News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


Two New Jersey Men Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Conspiring To Kill Overseas With Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Al Shabaab

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two New Jersey men convicted for conspiring to travel to Somalia to join a terrorist group and murder individuals whose beliefs and practices did not align with their extremist ideology were sentenced today to 22 and 20 years in prison, respectively, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Rangers-In-Training Outdoor Adventures (Glen Jean)

News Release: Glen Jean, WV, April 12, 2013 - Have you ever wanted to go whitewater rafting, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and more in the gorge? Join National Park Service rangers to participate in a series of fun and educational adventures at New River Gorge National River this summer.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today outlined the subcommittee’s focus for the panel’s Tuesday hearing to examine the deadly meningitis outbreak, which has resulted in 53 deaths and...


News Release: Entrance fees to Glacier National Park and 401 National Park Sites across the country will be waived Monday through Friday, April 22-26, in recognition of National Park Week. The annual celebration is coordinated by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation.


District Man Pleads Guilty To Voluntary Manslaughter While Armed In 2009 Shooting In Northeast Washington-Technology Provided Key Evidence In Case-

News Release: WASHINGTON - Terrell Patton, 20, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to a charge of voluntary manslaughter while armed stemming from a slaying that took place in October 2009 in Northeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Butler County couple who ran a combined beauty shop and gun store have been sentenced for federal firearms violations, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Virginia Firm Pays $1,350 to Settle Seed Case

News Release: Washington -The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Southern States Cooperative Inc., Richmond, Va., has paid $1,350 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.


News Release: David E. Woodside, 37, of Tamaroa, Illinois, was sentenced Friday, April 12, 2013, in United States District Court in Benton to a term of 3 years’ probation for fraudulently concealing assets from the United States Trustee and the chapter 7 trustee during the pendency of his 2009 bankruptcy case in the...


Docs Reveal FDA Should Have Acted Sooner to Prevent Meningitis Outbreak – Stage Set for Tuesday Hearing with FDA Commissioner

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today outlined the subcommittee’s focus for the panel’s Tuesday hearing to examine the deadly meningitis outbreak, which has resulted in 53 deaths and...


Mexican National Convicted In Alien Smuggling Scheme To Steal Fees From Aliens And Their Families

News Release: ‪McALLEN, Texas - Pedro Rayon-Perez, 26, has been convicted of harboring undocumented aliens, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The Mexican National entered a guilty plea just moments ago as he was set to begin trial.


Docs Reveal FDA Should Have Acted Sooner to Prevent Meningitis Outbreak – Stage Set for Tuesday Hearing with FDA Commissioner

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) today outlined the subcommittee’s focus for the panel’s Tuesday hearing to examine the deadly meningitis outbreak, which has resulted in 53 deaths and...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Monday, April 15, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - A federal grand jury here has returned a 24-count indictment charging three Columbus-area men and a woman with providing and using firearms in illegal...


News Release: On April 11, 2013, David A. Shockley, 36, of Murphysboro, IL, pled guilty in United States District Court in Benton to an indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.



News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 31-year-old Nacogdoches, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: Glen Jean, WV, April 12, 2013 - Have you ever wanted to go whitewater rafting, rock climbing, mountain biking, hiking and more in the gorge? Join National Park Service rangers to participate in a series of fun and educational adventures at New River Gorge National River this summer.


House Democratic Memo:  Perez and DOJ Officials Acted Professionally and Effectively to Combat Discrimination

News Release: Washington, DC -- Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. John Conyers, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, have issued a 26-page staff memo detailing the preliminary results of the Committees' joint investigation into the role of the Department of Justice in urging the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, to withdraw its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in Magner v. Gallagher.


Fee changes on Upper Colorado River begin May 1, 2013

News Release: KREMMLING, Colo. - A new fee structure for floating the Upper Colorado River between Pumphouse and Dotsero will go into effect May 1.


National Park Week 2013

News Release: Lassen Volcanic National Park celebrates National Park Week April 20 through April 28.


BLM Grand Junction Field Office volunteers honored Wednesday

News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Volunteers who donated their time last year helping the Bureau of Land Management manage public lands and resources were recognized at the annual BLM Volunteer Appreciation Event Wednesday.