News from May 2016
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Texas man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Lafayette, New Iberia and the surrounding areas.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: To assure success occurs this nesting season, a closure each Saturday, Sunday, and holiday from May 28 through Labor Day, September 5, of a small stretch of the Point Reyes Beach will be enforced. The closure will be established between the North Beach parking lot and just south of the mouth of Abbotts...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Iraqi-Born U.S. Citizen Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Making False Statements to the FBI.
By State Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following remarks at a full Committee hearing on oversight, implementation and its consequences of the Iran nuclear deal...
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: The FAA and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, announced today they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement covering air traffic control specialists assigned to terminal and en route facilities, traffic management coordinators/specialists, controllers assigned to the flight service option and Notice to Airmen specialists.
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today unanimously approved H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2016, bipartisan legislation to address the needs of America’s harbors, locks, dams, flood protection, and other water resources infrastructure and help strengthen the Nation’s economic competitiveness.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Good Morning. I would like to thank the Chairman for holding this hearing. I am pleased to have the Commissioner testifying before us today. I appreciate his hard work on behalf of the American people. The Commissioner brings integrity to this key government agency. He is a thoughtful, hard-working, public servant. I would also like to thank the other witnesses for taking the time to be here today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: SAN JOSE - Maxito Pean was sentenced to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay $233,200 in restitution for money laundering announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch. The sentence was handed down late yesterday by the Honorable Lucy H. Koh, U.S. District Judge.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: MILLS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Reclamation expects higher than normal flows and reservoir levels on the North Platte River System this summer. This is due to recent widespread precipitation, coupled with above average snowpack and already well above average water levels in the reservoirs.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: ABINGDON, VIRGINIA - The former town manager of the Town of Coeburn, who admitted to applying for and receiving credit in the town’s name, pled guilty earlier this week in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, announced United States Attorney John P. Fishwick Jr.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Flows through the Middle Rio Grande and Rio Chama are on the rise as the spring runoff is supplemented with water from El Vado Reservoir for the benefit of the environment and endangered species.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and John P. Carlin, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, announced that EVGENY BURYAKOV, a/k/a “Zhenya," who worked for a Russian bank in Manhattan, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for conspiring...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: The Counterfeit Trademarked Perfumes Were Sold in New York and at Least Six Other States.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: SOUTH BEND - United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, David Capp, announced that Lawrence Lusk, 30, of South Bend, Indiana was sentenced before Judge Jon E. DeGuilio, for being a felon in possession of a firearm.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 24-year-old illegal alien from Mexico has been ordered to federal prison for transporting illegal aliens, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Juan Diego Lozano-Salgado pleaded guilty March 2, 2016, to transporting undocumented aliens on Dec. 13, 2015.
By Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A group of 15 House Democrats today sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Michael Froman urging the Administration to clarify its position on compulsory licensing for generic medicines in Colombia.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Beginning Tuesday, May 31 through June 10, the portion of scenic Howland Hill Road running through Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park will be closed to all vehicle traffic on week days for annual maintenance of the road.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Tumacácori National Historical Park invites the public to explore the mission grounds and a 1.5 mile portion of the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 4th. "This will be a fun event for anyone who enjoys nature and hunting for special objects," says Superintendent Bob Love. "Explorers of all ages are welcomed to participate.".
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to illegally obtain and distribute oxycodone in New Jersey.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Hingham woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston to defrauding mortgage companies in connection with multiple mortgages she obtained on a single residence.
