News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

News from July 2016



San Juan National Historic Site Announces Upcoming Events

News Release: San Juan, Puerto Rico- Superintendent Walter J. Chavez announces several events to be held at San Juan National Historic Site in the next few weeks. "We encourage you to come and join us as we continue celebrating our Centennial this year. Our 100th Anniversary is a great time to come to the park, enjoy...


Pallone and Upton Comment On WADA Report On Russian Doping

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement upon the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that “beyond a reasonable doubt" the Russian government was involved in the doping of...


Upton and Pallone Comment On WADA Report On Russian Doping

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement upon the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that “beyond a reasonable doubt" the Russian government was involved in the doping of...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement upon the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that “beyond a reasonable doubt" the Russian government was involved in the doping of...


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Vincent Steven Martinez, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 139 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his conviction on robbing four businesses involved in interstate commerce while on supervised release from an armed bank robbery conviction. Martinez was sentenced to 121 months in prison for the robberies and an additional 18 months in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release.


Upton and Pallone Comment On WADA Report On Russian Doping

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement upon the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that “beyond a reasonable doubt" the Russian government was involved in the doping of...


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - The owners of a construction and remodeling business in Paola were sentenced Monday on a federal tax charge, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said today.


Lackawanna Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Robbery

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Ronald Anthony McCarter, Jr., 24, of Lackawanna, NY, pleaded guilty to bank robbery before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.


Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park Centennial Events for August 2016

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai‘i - August 1 is the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and August 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service itself. Come celebrate and Find Your Park all month long with five fee-free dates, a native plant giveaway, the annual Cultural Festival and BioBlitz and other many other special centennial events! Mark your calendars.


Oil Refiners to Reduce Air Pollution at Six Refineries under Settlement With EPA and Department of Justice

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $425 million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) issued the following statement upon the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency’s findings that “beyond a reasonable doubt" the Russian government was involved in the doping of...


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a $425 million settlement with subsidiaries of Tesoro Corp., and Par Hawaii Refining that resolves alleged Clean Air Act violations and protects public health by reducing air pollution at six refineries.


Three Former Employees Of Timeshare Consulting Firm Sentenced For Conspiring To Defraud Timeshare Owners

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Three former employees of The Vacation Ownership Group LLC have been sentenced for their respective roles in conspiring to defraud owners of timeshare properties by offering phony consulting services, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced today.


Three Sentenced to Federal Prison for Scheme to Fraudulently Obtain Over $1.4 Million in Unemployment Benefits

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Wilfred Mendez, age 21, of Bronx, New York to 33 months in prison; Ferny Alexander Moreno Puente, age 26, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, to 30 months in prison; and Wilfredo Torres, age 36, of Alexandria, Virginia, to 20 months in prison...


Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Documents for the Proposed Project to Include Table Mountain Rancheria as a Recipient for the Madera Irrigation District and Flyin’ J Contracts

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. --. The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed. addition of Table Mountain Rancheria as a point of delivery for Madera Irrigation District’s Soquel water under Contract No. 10-WC-20-3984B...


International Volunteer Citizen Scientists Team Up With Timucuan Preserve Partners

News Release: Tiny plastic particles (called microplastics by scientists) are invading our coastal environment as well as the world's oceans. The Jacksonville chapter of CISV, a global organization that educates and inspires action for a more just and peaceful world has brought a group of 19 volunteers from 10 countries...


News Release: Jury Trial Results In Guilty Verdict Against James P. Griffin.


Girls’ Softball Coach Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: ATLANTA - Nicholas Mazza has been sentenced to seven years, three months in federal prison for distributing child pornography. The defendant is a former girls softball coach who had over 140,000 videos and pictures of sexual abuse of young girls when he was arrested. Mazza worked as a coach for girls’ softball teams in Cobb County, Georgia.


Albuquerque Felon Sentenced to Eleven and a Half Years for Robbery Spree Committed While on Supervised Release

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted Under Federal “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.