News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special panel discussion and battlefield tour about the commander of the United States Army of the Cumberland, Major General William Starke Rosecrans on Saturday, June 4, 2016.Presenting their views...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Eric Watson and 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 Commerce Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued a new staff report on the Committee’s investigation of Oregon’s health insurance exchange website under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Based on evidence obtained by the Committee, the report makes the following findings...
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved legislation to increase the effectiveness of the federal government by giving Congress and agencies the tools to better identify and eliminate waste and inefficiencies in government programs. The Getting Results...
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 DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorneys W. Mark Conover (619) 546-6763 or Shane P. Harrigan (619) 546-6981.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Yellowstone National Park wants to increase the number of people carrying bear spray through a new engaging, celebrity-filled campaign called “A Bear Doesn’t Care." Whether you are a hiker, backpacker, angler, photographer, wolf watcher or geyser gazer, the campaign encourages you to carry bear spray - no excuses!.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: TUPELO, MS -The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come and enjoy "Brave Little Raccoon" as part of the Read with a Ranger program.The program starts 10:00 am on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Parkway Visitor Center.Read with a Ranger is a new 45-minute program that is most...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Eric Watson and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that two Texas men were sentenced for conspiring to transport approximately 28 kilograms of powder cocaine.
By Interior Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: The sound of fiddlers playing hoedowns, waltzes and other tunes from the homesteading era will fill the air on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at the Tallgrass Prairie Fiddle Festival at Homestead National Monument of America! The day begins at 10 a.m.with fiddling and harmonica workshops led by Deb Greenblatt...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: SIOUX CITY, IA - The United States Attorney’s Office and the Mercy Child Advocacy Center held a joint press conference today at Mercy Medical Center to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of Project Safe Childhood (PSC), a Department of Justice nationwide initiative to combat child sexual exploitation.
By US DOT Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its largest union, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, AFL-CIO (NATCA) announced today they have reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) covering the air traffic control specialists assigned ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that HECTOR ORLANDO RECATE-REYES, age 30, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Defendant Admitted Lying About Pledging Allegiance to Self-Proclaimed Leader of ISIL.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Strengthening the security of the immigration and visa issuance process is a critical issue for all Americans.
By Homeland Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Thank you Mr. Chairman. I would like to thank the Chairman and his staff for their open and collaborative approach. This subcommittee has a challenging portfolio of issues and I commend the Chairman’s efforts to find solutions in another difficult budget year. The majority’s failure to adopt a budget...
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Russian Banker Sentenced in Connection with Conspiracy to Work for Russian Intelligence.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Defendant is One of 34 Individuals Charged as Part of Investigation into Methamphetamine Trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: Defendant Admitted to Causing $2.7 Million in Losses to Government Health Care Programs and Under-Reporting His Income on Tax Returns.
By DOL Newswire | May 25, 2016
News Release: TARRYTOWN, N.Y. - Responding to complaints, inspectors from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found access to emergency exits at two New Rochelle CVS stores blocked by merchandise, boxes and other objects. As a result, OSHA is citing the retailer for two repeated violations of workplace safety standards and proposing a total of $88,000 in fines.
