr. Speaker, I support removing restrictions on the export of crude oil from the United States and urge my colleagues to vote in support of H.R. 702.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Jury Convicted Defendant After Two-Week Trial.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva and tribal leaders from across Northern Arizona will hold a press conference Monday at 2:00 p.m. Arizona time in Flagstaff to introduce the Greater Grand Canyon Heritage National Monument Act, a bill establishing a new national monument that reflects the long history and deep cultural roots of the region’s Native American tribes.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Salt Lake City-Consistent with the unprecedented effort to conserve the greater sage-grouse and its habitat, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced a public process in September to consider a proposal to withdraw lands determined to be crucial to the survival of the species from location and entry under the 1872 Mining Law, subject to valid existing rights.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Capitol Reef National Park is a great place to learn to preserve and protect our Earth. Join ranger programs and activities to understand the dynamic interactions between our planet's natural systems and to have fun!.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Buffalo against Strock Contracting, Inc., Lee Strock, Kenneth Carter and Cynthia Ann Golde, who are alleged to have defrauded the government by falsely claiming eligibility for millions of dollars in contracts being awarded by the Air Force, Army, and Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Memphis, TN - A former employee of JabberBlabber, Inc. a Memphis-based children’s magazine, has pled guilty to defrauding the publication of more than $70,000. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the plea today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Two Miami-Dade County residents were sentenced to prison terms for their participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme based on information discovered while they were boarding a flight at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
By State Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in support of House passage of H.R. 702, legislation that removes the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: LONDON - A former Georgia physician has admitted in federal court that he conspired with the owner of a Georgia pain clinic, and others, to unlawfully distribute thousands of prescription pills to Kentuckians.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2015
News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Today, a federal complaint was filed charging RICHARD TODD CARSINS, 46, of Edmond, Oklahoma, with pretending to be an employee of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in seeking to gain access to the property of Edmond North High School, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised news of the first settlement by a major U.S. corporation for illegally smuggling wood, resulting in more than $10 million in fines and penalties.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - An ongoing anti-human smuggling effort in Central America resulted in the arrest of a Salvadoran man Sept. 30 who was allegedly involved in migrant smuggling.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: NEW YORK - Carlos Moncayo, a 22-year-old laborer from Queens, was trying to make a living as he worked on the construction of a Restoration Hardware store at 19 Ninth Ave. in Manhattan on April 6, 2015. Instead, his life ended that day when the 14-foot-deep trench in which he was working collapsed and buried him beneath tons of soil and debris.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: Prosecution Pursued Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a new partnership between the DHS Blue Campaign—the unified voice for DHS’s efforts to combat human trafficking—and the North Dakota Public Health Association.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program Aims to Develop a Strong, Diverse Next Generation of American Farmers; Supports Efforts to Bring Veterans and Socially Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs into Farming and Ranching Editor's Note: This release has been update to correct that 10% of projects will ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2015 – Today, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell reviewed the 2015 fire season and provided insight into longer term trends and challenges for the agency during testimony before the House Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Subcommittee. Tidwell highlighted concerns over the increasing cost of suppressing wildfire, emphasizing that more than half of the agency's annual budget now goes toward fire suppression.
