News from March 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A former Massachusetts-resident was arrested at the Miami airport on Sunday for allegedly running a Ponzi scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Philip Rice D’Avanzo, age 29, of Bethesda, Maryland, today to three years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered D’Avanzo to pay a $10,000 fine, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. Judge Chuang also entered an order requiring D’Avanzo to forfeit three luxury wristwatches, his pick-up truck and $241,352 in cash.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Joseph Romano, 31, previously employed at The Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (“PICC") and the Riverside Correctional Facility, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for attempted extortion which interfered with interstate commerce and two counts of attempted distribution...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA -Death Valley National Park will be hosting the Celestial Centennial Mars Fest, April 8th -10th, 2016. Everyone is invited to attend this free night-sky and outer-space festival celebrating Death Valley's connection to the cosmos and the Centennial of the National Park Service.The event will include talks, field trips, programs, stargazing, and expositions with scientists, park rangers, and astronomy experts.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Chris Arthur Perry, Jr., 26, of Chesapeake, and Gregory Paul Wingard, Jr., 27, of Norfolk, were sentenced today for their roles in a conspiracy to steal valuable items from passengers’ bags at the Norfolk International Airport. Perry was sentenced to 17 months in prison and Wingard was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: A little over three years ago, NIST scientist Katy Keenan came back from a conference with an ambitious idea: to improve the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for breast-cancer screening by creating a breast-tissue mimic, or "phantom," that would allow users to test the accuracy of their imaging systems against a NIST-traceable standard. This month, the first commercial breast phantoms are being shipped to buyers here and abroad.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Hung Danh, age 55, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to six months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones, III, in Harrisburg for a conspiracy to evade $337,000 in employment taxes in connection with his operation of an employee leasing business known as HD Staffing.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Jeffrey Reed, Resident Agent in Charge for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF), and Col. William J. Bryant of the Arkansas State Police, announced today that former Bald Knob Police...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 14, 2016
News Release: FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Sally French, "The Drone Girl," today led a lively panel discussion about the future of small unmanned aircraft at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin on Monday. The panel included a diverse group of innovative thinkers from industry and government.
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 13, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – On March 15, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Under Secretary for Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), Dr. Reginald Brothers, will host a panel discussion entitled “Be the Next Tony ...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2016
News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - FAA Administrator Michael Huerta will make opening remarks and moderate a panel discussion with several industry and government partners about the future of small unmanned aircraft. Discussion topics are expected to include UAS registration, the MicroUAS aviation rulemaking committee, steps to speed integration, new uses for unmanned aircraft, tests of extended visual line-of-sight operations, safety and education initiatives, and more.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2016
News Release: Join Volunteer Interpretive Park Ranger Steven Veatch for a unique program combining poetry and nature from 1:00 PM -3:30 PM at the visitor center.The program will begin in the visitor center with a short program on poetry writing techniques. Participants will then explore the Monument on a nature hike...
By DOT News Wire | Mar 12, 2016
News Release: AUSTIN, TX – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, joined by Barbara Bennett, President and COO of Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Inc. and Rick Clemmer CEO of NXP Semiconductors, today announced seven finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. The USDOT has pledged ...
By State Newswire | Mar 12, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Homeland Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson met with French Minister of Interior Bernard Cazeneuve to discuss cooperation on a number of shared security-related issues, including law enforcement collaboration, border security, and information sharing to enhance counterterrorism efforts.
By USDA Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 11, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join President Obama when he travels to Cuba later this month. This historic visit - the first by a sitting U.S. President in nearly 90 years - is another demonstration of the President's commitment to chart a new course for U.S.-Cuban relations and connect U.S. and Cuban citizens through expanded travel, commerce, and access to information.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: Evgeny Buryakov, aka Zhenya, 41, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to act in the United States as an agent of the Russian Federation without providing prior notice to the Attorney General.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla, 23, of Starkville, Mississippi, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Aberdeen, Mississippi, to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: Two Subway franchise managers and a gas station manager, all residents of Virginia, pleaded guilty today to aiding and assisting in the filing of false tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Dana J. Boente of the Eastern District of Virginia.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 11, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce has made it a priority to ensure that all U.S. companies have access to the digital economy and can reach global markets. To further this goal Commerce, through the Commercial Service arm of the International Trade Administration, is piloting an expert network of “digital attaches” in its offices in U.S. embassies in key markets to help U.S. firms increase international market access, and overcome regulatory or policy challenges.
