News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News from September 2015


Yellowstone To Conduct Traffic Safety Checkpoints This Holiday Weekend

News Release: Julena Campbell or Amy Bartlett. (307)344-2015. e-mail us. Park rangers will conduct traffic safety checkpoints in Yellowstone National Park throughout the upcoming Labor Day weekend. The goals of the checkpoints are to identify and correct traffic and safety violations and to identify any impaired drivers...


News Release: UPCOMING WEBINARS. September 9: Live Webinar on the Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center. Webinar Sponsor: Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Overview of the Clean Energy Manufacturing Analysis Center" on Wednesday, September 9, from...


Petrified Forest National Park Offering Night Sky Program, September 12

News Release: PETRIFIED FOREST, AZ-Petrified Forest National Park will welcome visitors for a viewing of the night sky with astronomer Dr. Larry Behers on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015.


Ten Arrested on Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking Charges During Two-Day Law Enforcement Operation in Eddy County

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A series of undercover investigations by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Pecos Valley Drug Task Force and the Artesia Police Department have resulted in the filing of federal firearms and narcotics trafficking charges against eleven individuals. On Sept. 1...


News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special hike at Moccasin Bend National Archeological District on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2 pm. Participants should take the Manufacturer's Road exit off Highway 27 and drive west, following the "Special Event" signs to the Brown's Ferry Federal Road trailhead off Moccasin Bend Road.



OSHA cites Bergen Regional Medical Center after 8 employees assaulted or threatened by patients since February

News Release: HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. - In a three-month period this year, health care workers at Bergen Regional Medical Center LP in Paramus were victims of violent patients in eight incidents, including one in which a nurse suffered a laceration and bruises attempting to stop an attack on a patient.



South Carolina Woman Sentenced To Seven Months in Prison for Trafficking Guns into New Jersey

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Greeley, South Carolina, woman was sentenced today to seven months in prison for her role in a scheme to traffic multiple firearms into New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


#SubHealth to Discuss Legislation to Protect Employees from Higher Health Care Costs

News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 9, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees." Subcommittee members will discuss H.R. 1624, legislation...


E&C Through the Lens – Back Home Edition

News Release: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) is joined by local advocates in Buffalo, New York, to discuss the impact H.R. 6, the 21st Century Cures Act, will have on their lives. Kale Shiesley, a 14 year-old battling SMA said it best about #Cures2015, “ I don’t know much about politics, I just know I want to walk."


Jicarilla Apache Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federally Commissioned Tribal Officer

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lawrence Roybal, 53, a member of the Jicarilla Apache Nation who resides in Dulce, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to assaulting a federal officer. The guilty plea was entered without the benefit of a plea agreement.


Michigan Man Guilty Of Mail Fraud In $50 Million Ponzi Scheme

News Release: A Michigan man was found guilty today of fifteen counts of mail fraud in a $50 million Ponzi scheme that spanned ten years.


Kline: Strengthening Classrooms and Workplaces Will Continue to Be Committee's Leading Priority

News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today released the following statement after informing his constituents he will not seek reelection in 2016...


News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, September 9, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees." Subcommittee members will discuss H.R. 1624, legislation...


Spring Man Lands in Federal Prison for Stealing Mail

News Release: HOUSTON - A 33-year-old Spring man has been ordered to prison after he admitted to breaking into a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail collection box and stealing people’s mail, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Edward Wayne Rothlander pleaded guilty March 10, 2015.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BENIAIH LEWIS, age 26, of New Orleans, was charged today in a one count Indictment for failure to register as a sex offender in violation of the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced Richard A. Brennan, age 43, of Clarksburg, Maryland, today to 42 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for mail fraud, and for making a false statement on a tax return. Judge Chuang entered a judgment ordering...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. ‐‐ U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr., announced today that Angel Gonzalez, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to time served (29 months) by Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


St. Thomas Resident Sentenced to Federal Prison For Firearm Charge

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Clinton G. Todman, Jr., 44, to 40 months in federal prison for his conviction of Felon in Possession of a Firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. In addition to the prison term, Judge Gomez sentenced Todman to serve three years of supervised release, pay a $100 special assessment, and perform 250 hours of community service.