News from March 2016
By State Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium...
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: REDDING, Calif. -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for open positions on 34 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), including the Northern California District RAC, which advise the BLM on public land issues.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for calling this hearing today on fundamental tax reform proposals. We are all aware of the great need to reform our broken and inefficient tax code, while replacing it with a code that promotes job growth, lifts wages for all workers, and grows the middle class.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Idaho Man Convicted at October 2015 Trial of Three Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, One Count of Possession of Child Pornography, and One Count of Access with Intent to View Child Pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: A Miami man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a scheme to defraud two commercial lenders and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) out of more than $11 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago investment advisor was sentenced today to three years in federal prison for engaging in a scheme to defraud an Oak Brook bank and two of his clients out of more than $3.2 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - The owner of a group of freight payment, logistics, and shipping businesses headquartered in Branchburg, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud and money laundering, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: ALTURAS, Calif. -- The Bureau of Land Management is inviting public comment as it begins developing plans to reduce stands of Western juniper trees that are expanding into sage-steppe ecosystems on public lands west of Alturas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: ROCKFORD - A Polo, Ill. woman pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to embezzling $59,560.88 from First State Bank Shannon-Polo.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: In response to requests from the public, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period until April 22, 2016, for the recently proposed Methane and Waste Prevention Rule, which would update 30-year-old regulations to reduce the wasteful release of natural gas into the atmosphere...
By DOE Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, as the first-ever International Synchrophasor Symposium continues in Atlanta, GA, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability (OE) released a new report chronicling American efforts to deploy this technology as well as two new funding opportunities to further advance the technology. Adam Cohen, DOE’s Deputy Under Secretary for Science and Energy, made the announcements during his remarks at the symposium.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Christina Scaringi, the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (“HUD OIG"), announced today that ANTHONY BOVE, the former Commissioner of the Board...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that Shannon D. Ashworth, age 33, Wendy D, Sisk, age 45, and Danny Buford, age 47, all of Anderson, were sentenced today in federal court in Anderson, for conspiracy to commit fraud, a violation of Title 18, United States...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina announced that in federal court today, United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle, sentenced DUPREE TURNER, 29, of Wilson, North Carolina, to a total of 130 months in prison and 5 years of supervised released...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Kliton Xhemali, 32, of Bangor pleaded guilty today U.S. District Court to distributing cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - Safe, sufficient, and reliable water resources are essential to the functioning of every aspect and sector of United States society, including agricultural and energy production, industry and economic growth, human and environmental health, and national security. Because of its importance, today marks the international observance known as World Water Day.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Richard Spivey, age 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, today to 17 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for distribution of child pornography. U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel ordered that upon his release from prison...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that U.S. Border Patrol Agents arrested a Spanish citizen who crossed the Vermont-Canadian border near Canaan on Monday evening, March 21, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: HEADQUARTERS, TUPELO, MS: "During February 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced an increase in the number of recreational visits over the 2015 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. "This year, 435,680 visitors used the Parkway during February 2016 compared to 414,844 who were counted in 2015.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 22, 2016
News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Fort Thompson, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on March 21, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
