News from September 2015
By US DOT Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - As the Papal visit approaches, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reminding residents of and visitors to Washington, DC, New York, and Philadelphia that these cities and the surrounding communities are No Drone Zones from September 22 through Sept. 27, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced today that local community agencies that assist crime victims will benefit from $60,012,054 that has been awarded to the State of North Carolina by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Victims of Crime (OVC).
By DOL Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Employer name: High Structural Erectors LLC, 1915 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The inspection site was at the Route 84 East Bridge, between Matamoras, Pennsylvania, and Port Jervis, New York.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Four of seven defendants were arrested today on federal charges related to their alleged involvement in a scheme that defrauded insurance companies of at least $1.2 million by staging car crashes and submitting false insurance claims, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Weather conditions cooperated this morning for searchers in Mount Rainier National Park who located and extracted a climber who suffered a fatal fall while climbing in the northern part of the park. Inclement weather with white-out conditions on Monday impeded efforts to locate the climber by air.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Dr. Sheila Mohammed, 55, of Pace, Florida, was sentenced yesterday afternoon to 12 months and one day in prison for seven counts of submitting false tax returns, followed by two years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $255,158 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys Shane Harrigan (619) 546-6981 and Caroline Han (619) 546-6968.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Jacob Isaac Bomboy (25, Lake County) to 12 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a child to engage in illicit sexual conduct. He pleaded guilty on June 1, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and Vermont's federal, state, and local law enforcement officials today announced federal criminal charges against 12 individuals accused of trafficking heroin in Vermont. The charges resulted from three long-term investigations characterized...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing in New Orleans, LA, on the current state of offshore oil and gas activity in the Gulf of Mexico. The panel received testimony from U.S. Senators David Vitter (R-LA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA), industry representatives, and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: To help ensure a safe and enjoyable stay for park visitors, Rocky Mountain National Park rangers will be increasing Law Enforcement Patrols and conducting a Safety Checkpoint on Saturday, Sept. 19, on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Timothy S. Faircloth, 44, a registered sex offender who resides in Pace, Florida, was sentenced to 180 months in prison yesterday for receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: “Thank you Mr. Chairman. “USDA’s work covers a lot of ground. Given the size and scope of the department it’s good that we understand the full picture of the work being done in the various mission areas. “I look forward to hearing from our witnesses over the next two days. The 2014 Farm Bill created...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 10: 0 a.m. Full Committee Markup. Markup of: * H.R. 1428 , the “Judicial Redress Act of 2015";. * H.R. 1755 , To amend title 36, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the congressional charter of the Disabled American Veterans; and,. * H.R. 3449 , To amend the Immigration ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today Lori Haberle, age 45, of Kelayres, PA, has been charged in a one-count Indictment with misappropriation of Postal funds by a federal grand jury in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Shawn P. Caldwell, 36, a registered sex offender who resides in Pensacola, Florida, was sentenced to 240 months in prison yesterday for receipt of child pornography. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - James Feijo, 68, owner and operator of Daniel Chapter One, a Portsmouth, R.I., based company, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to marketing and selling products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as cancer mitigation and treatment options, and...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: Defendant Defrauded Individuals with Whom He Had Longstanding Business and Personal Relationships.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: SAN JOSE- Jerry Wang, the Chief Executive Officer of Herguan University in Sunnyvale, California, was sentenced yesterday to 12 months’ imprisonment for submitting false documents to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced Acting United States Attorney Brian Stretch and Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Ryan L. Spradlin.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 15, 2015
News Release: FRITCH, Texas - Lake Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument will conduct a monarch butterfly program called "MONARCH MORNING" from 9 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. on Sept. 16 in the Alibates Visitors Center. Individual registration is free to the public and includes snacks and handouts. Seating is limited. RSVP by calling Park Headquarters at (806) 857-3151.
