News from September 2017
By DOL Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), chairwoman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, today announced that Rob Green has joined the Committee staff as Workforce Policy Director.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Today the Finance Committee will vote on three nominations to important roles in the administration. This is also our first meeting as a committee as the Congress gears up for a busy fall. More than eight million kids and their families in Oregon and around the country are counting on this committee...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Mr. Chairman, thank you for holding this hearing about the continuing decline in working-age men in the labor force. My heart breaks for the people in Texas and Louisiana struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey, and I look forward to working with you on ways our Subcommittee can help in the recovery, as well.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: The Friends of Whiskeytown’s Brandy Creek Beach Luau is Cancelled Due to the Numerous Wildfires, Unpredictable Weather Conditions and Unhealthy Smoke at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Three Defendants Charged as the Result of Seizure of 21.6 Pounds of Methamphetamine at Greyhound Bus Station in Albuquerque.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: WASHINGTON - Bureau of Reclamation Acting Commissioner Alan Mikkelsen announced that seven applied science projects will receive $680,000 to support resource managers in addressing management issues that cross jurisdictions and political boundaries. The applied science projects, including research to...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Portland, Maine: Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Ryan Jones, 34, of Bath, Maine pleaded guilty today to embezzling $280,865 from a union during a period when he served as an officer of that union.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Twelve other people charged in state court.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: HOMESTEAD, Fla - Effective at 5:00 pm on Wednesday, September 6th, Everglades National Park is closing the park in preparation for the landfall of Hurricane Irma. No back-country passes will be issued until further notice.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: HOUSTON - A 39-year-old Houston man has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Ronnie Thomas pleaded guilty May 15, 2017.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week, unsealed today, charging a former LegacyTexas Bank employee with embezzlement. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Gary Peter Borak, 50, formerly of the Pelham, New Hampshire area, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of tax evasion and two counts of making false statements on tax returns, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: DALLAS - A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week, unsealed today, charging a former LegacyTexas Bank employee with embezzlement. U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas made today’s announcement.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking heroin and fentanyl in southeastern Massachusetts.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: DAVENPORT, IA - On Aug. 30, 2017, Bradley James Ries, 51, the owner of the Sure Shot Gun Shop in Clinton, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger to two consecutive six-month prison terms for the transfer of a firearm without a National Instant Criminal Background ...
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Committee Republicans are returning to Washington D.C., after a five week recess with a clear message to the public - they value the interests of their allies in the oil and gas industry over fulfilling their duty to protect and preserve our public lands. At 10:00 a.m. this morning...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Skagway - Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park will host an event on September 11 to thank the many volunteers who gave their time to serve visitors and support park programs this year. The event will be held on September 11 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the ‘Ton of Goods’ display on Broadway between 2nd Avenue & the railroad tracks.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: BOSTON - A Georgia man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trafficking oxycodone.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: Elk Prairie and Gold Bluffs Beach campgrounds in Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, Mill Creek campground in Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, and Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park campground are open. Fires are permitted only in established fire rings and grills within the state park campgrounds.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 6, 2017
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Luis A. Perez-Santiago 38, of Bingham Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is charged in a one-count indictment with possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, announced Acting United States Attorney Louis D. Lappen. Perez-Santiago is charged in the single count of the indictment with possession with intent to distribute approximately 28 kilograms of cocaine.
