News from September 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that James Russell Bradbury, age 55, of Newport, Washington, was sentenced today, after having previously pled guilty on July 2, 2015 to Possession of Child Pornography and Failure to Register as a Sex...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: MOOSE, WY -Grand Teton National Park managers have initiated a temporary closure of the Moose-Wilson Road from the Murie Ranch Road Junction to the Granite Canyon Trailhead to protect numerous black bears that are feeding on hawthorn berries along the road. Managers will monitor the situation continuously and will re-open the road when conditions allow. Park visitors should call 307.739.3682 or visit www.nps.gov/grte and click on the "alerts" tab for updated information.
By EPA Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic staff released an in-depth memo discrediting claims that Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) allegedly sold fetal tissue to tissue procurement organizations (TPOs) for profit. The memo, based on information obtained from the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the matter, makes clear that the Committee has found no evidence substantiating these claims thus far.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing on “Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)." The committee has a long tradition of conducting...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Zahar Tkach, also known as Alex Tkach, of Bensalem, PA, was charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a scheme to defraud Medicare of approximately $1.25 million by charging for unnecessary ambulance services, announced by United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Tkach is charged with health care fraud, obstruction of a federal audit and laundering criminal proceeds.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: Witnesses: William H. Moser, Deputy Director, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, U.S. Department of State. Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, U.S. Department of State. Sue Saarnio, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Department of State...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: DALLAS - Two men who admitted committing the armed robbery of a Subway restaurant in Richardson, Texas, last year, have been sentenced to lengthy federal prison terms, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Keenan Thomas and Brandon Foster were sentenced to 188 months and 144 months, respectively on charges involving their participation in the Oct. 16, 2014 theft of firearms from Allstar Pawn in Wentzville, Missouri.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing on “Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)." The committee has a long tradition of conducting...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Kenneth K. Watts, age 66, a bankruptcy attorney in Spokane, Washington, was sentenced on September 4, 2015, after having previously pled guilty on July 2, 2015 to Receipt of Child Pornography. Senior...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: "Everyone mount up!" This became a familiar call from Spanish Lt. Col. Juan Bautista de Anza. In 1776, while American patriots fought for their independence from England, Anza led about 300 people over 1,600 miles to settle Alta California. It was the first overland route from New Spain (now Mexico) to colonize San Francisco. The route of this expedition is now a National Historic Trail which passes through the Santa Cruz Valley.
By DOE Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic staff released an in-depth memo discrediting claims that Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) allegedly sold fetal tissue to tissue procurement organizations (TPOs) for profit. The memo, based on information obtained from the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the matter, makes clear that the Committee has found no evidence substantiating these claims thus far.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: "Wade brings a wealth of experience working with people in local communities," said Martha Lee, Acting Pacific West Regional Director for the National Park Service. "We are excited to have Wade bring his energy and experience to the region through Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: PHOENIX - Yesterday, David Peter Calik, Jr., 55, of Yuma, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 96 months in prison, followed by a term of lifetime supervised release. Calik pleaded guilty on May 1, 2015 to distribution of child pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: NAPA, Calif. - In celebration of California Coastal Cleanup Day, the Bureau of Reclamation is partnering with the California Coastal Commission, Solano County Resource Conservation District, the Napa Resource Conservation District and the Napa Dive Club to clean up Lake Berryessa’s Markley Cove, Pope...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: SONORA, Calif. - On Saturday, Sept. 19, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Central California Area Office is partnering with the University of California Cooperative Extension to organize the 2015 Great Sierra River Cleanup in Tuolumne County and southern Calaveras County. The cleanup will focus on sites around New Melones Lake in the Stanislaus River watershed as declining water levels expose trash and debris.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: DURANGO, Colo. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that Vallecito Dam, located near Bayfield, Colorado, will be closed to pedestrian traffic Tuesday, September 8, 2015, to Wednesday, October 7, 2015, for public safety.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Shirley Goldwire, 68, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for two counts of theft of government funds and was ordered to pay $264,021 in restitution to the government. She pleaded guilty on April 20, 2015 to two counts of conversion of government funds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that today Laura A. Minot was sentenced to twenty-five months in federal prison after she had pleaded guilty to one count of Conspiracy to Commit Access Device (Credit Card) Fraud and one count of Aggravated Identity Theft. Minot’s guilty pleas arose from her role in a fraudulent credit card scheme. Minot, age 52, resides in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 9, 2015
News Release: EUGENE, Ore. -Yesterday, Gary L. Ford, 55, of Bend, Oregon, pled guilty to willfully filing a false federal income tax return. As part of his plea agreement, Ford, the owner and operator of Summit Plumbing in Bend, Oregon, admitted that he failed to report more than $1.6 million of income on his federal...
