News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management will host a public meeting on April 6 from 4:30 p.m to 6:30 p.m. at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction to discuss its Draft Resource Management Plan’s travel management alternatives.


San Fernando Valley Man Sentenced To 15 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking In Counterfeit, Chinese-Made Pharmaceuticals

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A North Hollywood man was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison in relation to a plot in which he possessed, and had the intent to distribute for profit, more than 2,000 Chinese-made counterfeit pharmaceutical pills.


Winner Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Violation

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Joshua Felix, age 39, of Winner, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on April 2, 2013 and pled guilty to Prohibited Person in Possession of a Firearm. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both; 3 years of supervised release; and a $100 special assessment.


News Release: New outdoor art workshops and captivating live theater performances add to the richness and drama of a visit to spectacular Yosemite National Park. Among the art and theater programs for 2013 announced today by Yosemite Conservancy are a new opportunity to paint amid the ancient Mariposa Grove of Giant...


Shrewsbury Man Pleads Guilty To Sex Tourism

News Release: BOSTON - A Shrewsbury man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester to traveling to the Dominican Republic with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jervis Wilson, 20, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Cudi, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 37 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involuntary manslaughter conviction.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka woman has been charged with trying to pick up a seven-pound package of methamphetamine at a post office, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Bribery Charges Against New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson In Connection With Alleged Scheme To Sell Legislation For Cash

News Release: Four Others Charged In Bribery Scheme In Which Stevenson Drafted And Sponsored Legislation In Exchange For More Than $22,000 In Cash And Campaign Contributions.


News Release: I would like to thank President Obama, U.S. Attorney General Holder, Senators Nelson and Rubio, and former Senators Martinez and LeMieux for providing me the opportunity to serve as the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. I appreciate the confidence which they exhibited in me and I hope and trust that I, and this office, have lived up to their expectations. I am very thankful for having been given this wonderful opportunity.


Cummings Responds to GAO Report on Foreclosure Reviews

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on banking regulators’ review of foreclosure abuses...


News Release: Saint George, UT - A new National Park Service (NPS) report for 2011 shows that the 3,376,000 visitors to Zion National Park, Cedar Breaks National Monument, and Pipe Spring National Monument spent $159,975,000 in communities surrounding the parks. This spending supported 2,614 jobs in the local area.


News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - John B. Langley, 62, of Harrah, Oklahoma, has been sentenced to serve sixteen months in prison for making a false statement to a federally insured credit union, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. In addition, Langley was ordered to pay $276,216.57 in restitution to his victims.


Indictment Alleges Illegal Reentry After Deportation

News Release: Mario Tiatenco-Nolasco, a/k/a “Tiatenco Mario Nolasco," a/k/a “Mario Nolasco," 23, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with one count of illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on or about Jan. 30...


Seabrook Man Pleads Guilty To Paying Bribe To IRS Agent

News Release: CONCORD, NH -Hoang O. Hoang, 45, of Seabrook, pled guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to charges that he paid a bribe to an agent of the Internal Revenue Service, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.


Miami Man Sentenced For His Role In A $3.3 Million Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID), Miami Field Office, and Rafael P. Hernandez, Jr., Chief, North Miami Beach Police Department, announced that...


News Release: Carlos Enrique Romero-Peguero, a/k/a “Juan Rodriguez-Perez," 40, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was charged today by Indictment with one count of illegal reentry after deportation, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that on or about March 7, 2013, Romero-Peguero...