News from April 2013
By DOT News Wire | Apr 29, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 29, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a nine page proposed rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a four page proposed rule on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: Somerset, PA - The quarterly meeting of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission will be held on Saturday May 4, 2013 starting at 10:00 am.The meeting is open to the public, and will be held at the Somerset offices of Flight 93 National Memorial:109 W. Main Street, #104, Somerset, PA 15501.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that it has filed a civil complaint seeking a permanent injunction against an operator of an alleged fraudulent mailing scheme directed at Pennsylvania corporations and corporations in other states. It has been assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: Chamizal National Memorial is now accepting applications by mail for Special Use Permits and Commercial Use Authorizations to use the theater and other facilities between January and June, 2014. Applications must be received by May 30, 2013 for consideration. Each application must include the $50 non-refundable...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of recklessly damaging a computer and password trafficking, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in Duluth, a 41-year old Wahpeton, North Dakota, man pleaded guilty to distributing child pornography. William Robert Upshaw pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of child pornography. Upshaw, who was indicted on Dec. 3, 2012, entered his plea before United States District Court Chief Judge Michael J. Davis.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - A former water department official for the southwest suburban Village of Crestwood was convicted today of lying repeatedly to environmental regulators for more than 20 years about using a water well to supplement the village’s drinking water supply from Lake Michigan. The defendant, THERESA...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on April 29, 2013, James O. Thompson, 41, Dickinson, N.D., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of sexual exploitation of minors. Thompson pleaded guilty to the charge on Jan. 10, 2013.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Frank Hsiao Chien Ku, 31, of San Gabriel, California, and Danny Chin Hao Hsu, 33, of West Covina, California, have plead guilty to federal mail fraud charges and violations of U.S. Customs laws for their roles in an illegal scheme to purchase new, high-end motor vehicles under false pretenses, title and register them in New Hampshire, and unlawfully export them to China for resale at a substantial profit, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: POCATELLO - Douglas I. McAdam, 47, of Pocatello, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute in excess of five grams of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered McAdam to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term. He pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 11, 2013.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A previously convicted felon was sentenced late this afternoon to 120 months in federal prison for selling unregistered stock in Internet companies and a fake energy company to victims across the country who lost at least $10 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Middlesex County, N.J. man made his initial appearance in federal court today following his arrest in connection with a bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Allegheny County was indicted on April 24, 2013, by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
Release: Washington, DC, April 29, 2013 - Agriculture Undersecretary Kevin Concannon today announced expanded eligibility for USDA grants to improve access to fresh produce and healthy foods by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients at America’s farmers’ markets.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Eugene A. Kelly, 28, of Washington, D.C., was found guilty by a jury today of first-degree murder while armed, assault with intent to kill while armed, and related charges for the shooting of two teenagers in Northwest Washington on Memorial Day of 2011, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2013
News Release: Defendant Coerced Women To Work For Him As Prostitutes.