News from August 2013
By Commerce News Now | Aug 9, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 9, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 9, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 9, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Aug 9, 2013
The US State Department published a one page notice on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed suit against PharMerica Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the Justice Department announced today. The lawsuit alleges that PharMerica violated the False Claims Act and the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing controlled drugs without valid prescriptions and causing claims for illegally dispensed drugs to be submitted to the Medicare program.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon will join with the Fargo Moorhead Pride Collective and Community Center, friends, neighbors, and community members from Fargo and Moorhead on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at 2:00 p.m. at the Fargo Civic Center West Lawn (102 3rd Street North, Fargo) to participate in the Fargo Moorhead Pride 2013 Rally. The Rally follows the Pride Parade in downtown Fargo. U.S. Attorney Purdon will deliver the keynote speech at the Rally.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on August 8, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, GARY LEE PLENTY BUFFALO, a 26-year-old resident of Hardin and an enrolled member of the Crow Tribe, pled guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Sentencing has been set for Nov. 2, 2013. He is currently detained.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration was deeply troubled to learn of the decision by a Mexican court to release infamous drug trafficker Rafael Caro-Quintero from a Mexican prison. Caro-Quintero had been serving a 40 year prison sentence in connection with the kidnapping, torture and...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on August 9, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, CURTIS KEITH TICHENOR, a 52-year-old resident of Helena, was sentenced to a term of.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on August 8, 2012, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, JAMIE LYNN STROSKY, a 33-year-old resident of Shepherd, and HOMAR RENOVA-CASTILLO, a 36-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, pled guilty.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in August. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: 92 defendants have been charged to date in Operation Sledgehammer I-VI.
By DOL Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: Today President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (also known as the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act as amended by the Senate).

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Sussex County, N.J., man today admitted using a computer in his home to distribute images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Austin Roberts III, age 37, formerly of Elkridge, Maryland, today to 19 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine).

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Stevie Marie Anne Vigil, age 22, of Commerce City, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 8, 2013 on one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon, United States Attorney John Walsh, 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Denver Special Agent in Charge Andrew Traver announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Denver man who billed himself as “The Credit Line Millionaire" has pleaded not guilty to federal fraud charges that accuse him of conspiring to obtain lines of credit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars through a host of misrepresentations and falsified documents.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Ute Mountain Ute member Matthew Dewayne Jaramillo, age 30, of Towac, was sentenced earlier this week by U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to serve 660 months (55 years) in federal prison for assault with intent to commit murder and other assault and weapon charges, United States...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 9, 2013
News Release: Spokane - Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Juan Manuel Fernandez, age 33, of Wenatchee, Washington, was sentenced on August 8, 2013, after having previously pled guilty on March 21, 2013, to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Senior...