News from January 2017
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: STRONG CITY, Kansas: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is pleased to announce that the preserve’s hiking trails, schoolhouse, and ranch headquarters area are now accessible to visitors who are blind or visually impaired through the use of GPS technology and a hand-held device.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Robert E. Porter, 53, of Westerville, Ohio pleaded guilty to filing a false income tax return with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Porter faces a maximum of three years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced two Energy and Commerce Committee bills, each of which were unanimously approved by the House in the previous Congress. Passage of the two bills today comes a day after the House cleared four additional committee bills further demonstrating the committee’s dedication to advancing bipartisan, thoughtful solutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Kenyen R. Brown, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, announces the resolution of complaints against two local restaurants made by persons with disabilities who could not access the facilities. The United States Attorney’s Office recently entered into Settlement Agreements under the Americans with Disabilities Act with the owners and operators of Islanders Restaurant and Bar in Dauphin Island, Alabama, and Gambino’s Italian Grill in Fairhope, Alabama.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A federal jury sitting in Brownsville has convicted a 37-year-old undocumented alien from Oaxaca, Mexico, who had been living in Brownsville on immigration charges that led to death, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts against Galdino Jose Ruiz-Hernandez after a two-day trial.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: GLADEWATER, Texas - The National Response Team, a specialized investigative unit, from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that arrived in Gladewater, Texas, last week to assist with a structure fire that occurred Jan. 4, 2017 in the historical portion of downtown concluded its on-site operations today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Defendant Discharged Firearm After Victim Refused to Turn Over Keys to Car Containing Her Dog.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: FBI Announces Arrest Made in Connection with a Bank Robbery in Miami.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A citizen of Mexico has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of re-entry of an illegal alien, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jose Ignacio Goris, 42, of Providence, convicted at trial for trafficking cocaine, has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison. A federal court jury in Providence convicted Jose Ignacio Goris on Jan. 14, 2016, of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Two Broward County return preparers were sentenced for their participation in stolen identity tax fraud and treasury check cashing schemes.
By EPA Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced two Energy and Commerce Committee bills, each of which were unanimously approved by the House in the previous Congress. Passage of the two bills today comes a day after the House cleared four additional committee bills further demonstrating the committee’s dedication to advancing bipartisan, thoughtful solutions.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: CEDAR CITY, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Color Country District is seeking public comment on environmental assessments (EAs) analyzing the BLM’s proposal to offer 23 parcels covering 28,463.19 acres in the Richfield and St. George field offices at the June 2017 oil and gas lease sale.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released a new video explaining how President-Elect Donald Trump could violate the Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution if he does not do what every previous president has...
By DOE Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today advanced two Energy and Commerce Committee bills, each of which were unanimously approved by the House in the previous Congress. Passage of the two bills today comes a day after the House cleared four additional committee bills further demonstrating the committee’s dedication to advancing bipartisan, thoughtful solutions.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Andrew P. Young (619) 546-7981,Benjamin Katz (619) 546-9604 or Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Six defendants have been sentenced over the last week for their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy scheme that involved withdrawing funds from compromised bank accounts and stealing personal identifying information from victims across the country.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. Jan. 10, 2016- The Generals Highway in Sequoia National Park is now open. Following multiple days of storms with mudslides, rockslides, and falling trees, the parks’ road crews have worked to clean-up the highway. Visitors should be prepared for rapidly changing conditions as the next storm is expected this afternoon.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a draft update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity-also known as the Cybersecurity Framework. Providing new details on managing cyber supply chain risks, clarifying key terms, and introducing measurement methods for cybersecurity, the updated framework aims to further develop NIST’s voluntary guidance to organizations on reducing cybersecurity risks.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2017
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Stephen Richardson, Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation...
