News from June 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Homestead National Monument of America is honored to host a United States Citizenship and Naturalization Ceremony on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. New citizens will take their Oath of Allegiance to the United States at the ceremony. The ceremony will take place at 2 p.m.in the Education Center's Courtyard. The public is encouraged to attend.
By State Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) issued the following statement ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the U.S. Capitol today, where he will address a Joint Meeting of Congress...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: BOISE -- Sara Curnow, 45, of Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud in connection with her scheme to embezzle $852,041 from St. Luke’s Health System employees’ Flexible Spending Accounts, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Curnow waived her right to indictment and pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Ronald E. Bush to a single count felony information filed by the U.S. Attorney.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) condemned the actions of House Judiciary Republicans who refused to vote on an amendment to H.R. 4768, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016. The amendment offered by Congressman David Cicilline, would have made clear that a judge cannot be disqualified on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: An East St. Louis man, Deondre Jones, 45, convicted of bank robbery, was sentenced to 56 months in federal prison on June 7, 2016, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, James L. Porter, announced today. Following release from imprisonment, Jones will serve three years...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION BRING THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF NEW ORLEANS JAZZ NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK TO CHICAGO, INSPIRING A NEW GENERATION TO #FINDYOURPARK.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A former Beaumont Independent School District (BISD) Assistant Superintendent has been sentenced for federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Ohio Lobbyist Sentenced to 15 Months for Extortionate Role in Conduit Campaign Contribution Scheme.
By US DOT Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to enhance pipeline safety, clarify safety oversight efforts, and provide greater regulatory certainty in the transportation of energy commodities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: On Tuesday, June 21 at 7 PM at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham, join Jim Owens for a slideshow presentation of historic Eastham. This program will include Jim's large collection of photos as Eastham has grown throughout the years, including results of winter storms.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Escape from Custody.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Jon A. Miller, 47, of Bloxom, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for distribution of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, pleaded guilty today to bribery, possession and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and making and subscribing a false income tax return, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: A new, free mobile application titled “Los Alamos: The Secret City of the Manhattan Project," is now available for download from the Apple store. More information is available online at.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in an effort to help the ailing timber in Southeast, introduced S. 3006, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Exchange Act , which would accelerate a long-proposed land exchange with the U.S. Forest Service to expedite timber to Southeast operators, while protecting important conservation areas and local trails. If the legislation is passed and signed into law, the exchange could be completed within one year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet, and Receipt of Child Pornography.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CALIFORNIA - Come explore Sequoia National Park through art and music this summer! Special programs include.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Antwon Pitt, 22, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury today of charges stemming from a sexual assault against a woman he attacked while she was working from her Southeast Washington home, U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Gary Scott Conway, age 45, of Havre de Grace, Maryland, pleaded guilty late yesterday to transporting child pornography.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 8, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) released the following statement after learning of the arrest of the information security officer for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 on four counts of possession of child pornography, a class II felony.
