News from June 2016
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Review of EPA’s Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On June 23, 2016, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 35 defendants charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the Puerto Rico Police Department (PRPD), Ponce Strike Force Unit, are in charge of the investigation.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva today praised the Senate’s expected passage later this evening of the bipartisan Puerto Rico relief bill, which cleared a key procedural hurdle this afternoon and will likely be signed by the president before Puerto Rico defaults on July 1. Grijalva...
By EPA Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Review of EPA’s Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors."
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ADAM M. SIMPSON, 29, a former member of the U.S. Navy who was stationed in New London, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of enticing minors to perform sexually explicit acts during online video chats.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Federal criminal complaints have been filed charging six Prince George’s County men with gun and drug crimes, as a result of a joint investigation by ATF, DEA and the Prince George’s County Police Department that targeted armed drug dealers in Prince George’s County.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Must Pay $5.2 Million for Food Stamp Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Yellowstone National Park calls on photographers to share their spectacular National Park Service (NPS) photos at the Yellowstone Centennial Photo Festival that will be held July 7, 2016 at the West Yellowstone Visitor Information Center at 7 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Petra Del Bosque and Anita Arredondo, both 55 and from Zapata, have been sentenced following their convictions related to a long-running bank fraud scheme targeting Zapata National Bank (ZNB), announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Arredondo and Del Bosque pleaded guilty in February and January 2015, respectively.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Yosemite National Park anticipates a very busy Fourth of July weekend and visitors are urged to arrive at the park very early to avoid potential traffic congestion and difficulties with parking. Visitors should plan on arriving at the park entrances by 9:00 a.m. each day. Parking in Yosemite Valley is...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: National Park Service Announces Special Programs and Events in July.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the House and Senate Opioid Conference Committee will meet Wednesday, July 6 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed House conferees last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Crime Prevention Program Teams Local Youth with Law Enforcement Mentors.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today announced that the House and Senate Opioid Conference Committee will meet Wednesday, July 6 at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) appointed House conferees last month.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Travis Hayslip, 36, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to violating the federal firearms laws under a plea agreement in which he admitted igniting the fire that destroyed the Quality Inn Hotel in Carlsbad on March 9, 2016. Under the terms of his plea ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: In San Antonio, 23-year-old former U.S. Navy Seaman James Tyler George chose to stop his trial yesterday afternoon and plead guilty to all nine federal child pornography charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.
By Commerce Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 10 a.m. in 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “A Review of EPA’s Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors."
By Interior Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore plans to seek public input later this year on managing flooding impacts at the Seashore.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - Berrien County, Georgia, Sheriff Anthony Heath pleaded guilty to two counts of violating the civil rights of two non-resistant arrestees by using excessive force against them. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney G.F. Peterman III of the Middle District of Georgia announced the guilty plea. A sentencing date has not yet been set.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 29, 2016
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Tramell Bishop, 37, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum of 40 years, a fine of $5,000,000, or both.
