News from October 2015
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, highlighted the bipartisan progress as well as unfinished work the Committee must tackle following the Committee’s business meeting.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Winter is an exciting time in Denali National Park and Preserve; there are opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the park, which is open year round.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: HOUSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (USAO-SDTX) has established a new Civil Rights Section within its Civil Division that will have the authority to investigate and to remedy civil rights violations within the district, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. This...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Pursuant to the Court’s directive in the case of United States v. Blankenship, all government exhibits admitted into evidence and published to the jury will be made available to the press and the public no later than 9:00 a.m., the day after admission and publication of the exhibits. The exhibits will be posted to a link on the website of United States Attorney Booth Goodwin at.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Frank Boatrite, 42, of Follansbee, West Virginia, with unlawful possession of firearms, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who handled the case, stated that the defendant, who worked as a mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, took a letter containing New York State Safety Inspection Certificate stickers and used the stickers on vehicles owned by him or members of his family. Lamacchia did so in order to avoid having the vehicles inspected or repaired to pass inspection.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - On October 7, 2015, the DEA Philadelphia Field Division participated in a town hall meeting at the Haverford Township Free Library to educate the residents about the dangers of prescription drug and heroin abuse.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that The Alphas Company Inc. satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Starting Tuesday, Oct. 20, a temporary area closure will be in effect for several trails and walkways within the Jenny Lake area of Grand Teton National Park. The temporary public closures are necessary to ensure public safety during construction activities involving helicopter transport...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve the Fair Chance Act, a bipartisan bill lead by Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to give formerly incarcerated individuals a fair chance at employment. Other cosponsors include Sen. Joni Ernst(R-IA), Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who is handling the case, stated that on Oct. 15, 2014, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Kings Highway residence of the defendant who worked as a technician for the Kenmore Tonawanda School District at the time. The officers recovered...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: VAN BUREN MO:Ozark National Scenic Riverways Superintendent Larry Johnson invites the public to attend an open house meeting for the park's Roads and Trails Management Plan.The National Park Service will be hosting four open houses for the public.The purpose of these open houses is to collect information...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Today, U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo announced that $1,000,000 in grant funds have been awarded to Arizona Women’s Education and Employment to promote effective and successful reentry into the community by those who are being released from custody. These efforts include support with housing...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: In San Antonio today, 31-year-old George Alexander Martinez was sentenced to 262 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for transportation of a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Bureau of Reclamation is launching a $30,000 prize competition seeking improved methods to measure the food resources available for threatened and endangered fish. Advancing technology for monitoring how food is available for fish species can lower the cost and improve the effectiveness of fish recovery efforts.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: NOAA has upgraded nowCOAST, a GIS-based online map service providing more frequently updated ocean observations along with coastal and marine weather forecasts. The new version, which went live on Sept. 21, also offers a visual point-and-click access to 60 NOAA data products and services. Users can reach the site at nowcoast.noaa.gov.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott S. Allen, Jr., who handled the case, stated that on April 21, 2015, the defendant attempted to enter the United States at the Rainbow Bridge Port of Entry. To gain entry, Nur used a United States passport. Authorities linked the defendant’s passport to a passport application...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Al-Shaibani Ordered To Pay $1,714,207.10 In Restitution.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Norman D. West, age 48, of Hyattsville, Maryland and Washington, D.C. today to two years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit theft of public money in connection with a fraudulent tax refund scheme. Judge Chasanow also entered an order requiring West to pay restitution of $408,221.30, the total amount of the tax loss.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 7, 2015
News Release: Aramark to Provide a Variety of Concession Services in Yosemite National Park.
