News from March 2017
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: TUPELO, MS: “In 2016, the Natchez Trace Parkway experienced a 1.8% increase in the number of recreational visits from the 2015 figures," stated Superintendent Mary Risser. “Three of the 10 most visited parks in the nation are found in the Southeast Region: Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smokey Mountains National Park, and the Natchez Trace Parkway.".
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - On Friday, March 10, after a five-day trial, Anthony J. Atkins, 51, of Eufaula, Alabama, was convicted of conspiracy to commit bank fraud, four counts of false statements to a federally insured financial institution, bank fraud, and mail fraud affecting a financial institution.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that Clifford D. Johnson is now the Acting United States Attorney.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that he has submitted his resignation as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana effective March 10, 2017.
By Commerce Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) welcomes new members Gail Folena-Wasserman, head of Biopharmaceutical Development at MedImmune, and David Vasko, director of Advanced Technology, Strategic Development, Rockwell Automation. Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Acting NIST Director Kent Rochford appointed the two for three-year terms.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Savannah, GA- Edward J. Tarver resigned effective March 11, 2017 as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia. Mr. Tarver had served in that office since December of 2009. James D. Durham assumed leadership of the office as Acting United States Attorney. Mr. Durham has been First Assistant United States Attorney since January of 2010. Mr. Durham has been with the office since March of 2002.
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - In response to changes in the House schedule resulting from the anticipated impact from Winter Storm Stella, the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation has postponed its planned hearing for the morning of Wednesday, March 15th.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final environmental documents for the execution of an Interim Renewal Contract (IRC) for Central Valley Project (CVP) water with the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD).
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H.: New Hampshire’s United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice has announced her resignation, effective March 10, 2017. Ms. Rice was appointed as United States Attorney by President Barack Obama on the recommendation of Senator Jeanne Shaheen and with the support of Senator Kelly Ayotte, and unanimously...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a man from Homer pleaded guilty last week to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine after a bag containing the drug was found in a relative’s dryer.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Gunnison, CO: Both Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and Curecanti National Recreation Area increased in visitation during the Centennial year of the National Park Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Derrick Favreau, 33, of Auburn, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He was also fined $5,000. He pleaded guilty July 26, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - Brian Ashley, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution and one count of possession of child pornography. U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole, Jr. scheduled sentencing for June 19, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - “The Attorney General has graciously permitted me to remain as United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York through June of 2017 so that I can complete twenty years of service to the Department of Justice," announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian. “We...
By US DOT Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Washington, DC - In response to changes in the House schedule resulting from the anticipated impact from Winter Storm Stella, the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit has postponed its planned hearing for the morning of Wednesday, March 15th.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Nineteen defendants have been charged in federal court in connection with a multi-count indictment arising from their participation in a fraudulent telemarketing enterprise that often targeted elderly victims.
By Interior Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: MOUNT PLEASANT, SC - Charles Pinckney National Historic Site will offer a free, 45-minute program entitled “Founding Planter: One Pioneer's Vision to Sustain the Wealth of the Carolina Colony" at 2 pm on March 25, 2017. Visitors will learn the struggles and triumphs of a Lowcountry planter to develop...
By DOL Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and Rep. Todd Rokita (R-IN), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, today issued the following joint statement in response to the Department of Education's updated guidance on state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 13, 2017
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Robert Stuart announced that Robert M. Brannon, age 27, of Omaha, was sentenced today by the Honorable Laurie Smith Camp after having previously pleaded guilty to one count of interference with commerce by means of robbery and felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to 6 years’ imprisonment, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release when his incarceration ends. He was also ordered to pay $3,139.82 in restitution.
