News from May 2016
By USDA Newswire | May 13, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 420,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations. Of the total 280,000 metric ton is for delivery during the 2015/2016 marketing year and 140,000 metric tons is for delivery during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - The owner of several Chinese restaurants in the Chicago area intentionally withheld state taxes by underreporting the receipts paid in cash, according to federal criminal charges filed today.
By DOL Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today issued the following statement in response to new Title IX guidance from the Departments of Education and Justice...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - The newest federal prosecutor in the Northern District of West Virginia was sworn-in today in United States District Court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: FORT WORTH, Texas - After a trial lasting more than two-weeks, a federal jury has convicted two Mexican citizens on federal charges related to the murder of Southlake, Texas, resident, Juan Jesus Guerrero Chapa, at Southlake Town Square on May 22, 2013, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By EPA Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding EPA actions that could potentially undermine the stay issued by the Supreme Court on the Clean Power Plan.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: Arches and Canyonlands national parks are preparing for a busy Memorial Day weekend, and are advising visitors to expect heavy traffic, crowded trails, and limited parking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Michael Gerard Camphor, age 60, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to charges arising from the fraudulent purchase of four properties in Baltimore, using fraudulent loan documentation and straw purchasers, resulting in losses of over $736,000.
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) gave the following opening statement today at a Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing on “Concussions in Youth Sports: Evaluating Prevention and Research."
By Commerce Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: The Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a full committee markup on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at 5 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider two bipartisan energy bills to protect jobs, the economy, and public health. Members will convene for opening statements only on Tuesday and reconvene Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 10 a.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: Memphis, TN - A Collierville businessman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a one count information charging him with conspiracy to fraudulently obtain work visa permits. Edward L. Stanton III, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty plea today.
By DOE Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-PA), today held a hearing examining concussions in youth sports, as part of the committee’s broad review of concussions. The hearing followed the committee’s first roundtable discussion held in March. The...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BARON SMITH, a/k/a “Gee Gee," age 36, and CALVIN ALEXANDER, a/k/a “Payday," a/k/a “Cardee," age 30, both of Hammond, have been charged in a Second Superseding Indictment with participating in the October 9, 2015 double murder of QUNADELL BEARD and ELLIOT...
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Christopher Salkey, 27, of Suffolk, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By DOE Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI), Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY), and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy regarding EPA actions that could potentially undermine the stay issued by the Supreme Court on the Clean Power Plan.
By DOJ Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Christopher Salkey, 27, of Suffolk, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.
By Interior Newswire | May 13, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis yesterday announced $2.8 million in Japanese American Confinement Sites grants to fund educational programs, preservation projects, memorials, and exhibits. The 15 projects in five U.S. states will tell the story of the more than 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, who were imprisoned by the U.S. government following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal grand jury in Houston has returned a one-count indictment against Syed Kaleem Razvi for sending a threatening email to the Texas Attorney General’s Office and various employees with other state agencies, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: More than 350 students and parents attended a community forum on Child Exploitation, Prevention and Enforcement hosted by Southgate Anderson High School this morning, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By Commerce Newswire | May 12, 2016
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is offering up to $1 million in grants to establish up to eight Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships to Stimulate (RAMPS) cybersecurity education and workforce development. As part of the Department of Commerce's "Skills for Business" initiative that has made job-driven training a priority, RAMPS will support the NIST-led National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE).
