News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Anthony F. Romero, Jr., 37, of Albuquerque, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court to violating the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). The guilty plea was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez and U.S. Marshal Conrad E. Candelaria.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - During the third in a series of hearings on the U.S. role and strategy in the Middle East, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, argued skepticism about the Obama administration’s commitment to the region after the Iran nuclear deal is playing out in the proxy war in Yemen where a Saudi Arabian-led coalition is fighting Houthi rebels supported by Tehran.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that AMIRA MANTOURA, 53, of Greenwich, waived her right to indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of making a false statement to the Medicare program. In pleading guilty, MANTOURA, a Stamford-based podiatrist, admitted that she submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance companies.
By US DOT Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: NEW YORK - The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announces the largest civil penalty the FAA has proposed against a UAS operator for endangering the safety of our airspace.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that an Ava, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for producing child pornography. Brett Corcoran, 25, of Ava, was charged in an indictment returned...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: OXFORD, Miss. - United States Attorney Felicia C. Adams and Jerome R. McDuffie, Special Agent in Charge, IRS - Criminal Investigation announced today that Larry Eifling, age 66, of Hollandale, MS, entered a plea of guilty to Count 1 of a Bill of Information charging him with failing to truthfully account...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Salvatore Leone, age 52, of Dover, was sentenced today by U. S. District Court Judge Gregory M. Sleet to 1 year and one day of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. Mr. Leone was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $784,568.00 to the Wilmington Trust Company.
By USDA Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will conduct a referendum on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for table grapes grown in California.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Dr. Yolonda Youngs, Assistant Professor of History at Idaho State University, will present her preliminary research on the history of recreation on the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park on Friday, October 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Her late afternoon talk titled "Braided Channels" will take place at the Teton County Library Auditorium in Jackson, Wyoming.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Palmetto man pleaded guilty Monday to his role in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in St. Landry Parish.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Email. The modern working world cannot exist without it, but hackers exploit this vital service to steal money and valuable information. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is tackling this threat with two new projects.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded seven grants totaling more than $490,000 to universities in five states to advance standards education. Under the Standards Services Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program, recipients will work with NIST to integrate instruction related to standards and standardization into undergraduate and graduate curriculum at U.S. colleges and universities.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - A resident of Hammond, Louisiana, was sentenced to prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite of the Eastern District of Louisiana announced today.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: The research that comes from these awards will tell scientists how the chemistry of the coastal ocean is changing, where these changes will be most acute, and what the effects of those changes will be on marine animals and habitats. It will also help coastal communities plan for these changing conditions.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jason A. McIntyre, 41, of Biddeford, Maine was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to one year of probation for destruction of mail. He was also fined $500. McIntyre pleaded guilty on June 16, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Peoria, Ill. - Supervised release for former Kankakee County Board member and Pembroke Township Supervisor Larry Dean Gibbs was revoked at a hearing on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, before Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Shadid in Peoria. Gibbs, 54, was sentenced to serve nine months in federal prison after...
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, Natchez Trace Parkway visitors were able to touch almost 500 years of history at three special events. At the Parkway Visitor Center, National Hispanic Heritage Month was celebrated with re-enactors from Mississippi Valley Educational Programs who engaged visitors in...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany H. Lee, who handled the case, stated that between January 2014 and January 2015, Powell used the Internet and a cellular telephone to communicate with a female who was under the age of 14 to entice the minor to engage in sexual activity with him. Specifically, the defendant used Facebook messenger to engage in sexually explicit chats with the minor. The communications led to Powell meeting with the minor to engage in sexual activity.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Buffalo National River is planning to conduct prescribed fire operations between October 7 and Nov. 31, 2015. Weather conditions permitting, prescribed fires will be completed in the vicinity of Pruitt, the Gene Rush Wildlife Management Area, and Tyler Bend. Fuel reduction, wildlife habitat improvement and ecological restoration are the primary reasons for conducting the prescribed fire operations.
By State Newswire | Oct 6, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Tomorrow at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine U.S. international food aid programs and ways to make those programs more efficient and effective. The hearing is entitled “Reforming Food Aid: Desperate Need to do Better.".
