News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Fernando Sanchez, 42, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on April 29, 2016 to 15 months of in prison for embezzling approximately $99,106 from a bank in Lancaster where he was employed as a manager. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Edward G. Smith ordered 24 months of supervised release and a $300 special assessment.
By DOE Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Committee on Energy and Commerce today announced its hearing schedule for the week of May 9.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: A Detroit man was sentenced to 33 years in federal prison after having pleaded guilty earlier this year to armed robbery and firearms offenses, announced United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.
By State Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) announced the following upcoming Committee events...
By Interior Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce the reopening of Lakeshore Drive on the morning of Saturday, May 7. Park officials advise driving with caution due to continuing work on the road shoulder through May 9. Delays of less than five minutes will continue. Please be alert for flaggers.
By DOL Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Ranking Member Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA) issued the following joint statement after the Department of Treasury issued its decision regarding the Central States Pension Fund...
By US DOT Newswire | May 6, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - -- Senator James Inhofe (R-OK), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), EPW Ranking Member, issued the following statement on negotiations to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: DALLAS - The President and Chief Executive Officer of Southco Enterprises, Inc. of Sherman, Texas, James Alexander, appeared in federal court in Dallas this week and entered a guilty plea on behalf of the corporation to a one-count Information charging treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste without a permit, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James R. Farrell, the Sullivan County District Attorney, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), Joseph A. D’Amico, the Superintendent...
By Interior Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: HARKERS ISLAND, NC -Cape Lookout National Seashore encourages all 4th grade students of Carteret County to enter the "Diamond in the Rough Student Art Contest". The competition asks students to submit artwork that shows their connection with the Cape Lookout National Seashore's natural, cultural, and historical beauty. The last day to enter art has been extended from Friday, May 13, to Friday, May 27 at 5:00 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Defendant Arrested in November 2014 Operation Targeting Members and Associates of Various White Supremacist Organizations.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A Chicago-based financial advisor pleaded guilty in federal court today to pocketing her clients’ money after counseling them to purchase phony securities.
By DOL Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: U.S. Department of Labor | May 5, 2016
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: More Than 800,000 Acres Selected Through Highly Competitive Application Rounds WASHINGTON, May 5, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the enrollment of more than 800,000 acres in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Through CRP, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) helps ...
By USDA Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Cool & Connected to Leverage Internet Investments in Five States WASHINGTON – May 5, 2016 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of communities in five states that will participate in the Cool & Connected planning assistance program, an innovative initiative to help people use broadband service for downtown revitalization and economic development.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, to resolve alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), for failing to provide access for individuals with disabilities at Mid-America Center. Opened in 2002, the Mid-America Center is a multipurpose arena for basketball, hockey and concerts with 9,000 seats.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: A California man was sentenced today to 16 years and three months in prison for producing child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert of the Eastern District of California, Special Agent ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Defendant Accused of Improperly Removing Asbestos and Defrauding Investors James Powers, 59, of Washington, D.C., was indicted today for violating the Clean Air Act and for fraud stemming from a scheme to improperly remove asbestos from a historic building in the District of Columbia.
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Two Atlanta, Georgia, residents were arrested this week by a team of federal and Georgia state agents, the Department of Justice announced. Rojen Burnett, 33, and Amber McLaughlin, 32, were charged in a 25-count indictment with securities fraud, making false odometer statements and conspiracy to commit ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 5, 2016
News Release: Today, President Barack Obama granted commutation of sentence to the following 58 individuals: * Jasmine Allen – Bunnell, FL Offense: Conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of cocaine base; manage or control a residence for the purpose of unlawfully manufacturing, storing and distributing a controlled ...
