News from November 2017
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Earlier this week, lottery entrants found out if they won free tickets to attend the 2017 National Christmas Tree Lighting taking place November 30 on the Ellipse at President’s Park (White House). Whether people attend in person or watch on Hallmark Channel on December 4, they’ll enjoy...
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) and 19 House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump today urging him to release the Department of Commerce report sent to the White House last week on Secretary Wilbur Ross’ review of 11 National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments. Secretary Ross promised to consider the 100,000 public comments the Department received, but has failed to inform the American people of his plans.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 44-year old resident of Houston has been ordered to federal prison for perpetrating a scheme that caused a loss of more than $4 million to several local banks, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Andre Chenier pleaded guilty Jan. 29, 2016.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth R. Moellering, who handled the case, stated that the defendant ran a used textbook scheme. Tomasik rented textbooks from Amazon and other companies and then sold the textbooks on eBay. When the rental contract on the textbooks expired, the defendant ignored collection...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national was charged today in federal court in Boston with misusing a Social Security number and identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 67-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to federal prison for violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: The National Park Service would like to invite the public to join us onSaturday, Nov. 11, 2017 at 10:00 am for a special tribute to veterans. The ceremony will begin with the posting of the colors by the Verde Valley Marine Corps League. We will then welcome two guest speakers, Tami Legaspi and Theo...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
Release: It's been a busy fall for the FAS Cochran Fellowship Program. In September and October 2017, more than 200 Cochran Fellows from 32 countries traveled to the United States to enhance their knowledge and technical skills. The fellows, many of them agricultural professionals and government officials, worked...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: ELY, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management Ely District Office is making Christmas tree-cutting permits available to the public. Only pinyon pine, juniper and white fir may be harvested. The cutting of all other trees is prohibited.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised new tariffs against subsidized Canadian softwood lumber announced today by the Department Commerce.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - As Native American Heritage Month begins, the National Park Service invites you to discover Wupatki National Monument, hidden in the highlands of Arizona’s Painted Desert. Archaeology and architectural remnants in the park give a glimpse into the lives of Ancestral Puebloans connected to the Hisat’sinom of the past and Hopi of today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged Kevin R. Foster, 42, of Montclair, N.J. with charges related to a fraud scheme in a superseding indictment returned here today.
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving season is estimated to be high, with more than 2.4 million passengers per day expected to pass through Transportation Security Administration checkpoints nationwide each day leading up to Thanksgiving. More than 7,000 travelers per day will be screened at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport checkpoint.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: Jackson, TN - Henry McGuire was sentenced to a total of 240 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a machine gun and seven other firearms in Tennessee; and for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking offense in Idaho. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, announced the sentence today.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: South Dakota, man convicted of Possession With Intent to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on Oct. 30, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: ATLANTA - Stanley Lamar Bailey has been sentenced to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison for possessing ammunition and a firearm on November 7, 2015, after leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase.
By EPA Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Environment Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017, at 10:15 a.m. in room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “H.R.___, Farm Regulatory Certainty Act."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAMAL JOHNSON, 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for distributing crack.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection, chaired by Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), has scheduled a hearing for Thursday, November 9, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. in 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Perspectives on Mixed Martial Arts."
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 2, 2017
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DOUGLAS S. MARTIN, 53, of Bristol, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 41 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in an IRS impersonation scam that defrauded more than 500 victims in the United States and Canada.
