News from May 2016
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: A wide range of recreational opportunities abounds for individuals of all ages and interests in Idaho. As Memorial Day approaches, BLM offers the following tips for safe enjoyment of the outdoors:.
By DOE Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, sent a letter to Neil Kornze, Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), calling on the agency to drop its proposed Resource Management Planning (RMP) rule. In her letter sent Tuesday , Murkowski raises substantive and procedural concerns about the rule, which could weaken Alaska’s voice in land management decisions made by the federal government.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Eli Hunt, 36, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Newcomb, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Hunt will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Shane L. Schlaefer, 28, of Troy, Illinois was sentenced in the U.S. District Court to 15 years in prison for Attempted Commercial Sex Trafficking of a Child and Attempted Enticement of a Minor, Acting United States Attorney James L. Porter has announced. Schlaefer was also ordered to pay a $500 fine...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Phillip Coyne, Special Agent in Charge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, and Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging RONNETTE BROWN, 43, of Bristol, with 23 counts of health care fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
By Commerce Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during the Committee’s markup on H.R. 5278 (Rep. Sean Duffy), the “Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA)," Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) delivered the following statement.
By USDA Newswire | May 24, 2016
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 140,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to unknown destinations during the 2016/2017 marketing year.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: The Bureau of Land Management and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries are hosting a saddle and halter-trained wild horse and burro adoption event on Saturday, June 11 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center located at 1721 Snyder Avenue, south of Carson City, Nevada.Twenty...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: DAYTON - Gary Swisher, Jr., 44, of West Carrollton, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 40 months in prison for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. -Visitors to Grand Canyon National Park over Memorial Day weekend can expect long lines, crowds, and full parking lots. Last year, Grand Canyon's visitation hit an all-time high and the park is already seeing an increase over last year's numbers. The park anticipates a busier-than-normal holiday weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announce the availability of approximately $2.1 million in grants for projects that. improve conditions for federally-imperiled species and their habitats impacted by the federal Central Valley Project. The CVP, owned...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: POCATELLO - Somber March, 30, of Fort Hall, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to assault on an officer, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. March was indicted by the federal grand jury in Pocatello on Nov. 25, 2014.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted Republic National Distribution Company, LLC, and its employees, Eugene Gerzsenyi, age 52, of Glen Burnie, Maryland; Jason Lockerman, age 38, of Bel Air, Maryland; and Lisa Robbins, age 55, of Woodbine, Maryland, today on charges arising from a scheme...
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging ROBERT V. GENTILE, 79, of Manchester, with new firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Update: A Pennsylvania man charged in relation to the ongoing “Celebgate" investigation pleaded guilty this morning in United States District Court in Harrisburg, Penn. The case against Ryan Collins was investigated by FBI agents based in Los Angeles, and the plea agreement was negotiated by prosecutors...
By DOL Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statement after the Senate approved H. J. Res. 88, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act blocking the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule. Introduced by Rep. Roe, the resolution will help low- and middle-income families plan for retirement by stopping an extreme, partisan rule that will limit access to affordable financial advice.
By US DOT Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation to prevent a duplicative regulatory process for the approved use of pesticides, and to ensure states, local governments, mosquito control districts, farmers, and other lawful users of pesticides are prepared to help combat any potential outbreak of the Zika virus.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a Lancaster man pled guilty to felony computer hacking charges related to a phishing scheme that gave him illegal access to over 100 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging to members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging ROBERT V. GENTILE, 79, of Manchester, with new firearm offenses.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2016
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey, who handled the case, stated that on May 31, 2006, Moran - a member and officer of the Rochester Hell’s Angels - assaulted a patron at Spenders Bar, at 1600 Lyell Avenue in Rochester, with a baseball bat. The defendant beat the patron in the head and body with...
