News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Leaford George Cameron, 62, of Burlington, NJ, was charged today by indictment with mail fraud, wire fraud, and false statements, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that from 2003 through 2015, Cameron operated a fraudulent law practice, pursuant...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga has announced the award of a concession contract to Xanterra South Rim, L.L.C.Xanterra will provide lodging, food services, retail, transportation, mule rides, and other services on the South Rim.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Raymond Justis, 43, of Philadelphia, PA was charged today by indictment with one count of sex trafficking of a minor, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) today announced that the House Judiciary Committee will conduct a listening tour as part of the Committee’s comprehensive copyright review. The House Judiciary Committee will kick-off the copyright review ...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Since Jan. 2015, 46 Arkansas workers have lost fingers, toes, hands and legs due to amputations at work. Amputations are debilitating workplace injuries that often happen when workers must operate mechanical machinery without the proper guards or training.
By State Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, issued a joint statement expressing their concern about the erosion of freedom of expression in Ecuador after the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, ordered the closure of Fundamedios, an Ecuadorian non-governmental organization dedicated to media transparency.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Pablo Bacilio Miranda, 45, of Ransomville, NY, pleaded guilty to fraud involving immigration documents, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Visitors to the Education Planning Tools section of the park's website at www.nps.gov/get will discover a range of field trip activities, outreach and distance learning opportunities, and professional development for teachers and administrators. Reservation request forms are now being accepting for all of the 2015-2016 offerings including the following NEW programs and workshops.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today advanced Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton’s H.R. 702, legislation that will lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports by voice vote.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: The National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management are proud to help launch the Every Kid in a Park program, as part of President Obama's commitment to protect our nation's unique outdoor spaces and ensure that every American has the opportunity to visit and enjoy them.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Camden woman was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for buying five firearms in North Carolina for her cousin to sell in New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Today, Members of Congress led by U.S. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) in the Senate and Reps. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), in the House of Representatives, introduced the Fair Chance Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would give formerly incarcerated people ...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today advanced Chairman Emeritus Joe Barton’s H.R. 702, legislation that will lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports by voice vote.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that LARRY WILLIAMS, age 34, of New Orleans, pled guilty yesterday to a one-count Indictment charging him with the robbery of the CHASE Bank branch located at 201 St. Charles Avenue.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Leroy T. King, Jr., age 54, of Bryans Road, Maryland pleaded guilty today to mail fraud in connection with a scheme to fraudulently receive reimbursement for travel expenses for medical care related to an injury sustained on the job.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Florida Man Arrested for Illegal Distribution of Information Relating to Explosives.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Carl McBride, age 50, of Claymont, Delaware, pleaded guilty earlier today to Receipt of Child Pornography, in violation of federal law. Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced the guilty plea following a hearing in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: BOSTON - A violent South Coast drug dealer was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston for the robbery of two large-scale oxycodone dealers and related narcotics crimes.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 10, 2015
News Release: Sanders, Cummings Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Lower Soaring Drug Prices
