News from March 2016
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: KREMMLING - The Bureau of Land Management reminds the public that the annual winter travel restrictions in the Wolford Mountain area north of Kremmling remain in effect to protect wintering wildlife and reduce road and resource damage.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Pat Tiberi (R-OH) announced today that the Subcommittee will hold a hearing entitled “Preserving and Strengthening Medicare" on Wednesday, March 16th at 10:00 AM in room 1100 of the Longworth House Office Building. At the hearing, Members will discuss ways to put Medicare on a sustainable path for all generations and keep it from going bankrupt.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Recognizing outstanding work in support of BLM programs, the Bureau of Land Management’s Janet Ady, Division Chief of Education, Interpretation, and Partnerships recently presented Colorado’s Colorado Canyons Association with the BLM's 2016 "Public Lands Partnership Excellence" Award. The Friends group was selected among five BLM partnerships nominated by the BLM State Offices.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: BIRMINGHAM - U.S. District Judge Abdul K. Kallon today sentenced a truck driver from Talladega to 55 years in prison and a lifetime term of supervised release for his aggravated sexual abuse of a child under age 12, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered opening remarks at a HELP Committee markup to consider the Mental Health Reform Act of 2016, a bill that would help expand access to quality, effective...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: ROCKFORD - Three local men were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury in Rockford, Ill. on charges of arson.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Thomas E. Lafontaine, age 35, of Kennewick, Washington, was sentenced for one count of Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Senior United States District Judge Edward F. Shea sentenced Lafontaine to...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago man who traded more than 5,000 photos and 600 videos of children being sexually exploited has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Alabama Man Sentenced to 55 Years for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 43-year-old resident of Aransas Pass has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child, otherwise known as production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Daniel Benson Billman Jr., pleaded guilty to the charges Jan. 4, 2016.
By DOL Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Employer name: BCS Manufacturing LLC. Inspection site: 4215 Tholozan Ave., St. Louis, Missouri. Citations issued: March 11, 2016. Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited BCS Manufacturing for 23 serious and three other-than-serious safety...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Justice Department Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Owners and Property Managers of West Virginia Homes and Apartments.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: George F. Peterman, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Jackie Williams, age 42, from Bishop, Georgia, pleaded guilty to Wire Fraud today before the Honorable C. Ashley Royal, United States District Judge. As part of her guilty plea, Ms. Williams admitted...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced that a lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of West Virginia today against Gary Walden; the Estate of Tina Walden; Walden Homes LLC, dba Walden Rentals; and 973 Chestnut Ridge Road Inc. The lawsuit alleges that...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Regional Director Terry Fulp announced the selection of Jacklynn L. Gould (Jaci) as the Region’s new Deputy Regional Director. Gould began working in the Boulder City headquarters on March 1, 2016.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
Release: At a new FAS-supported laboratory in Islamabad, Pakistan, scientists will conduct research to help local farmers control harmful insects, reduce their chemical use, and create a safer food supply for Pakistanis. FAS provided technical assistance and equipment for the National Biocontrol Laboratory, which...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Peter Aleksandrov Magnis, age 28, of Hydes, Maryland, today to seven years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a robbery conspiracy in connection with the robbery of a jewelry store, including a carjacking and kidnapping.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL and Possessing Firearms as a Felon.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Judge Robert Mariani sentenced Efrain Rodriguez, age 43, to 80 months’ imprisonment for assaulting a fellow inmate while incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan) in Waymart, Pennsylvania.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 16, 2016
News Release: New chia-oat and amaranth-oat mixtures developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists may be used to make healthful foods in the future.
