News from June 2016
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - Beginning in June and running through September, the Homestake Mining Company will be removing historic surface mining-related materials at five historic mine sites located on private property in Colusa County. Access into the Sulphur Creek Mining District is through lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two men today admitted their roles in a computer hacking and identity theft scheme that hijacked customer email accounts, stole personally identifiable information (PII) from millions of people, and generated more than $2 million in illegal profits, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - Transit Safety Management, Inc., a Georgetown, Mass. consulting company, was sentenced today to making a false statement in connection with its certification for favored contracting status.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Clint Gregory, 53, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to six and a half years in prison for a mail fraud scheme involving bid rigging in connection with contracts issued by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa invited the citizens of Dubuque to participate last night in a forum to discuss hate crimes and bias incidents. A representative from the Department of Justice’s Community Relations Service (CRS) served as the moderator.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: On May 5 and 6, 2016, NIST hosted a technical colloquium on an important question facing virtually every branch of forensic science today: How should forensic examiners quantify the weight of evidence they find in a case? This was the first technical colloquium in the United States to focus specifically on this issue, and it generated an animated and much needed exchange of ideas.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Andre M. Straughn, 39, of Milton, Florida, pled guilty today to receipt and transportation of child pornography, as well as making a false statement to a federal agent. The guilty plea was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: 21 Major Governments and the European Union Announce Efforts to Double Clean Energy R&D Investments over Five Years to $30 Billion per Year.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury brought additional criminal charges yesterday against a thoroughbred horse trainer already under indictment for wire fraud and criminal conspiracy.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: Dear Commissioner Koskinen: As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, I have the responsibility to conduct oversight of activity within the tax-exempt sector, including entities organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Recently, media reports have raised allegations that...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
Release: Philadelphia, PA, June 2, 2016 - Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced a new publication that will help enhance access to healthy foods for residents of low-income neighborhoods. The provides information, strategies, and resources for organizations interested in making healthy foods and beverages available in corner stores within their communities.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: On May 9, 2016, three employees of Buffalo National River were honored at the 71stDepartment of the Interior Honor Awards in Washington DC.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: MOOSE, WY--To accommodate a dust abatement application, a brief travel closure will be in place for about 48 hours, beginning 4 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, on the unpaved section of the Moose-Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. The road will reopen by 8 a.m. Thursday, June 9.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Massachusetts man who formerly resided in McAllen has entered a guilty plea to one count of access with intent to view child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. James Patrick Burke, 39, was a former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: The Forever stamp depicting a stunning photograph of two bison silhouetted in Yellowstone National Park’s winter morning sun was dedicated today among a pane of 16 stamps to celebrate the National Park Service on its 100th anniversary.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement on the proposed rule issued today by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to protect small-dollar borrowers from unscrupulous payday and car title loan lenders...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: In addition to June signaling the start to another summer season, it also marks the beginning of World Oceans Month. Our oceans make up approximately 70 percent of the earth, making it one of our largest natural treasures, a source of food and energy, and a diverse habitat for more than one million species of plants and animals.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: NEW YORK CITY -The National Park Service received a stamp of approval today from the U.S. Postal Service with the public launch of 16 National Park Forever stamps that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. First-day-of-issue ceremonies took place at the World Stamp Show in New York City and at 13 of the National Park Service sites depicted on the pane of stamps.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A Massachusetts man who formerly resided in McAllen has entered a guilty plea to one count of access with intent to view child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. James Patrick Burke, 39, was a former special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 2, 2016
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Cambria County resident pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of health care fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
