News from April 2018
By USDA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Border Produce Services LLC satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Manhattan Project National Historical Park will be kicking off National Park Week with its annual Junior Ranger Day event. Children of all ages are invited to come “explore, learn, and protect" your national park on April 21 and become an official Junior Ranger. The event will take place at 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (ET) inside the American Museum of Science and Energy, located at 300 South Tulane Avenue. Admission to the museum will be free during the event.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WELLFLEET, Mass. - Cape Cod National Seashore Deputy Superintendent Kathy Tevyaw has announced the dates of two public receptions to welcome new superintendent Brian Carlstrom to the national seashore. Both receptions are free and sponsored by Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Duane (DAK) Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Gregg Nicholas, age 55, of Huntsville, was sentenced April 4, 2018, to 60 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable P.K. Holmes, III, Chief United States District Judge, presided over the sentencing hearing in Fort Smith.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - The intense precipitation event occurring in southeastern Idaho last week resulted in the flooding of the popular Birch Creek campground. Fast moving water washed out many of the roads, leaving eroded gaps as deep as 3 ½ feet. While the area is still open to the public, the Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office urges the public to remain cautious, as the site has significantly changed.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today announced a hearing for Friday, April 13, 2018, at 9 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “High Octane Fuels and High Efficiency Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities."
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A former official for a union headquartered in Edison, New Jersey, today admitted embezzling funds from the union’s employee benefit plan, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that THOMAS CAPECELATRO, 64, of Orange, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 60 days of imprisonment, followed by one year of supervised release, for failing to pay over more than $66,000 in employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Feng Yang Chen, 43, of Flushing, NY, pleaded guilty to with conspiracy to violate the Mann Act and the Travel Act related to the operation of an interstate prostitution business and using the internet to promote prostitution before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $500,000 fine.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to “Disappearing Act," a Junior Ranger program to be held at the Parkway Visitor Center on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at 10:00 am. Every animal has at least one adaptation that helps it survive in its environment. Camouflage is...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on March 29, 2018, a grand jury in Hartford returned an indictment charging ROGER TUSCANO, 47, of Bristol, with distributing heroin.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today expressing concern about CMS’s failure to update the Drug Spending Dashboards since the Trump Administration began. The Dashboards...
By DOL Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The Federal Highway Administration, the state of Georgia, local government organizations, and employers are partnering with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to sponsor events to train road workers on the dangers from roadway work activities, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - A federal grand jury has charged TOMMY DEAN BULLCOMING, 54, of Hammon, Oklahoma, with first-degree murder in Indian Country, announced Robert J. Troester, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles Carstersen, 55, of Manteca, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 11 years and three months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking a minor, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Defendant lost lawful permanent resident status in 1989 after state drug conviction.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Laurel man was sentenced today to over five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - John Michael Gowder, Dr. David Gowder, and Dr. James Heaton, have been indicted as part of Operation SCOPE on federal charges for illegally prescribing and obtaining thousands of doses of prescription pain medications outside the usual course of professional medical practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. They are expected to appear in federal court in Gainesville, Georgia to be arraigned on the charges on April 9, 2018.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Washington, DC - Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma today expressing concern about CMS’s failure to update the Drug Spending Dashboards since the Trump Administration began. The Dashboards...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2018
News Release: Grants, NM -El Malpais National Monument is hosting an astronomy talk and telescope viewing on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 8:00 pm. Discover how human curiosity connects us to the sky above during a free 45 minute park ranger program. Head outside for telescope viewing after the ranger talk.
