News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


NATIVE PLANT NURSERY CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING ON EARTH DAY

News Release: NATIVE PLANT NURSERY CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING ON EARTH DAY.


News Release: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Volunteers are needed to help complete an important loop-trail in the Bookcliffs north of Fruita May 4 and 5. When completed, the trail will provide a long-distance loop trail open to dirt bikes, mountain bikes, horses and hikers. The yet-to-be-named trail will provide an alternative to a busy county road for trail users.


$1 Million Settlement Enhances Land And Sea In The Eastern District Of Texas

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced a settlement reached with a European shipping corporation has resulted in significant enhancements to nature conservation groups in the Eastern District of Texas.


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, April 17, 2012, Oregon District Judge Michael W. Mosman sentenced Tu Ngoc Tran, 38, of Portland, Oregon, to 63 months in prison following his conviction in a jury trial on drug and wire fraud charges on December 7, 2012. The federal jury convicted Tran of one count of conspiracy...


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Discuss Opportunities to Enhance Higher Education Transparency

News Release: On Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled “Keeping College within Reach: Enhancing Transparency for Students, Families and Taxpayers." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Pittsburgh Man Conspired To Falsify Firearms Records To Illegally Obtain Guns

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Pittsburgh pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: ATLANTA - Keith Wade was sentenced in federal court today to serve over 16 years in federal prison after a jury found him guilty on Sept. 27, 2012, of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon.


Jefferson County Man Arrested For Child Exploitation Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 32-year-old Port Neches, Texas man has been arrested on child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Statement on the effects of sequestration at North Cascades National Park Complex

News Release: April 22, 2013 - Sedro Woolley, Washington - "We are moving forward with summer operations with reduced budgets and staffing", said Karen Taylor-Goodrich Superintendent of North Cascades National Park Service Complex.".


News Release: New Challenges. New Solutions. CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA -- Crime impacts tens of millions of Americans every year. It not only deprives victims of property and physical safety, but also shakes their sense of security and peace. Crime victimization has significant emotional, physical and financial consequences...


News Release: Threatened to Assault Prostitutes and Competitor Pimps, and Made Death Threats to Protect and Maintain Prostitution Businesses in Annapolis and Easton.


Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for China

News Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 174,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2013/2014 marketing year.


Former Kirtland Man Sentenced To Prison For Tax Violations

News Release: A former Kirtland man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for filing false income taxes, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


NPS Honors Outer Banks Group Volunteers

News Release: During National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, the National Park Service Outer Banks Group celebrates the volunteers that work at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.This past year, these volunteers donated a total of 18,140 hours!.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pennsylvania man, convicted of the Unlawful Taking of Migratory Waterfowl, was sentenced on April 15, 2013 by U.S. Magistrate Judge John E. Simko.


News Release: Lina Rodriguez, 34, was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to serve 72 months in prison, followed by 24 months of supervised release, for operating and facilitating the operation of an Internet-pharmacy business that illegally shipped over $1.5 million of pharmaceuticals since July 2007 to U.S. and overseas purchasers.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Allegheny County has been sentenced in federal court to 108 months imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of Distribution of Material Depicting the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Media Advisory.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Snokist Growers.


News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban Aurora man who allegedly attempted to travel overseas to join a jihadist militant group operating inside Syria is scheduled to have a detention hearing after being arrested Friday night. Gary S. Shapiro, United StatesAttorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Cory B. Nelson, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced the arrest on Saturday.