News from February 2017
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Sanders, Cummings, Booker, Casey, Doggett, Heinrich, King to Unveil Drug Importation Bill to Help Lower Prescription Drug Costs for Middle Class Families
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ronald Drayton, age 48, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and Marcal Fraction, age 36, of Hudson, Pennsylvania, were sentenced on Feb. 23, 2017, by United States District Court Judge Malachy E. Mannion.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Access via Highways 120 and 41 closed due to road damage.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell today sentenced Leonard Charles Agee Jr. (40, Titusville) to 36 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute marijuana, heroin, and cocaine. At the time of his arrest on June 29, 2016, Agee was a Titusville High School football coach, a teacher’s aide, and an employee of the Brevard County Schools. He pleaded guilty on November 9, 2016.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Release Date: Feb. 28, 2017. Contact: Tanya Sortor, Education Program Coordinator, Pacific Historic Parks. Phone: 671-482-1234. Call for Volunteers!. Would you like to learn more about becoming a volunteer here in Guam?. War in the Pacific National Historical Park cordially invites you to our Volunteer...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Scott Capparell, age 46, of Drums, Pennsylvania, the former administrator of Heritage Mills Personal Care, Inc. (“HMPC"), was charged in a criminal information on Feb. 23, 2017, with committing bank fraud.
By State Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON-Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Kay Granger (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Peter Roskam (R-IL) are announcing the re-launch of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism in the House of Representatives for the 115th Congress.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that JAMES WESLEY JACOBS, age 38, of Gans, Oklahoma, pled guilty to POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE METHAMPHETAMINE, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B)...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Hudson County, New Jersey, man, who served as the senior accountant of the City of Bayonne Department of Community Development (CBDCD) was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for accepting $65,000 in bribe payments in exchange for his assistance in awarding projects funded by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grants, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Nathan Jensen, 34, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: RENO, Nev. - All 15 animals showcased at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections - Silver State Industries saddle-trained horse adoption event this past weekend were adopted. The event was held on February 25 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) south of Carson City, Nevada.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Download the. Channel Islands National Park invites the public to celebrate the 37th anniversary of the park’s establishment at an event on March 5, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pmat the visitor center in Ventura Harbor. This free event will feature film showings, family-friendly activities, ranger-led talks...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: All events are free and open to the public, and take place at the Old Courthouse (11 North Fourth Street, St. Louis, MO 63102).
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Release Date: Feb. 28, 2017. Contact: Kina Lewis, Education Coordinator, Pacific Historic Parks. Phone: 671-777-4301. Calling all 3rd and 4th graders for the River Ranger Program!. This spring, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, along with non-profit partner Pacific Historic Parks and partners...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Landlord and Affiliates Agree to Implement Policy to Provide Persons with Disabilities with an Equal Opportunity to Access and Benefit from Housing.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to press reports that Trump Administration officials sought to enlist intelligence officials and lawmakers to counter stories about ties between members of President Trump’s team and Russia...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: SALMON, ID - Idaho's weather is changing by the minute, and continued moisture is having an impact on some recreational areas. The Salmon Field Office (SFO) has issued an emergency closure for Discovery Hill Bluffs Road due to highly erosive soil conditions.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Congressman Peter DeFazio (D-OR) responded to President Trump's address to a Joint Session of Congress on Feb. 28, 2017. Following are DeFazio's remarks...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Rose Smith, 66, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fetanyl, oxymorphone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000.
By DOE Newswire | Feb 27, 2017
News Release: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, recently sent a letter to President Trump urging him to include mandatory funding for the Secure Rural School (SRS) program in his upcoming budget request for Fiscal Year 2018. Murkowski also signed a similar letter in support of SRS to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney.
