News from May 2017
By Fed News Journal | May 1, 2017
The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Join the National Park Service (NPS) and Alhambra High School students for the 2017 Ecopoetry Event. This is the 3rd annual event, staged in the historic Victorian home where the celebrated naturalist, John Muir, lived and wrote his books. The event will be held on Friday May 19, 2017, from 6 PM to 8 PM at the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, CA.
By Commerce Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) discussed President Trump’s tax plan and highlighted a variety of provisions that will help lay the groundwork for a comprehensive overhaul that will make the tax code fairer and more effective for the American people.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Mariano Ponce, Jr., 46, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 41 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael McCann, 30, of Haverhill, Massachusetts and formerly of Ilion, New York, was charged in Federal Court in Syracuse with one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, a federal felony offense, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Vadim Thomas of the FBI Albany Field Office, and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach, II.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on April 28, 2017, GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ, 29, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and committing violent robberies.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A former Boston Police Officer was arrested today and charged in connection with illegally purchasing two firearms on behalf of acquaintances.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Last week, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced Roger Deundrea Jackson, a/k/a “Boo-Cat" and “Cat," 40, of Dallas, to 168 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in November 2015 to two counts of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Texas man was sentenced Monday to time served (two years) for selling designer drugs manufactured in Kansas, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Phone: (646) 356-2105. Lighting Outages Planned This Week for the Statue of Liberty National Monument. The lighting system that illuminates the exterior of the Statue of Liberty will be temporarily turned off from 6 PM to 5 AM Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week (May 2nd - 4th). The lights on...
By DOL Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced that it is seeking applications from nonprofit organizations interested in providing instructor-led classes on occupational safety and health as part of the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Education Centers Program. The national program serves private and public sector employers, supervisors, and workers within OSHA's jurisdiction.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced today that an assistant bank manager in Tallulah was sentenced to eight months in prison for stealing more than $24,000 from customer accounts.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: PROVIDENCE - Christopher Hayes, 49, of Middletown, R.I., a former Newport, R.I., Police Department Sergeant and former President of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), Newport Lodge No. 8, today pleaded guilty in federal in Providence to an information charging him with wire fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Brighton man was sentenced Thursday, April 27, 2017, in federal court in Boston for possession and receipt of child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Texas man was sentenced Monday to time served (two years) for selling designer drugs manufactured in Kansas, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: GLEN JEAN, W.Va. - Each spring in Appalachia, the rivers run high and fast! But the Gauley River in southern West Virginia won’t reach its high season until fall. In September, when excess water is released through Summersville Dam, thousands of whitewater enthusiasts from all over the world flock to the Gauley to experience what is considered by many to be one of the most thrilling whitewater opportunities in the world.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: Import Merchandising Concepts L.P. and Two Individuals Agree to Pay $275,000 to Settle False Claims Act Liability for Evading Customs Duties.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - Last week, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced Roger Deundrea Jackson, a/k/a “Boo-Cat" and “Cat," 40, of Dallas, to 168 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in November 2015 to two counts of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By Interior Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: A pavement preservation project will be taking place at Montezuma Castle, Montezuma Well and Tuzigoot over the next several weeks. For the most part, construction will reduce traffic to one lane with a pilot car controlling traffic.
By DOJ Newswire | May 1, 2017
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Benjamin Marquez, 42, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to a methamphetamine trafficking charge. Marquez’s plea agreement includes a recommendation of 60 months of imprisonment followed by a period of supervised release to be determined by the court.
