News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


New Orleans Woman, Alicia Wells, Sentenced For Defrauding Gulf Coast Claims Facility

News Release: ALICIA WELLS, age 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to 4 years probation for mail fraud relating to a fraudulent application she made to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) for financial assistance in the aftermath of the Deepwater...


News Release: What:Preview of Independence National Historical Park's new Benjamin Franklin Museum, which opens to the public on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 for Museum Preview Days. The new museum in Franklin Court-a site where Franklin actually lived-is a re-imagining of the Underground Museum, opened in 1976 as part of the Bicentennial celebration.


U.S. Postal Letter Carrier Indicted For Allegedly Destroying, Stealing U.S. Mail

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal grand jury in Providence on Wednesday returned a two-count charging Matthew Golatto, 28, of Providence, a U.S. Postal letter carrier, with one count each of delaying delivery of mail and theft of mail, announced United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Rafael Medina, Special Agent in Charge of the United States Postal Service, Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) - Northeast Area Field Office.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez-Covington yesterday sentenced Daniel Arroyo (39, Tampa) to 15 years, eight months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The court also ordered Arroyo to forfeit the stolen firearm, which was used to facilitate the offense. Arroyo pleaded guilty on Feb. 21, 2013.


Lake Charles Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that David Shelton, 35, of Lake Charles, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi to 20 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receiving child pornography.


Pontchatoula Man, Anthony Smith, Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

News Release: ANTHONY SMITH, age 50, a resident of Pontchatoula, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U. S. District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to 183 months (15.25 years) imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy involving the trafficking of more than five kilograms of cocaine from the Houston, Texas area, to Bogalusa...


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Oriana Merino, age 31 and Raquel Cuni, age 65, both of Harrisburg, were indicted Wednesday and charged with theft of government funds and social security fraud.


News Release: On August 8, 2013, Jason S. Byrley, 35, of Pittsburg, IL, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton on an indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Child Abuse.


Ponchatoula Home Elevation Company And Owner, Christopher Benson, Sentenced For Structuring Financial Transactions

News Release: LOUISIANA HOME ELEVATIONS, L.L.C., a Ponchatoula-based home elevation and shoring company, and its owner, CHRISTOPHER BENSON, age 32, a resident of Ponchatoula, was sentenced today in federal court by U. S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier, announced U.S. Attorney Dana Boente. BENSON was sentenced to 21...


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Anthony Romey Carter, 52, of Elk Grove, California, was sentenced today to 61 months in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was also ordered to pay $226,677.00 in restitution to Wells Fargo Bank.


Upper Falls Fire Near Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park

News Release: A small fire, named the Upper Falls Fire, is burning southwest of Barnes Point at Lake Crescent. The fire is burning in steep rugged terrain upslope of Marymere Falls and is estimated to be 1.5 acres in size.


Woman Pleads Guilty To Production Of Child Pornography

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Jamhila Hodge, 24, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal district court on St. Thomas to one count of production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent in Charge Angel Melendez, and Virgin Islands Police Department Commissioner Rodney Querrard.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA"), Raymond W. Kelly, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York (“NYPD")...


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Satonius Gaines, 19, of Fort Polk, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi to 18 months in prison with five years of supervised release for sexual abuse of a minor.


DOE Announces Webinars on Hydrogen-Compatible Materials, the Distributed Wind Power Market, and More

News Release: Upcoming Webinars. August 13: Hydrogen Compatibility of Materials. Webinar Sponsor: EERE's Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled "Hydrogen Compatibility of Materials" on Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The webinar...


News Release: DENVER - Today, the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office sold three parcels totaling 2,125 acres for $478,845 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The highest per-acre price was for a 908-acre parcel in Moffat County that was sold to Bullock Corporation in Morrison for $425 per acre.