News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Pursuant to Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative and The HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: They activate airbags. Keep aircraft correctly positioned in flight. Detect earthquakes or sudden vibrations in failing machinery. Guide military hardware. Monitor falls in elderly individuals and initiate calls for help. They rotate the display on a smartphone from vertical to horizontal, and measure our exercise intensity and activity level in gadgets we carry or wear.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury in Houston has convicted two El Salvadorian nationals both residing in Houston on all counts as charged in a conspiracy to employ 10 or more unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 120,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2015/2016 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -. The Bureau of Reclamation released its 2016 Operations Plan for the Klamath Project. The Plan is based upon the expected hydrologic conditions from the. April 1 Natural Resource Conservation Service inflow forecast and current reservoir elevations. “After four years of drought, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell III sentenced James J. Stanley, age 29, of Rising Sun, Maryland, today to 18 years in prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for distributing child pornography. Stanley also admitted to the attempted sexual exploitation of a minor.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice will address crime victims and crime victim advocates at two events being held during the week of April 10 to April 16, 2016 which has been designated as National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The theme of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week this year is “Serving Victims, Building Trust, and Restoring Hope.".
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Lookout Mountain, TN:To encourage all Americans to visit their national parks, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will waive the entrance fee to enter Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, during National Park Week, from Saturday, April 16 through Sunday, April 24, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Phillips Praises Courage of Those Who Come Forward.
By US DOT Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA), will hold a hearing next week on the status and implementation of maritime transportation safety and stewardship programs and rulemakings.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Mild weather and Alaska’s second warmest winter on record have aided the park’s spring road crew in their efforts to open the Denali Park Road. Park staff officially opened the road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, yesterday morning.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Joseph Conrad Goode, 21, of Cheektowaga, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with threatening the President, threatening a former President, and threatening a major candidate for Office of the President of the United States. The charges carry.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: AJO, AZ -Celebrate the National Park Service's 100th anniversary and "Find Your Park" at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument during National Park Week, April 16 through 24.Entrance fees will be waived all week, comeand enjoy one of the many hiking trails or take a scenic drive. Visitors can earn their "I Hike for Health" pin by completing 5 miles of trails.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who is handling the case, stated that according to the complaint, on Feb. 25, 2016, New York State Parole Officers and others conducted a search at Smith’s residence on Orleans Avenue in Niagara Falls. The defendant is under the supervision of New York State Parole following a July 2010 federal conviction and an August 2014 Niagara County Conviction.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a third public workshop to continue review and revision of the Business Practices Guidelines (BPG) for Central Valley Project Improvement Act Program Accounting and Cost Recovery. The workshop will be held...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael J. Adler, who is handling the case, stated that between 2013 and June 10, 2015, law enforcement officers have been investigating a drug trafficking organization led by defendants David Jesus Pagan and Rafael Burgos, Jr. During the course of the investigation, it was determined that the defendants distributed multiple kilograms of cocaine throughout the Dunkirk area.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), has scheduled a hearing for Friday, April 15, 2016, at 9:30 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Unlawful Reinsurance Payments: CMS Diverting $3.5 Billion from Taxpayers to Pay Insurance Companies."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Donna L. Jennings, 44, of Winchester, was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for embezzling over $1 million from Winchester Community Federal Credit Union. Jennings was also ordered to forfeit and pay $1,059,767.52 in restitution to her victims.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: POCATELLO - It’s time to get outside! The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - Pocatello Field Office (PFO) will open the Chinese Peak - Blackrock Trail System on Friday, April 15, 2016 to motorized and mechanized travel (bicycling). The trail system is closed to protect wintering deer from Nov. 16 through April 14. Travel is limited to designated routes only and all unsigned routes are closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 8, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - A federal judge today sentenced a Vestavia Hills physician and owner of a Jasper neurology and pain clinic to nearly three years in prison for dispensing narcotic painkillers without a legitimate medical reason, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay A. Morris and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sec. Stan Stabler.
