News from July 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Beginning Monday, Olympic National Park road crew employees will begin long-awaited repairs to the Elwha Olympic Hot Springs Road, which was severely damaged during last winter's storms and flooding. Repairs are estimated to take eight weeks,giving hope that the road will reopen in early October.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 32-year-old local man has been convicted of transferring obscene material to a 14-year-old girl, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Brandon Guthrie, of Corpus Christi, entered his plea today before U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: BOISE - Terrance Barimah, 28, of Lawrenceville, Georgia, was sentenced yesterday for failure to appear for sentencing and illegal possession of device-making equipment, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Barimah to 70 months in prison and three years supervised release. Barimah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boise on July 15, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -Michael L. Fischer, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Fisher admitted that he transported a girl from Maryland to Ohio to engage in sexual activity.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland -Michael L. Fischer, age 42, of Toledo, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to the federal charge of transportation of a minor with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity. Fisher admitted that he transported a girl from Maryland to Ohio to engage in sexual activity.
By DOE Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: The Obama Administration is taking responsible steps to combat climate change, increase access to clean energy technologies, and reduce our dependence on oil. That is why, today, on the heels of the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) first-ever Sustainable Transportation Summit, the Administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: A member of the same gang as Jamal Dean, who made false statements while testifying as a witness at Dean’s sentencing, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison yesterday.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Local School Wellness Policy and Smart Snacks among Four Regulations Ensuring Access to Healthy Food, Consistent Nutrition Standards for Foods Marketed and Served to Students, and Greater Program Integrity WASHINGTON, July 21, 2016 – Today, the Obama Administration is announcing four final rules that ...
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, July 21, 2016 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the 2016 USDA Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge grant recipients. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $900,000 in funding to four goal recipients who will demonstrate how healthy ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: The owner of two Arkansas mental health companies that provide inpatient and outpatient mental health services to juveniles was found guilty yesterday of engaging in a scheme to bribe a former deputy director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services (ADHS), announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Lawsuits Challenge Unprecedented Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry The U.S. Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states and the District of Columbia sued today to block Anthem’s proposed acquisition of Cigna and Aetna’s proposed acquisition of Humana, alleging that the transactions would increase concentration and harm competition across the country, reducing from five to three the number of large, national health insurers in the nation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Alexander Fishenko, a dual citizen of the United States and Russia, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit more than $500,000 in criminal proceeds following his guilty plea on Sept. 9, 2015 to a 19-count indictment. Fishenko pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Russian ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: A Montgomery County, Alabama, resident was sentenced to 48 months in prison for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo, head of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania, alleging that the township violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) when it denied zoning approval to allow the Bensalem Masjid to build a mosque on three adjoining parcels of land in the township.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch today announced that she has chosen Rupa Bhattacharyya to head the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) after current VCF Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum steps down later this month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Josh J. Minkler for the Southern District of Indiana announced today the guilty verdict after an eight-day jury trial of Jeffrey Wilson of Evansville, Indiana, who was charged with securities fraud related to a massive multi-state fraud scheme. Wilson’s crimes centered on the e-biofuels ...
By Fed Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the adoption of changes to part II of the Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR policy) to conform with enhancements to the Reserve Banks' same-day automated clearing house (ACH) service previously announced by the Board on Sept. 23, 2015. ...
By Commerce News Now | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the White House Economic Development Forum. This annual event, jointly hosted by the Department of Commerce’s SelectUSA, the National Economic Council, and the International Economic Development Council, brought together the country’s leading economic development professionals to provide commentary on the nation’s economic progress.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the change-of-command ceremony for the NOAA Ship Ferdinand R. Hassler. The ceremony honored the work and accomplishments of both Lt. Cmdr. Briana Welton and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Jaskoski as Jaskoski assumes leadership of the Hassler.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
