News from May 2019
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - In 2018, more than 17.5 million visitors visited Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument and Fort Point National Historic Site, and spent $1.2 billion in communities near the parks.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Damion Anderson, age 48, of Syracuse, was sentenced today in federal court in Syracuse to serve 12 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute and distributing crack cocaine, announced United ...
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: WASHINGTON - House Agriculture Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee Chairman Jim Costa of California issued the following statement this afternoon in response to USDA’s second round of assistance to farmers impacted by the Administration’s trade war...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Federal Arrest for a New Mexico Man for Enticing a Minor to Engage in Sexual Activity.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2019
Release: The United States recognizes the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and Tibetan autonomous prefectures and counties in other provinces to be part of the People’s Republic of China. The constitution of the People’s Republic of China states citizens “enjoy freedom of religious belief" but limits protections...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two residents of Butler County, Pennsylvania, previously indicted in Pittsburgh on April 17, 2019, on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, embezzlement from a healthcare benefit program, conspiracy to commit money laundering, money laundering, and making a false statement...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced the unsealing of an Indictment in Manhattan federal court charging SAVRAJ...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Climb the dunes at the Dune Climb, watch a sunset, then join Sleeping Bears Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) park rangers in the parking lot at the base of the dunes from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, for the May Star Party. Close after sunset, you can possibly catch a view of...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Phoenix, AZ - Today, Carlos Armando Duran, 31, who is a United States citizen, was deported back to the United States after his arrest in Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico last night. A warrant was issued for Duran after failing to appear for his court hearings on charges of First Degree Murder and Misconduct Involving Weapons.
By USDA Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: (Washington, D.C., May 23, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will take several actions to assist farmers in response to trade damage from unjustified retaliation and trade disruption. President Trump directed Secretary Perdue ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: Benjamin Jaramillo Hernandez, 70, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for committing a hate crime targeting St. Mary Catholic Church in Eugene in September 2018 and illegally possessing ammunition. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams of the District of Oregon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: A locally prominent certified public accountant (CPA) was sentenced today to five years in prison in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and United States Attorney Mike Hurst for the Southern District of Mississippi.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The United States filed a civil complaint to stop a Long Island company from marketing adulterated dietary supplements, the Department of Justice today announced. The complaint, filed May 23, seeks a permanent injunction against defendants Confidence USA Inc., of Port Washington, New York, company president ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: A federal grand jury returned an 18-count superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, 47, the founder of WikiLeaks, with offenses that relate to Assange’s alleged role in one of the largest compromises of classified information in the history of the United States. Assistant Attorney General ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The former president and CEO of MRI International Inc. (MRI), a purported investment company and medical collections business located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Tokyo, Japan, was sentenced to 50 years in prison today for his role in a $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme.
By Fed Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Cease and Desist Order, dated September 4, 2014 (PDF) Terminated May 20, 2019 United Bank ...
By Fed Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve plans to continue its previously announced periodic testing of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) with one operation in May. These operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing eligible institutions with an opportunity to maintain familiarity with term deposit procedures. The TDF test operations are a matter of prudent planning and have no implications for the near-term conduct of monetary policy.
By Fed Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released results of a survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances. The Senior Financial Officer Survey has been used on occasion by the Board to obtain information about deposit pricing and behavior, ...
By Fed Newswire | May 23, 2019
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board's latest Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households found that most measures of economic well-being and financial resilience in 2018 were similar to, or slightly better than, those in 2017.
By Commerce News Now | May 23, 2019
News Release: Introduced by Dr. Neil Jacobs, NOAA’s Acting Administrator.
