News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Tina Benally, 38, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, N.M., was sentenced this morning to 21 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for her assault conviction.

Federal agencies remapping coastal areas damaged by Hurricane Sandy

News Release: NOAA, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are using emergency supplemental funds provided by Congress to survey coastal waters and shorelines, acquiring data that will update East Coast land maps and nautical charts.

New Report Shows Harkin Proposal Would Enhance Retirement Security

By DOL Newswire | Aug 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement today in response to a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP). The report showed that providing universal access to hybrid retirement...

Kintla Lake Park Ranger Ponders Retirement

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - At 93 years old, Glacier National Park Ranger Lyle Ruterbories is contemplating retirement from his seasonal position at Kintla Lake Campground, but isn't ready to make it official just yet. Ruterbories has worked as the Kintla Lake Campground seasonal park ranger for the past 20 years and prior to that he was a volunteer campground host with his late wife Marge Ruterbories since the late 1980s.

Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Steven R. Milot, 66, of Kellogg, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Milot was charged in a one count information filed in United States District Court on July 24, 2012.

Oney Joseph Baker Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Aug. 16, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, ONEY JOSEPH BAKER, a 39-year-old resident of Great Falls, was sentenced to a term of.

Rockford Man Sentenced To 84 Months In Federal Prison For Traveling To California To Engage In Sex With A Minor

News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford, Ill. man was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala to 84 months in federal prison for traveling from Illinois to California to engage in sex with a minor, of which 48 months are to be served consecutive to imprisonment on an Illinois state sentence. The defendant...

Two Canton Men Charged For Role In Large Marijuana Shipment Destined For Cleveland

News Release: Two Canton men were charged in U.S. District Court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana following the seizure of a semi tractor-trailer loaded with about 1,700 pounds of marijuana destined for Cleveland, law enforcement officials said.

Former Sales Broker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With Securities Fraud Scheme

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MAREK LESZCZYNSKI, a former sales broker, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to conspiring with others to commit securities fraud and wire fraud. Along with other individuals, LESZCZYNSKI defrauded...

Cascade River Road Now Open to Cascade Pass Trailhead

News Release: Marblemount, WA - Aug. 20, 2013 - The Cascade River Road is now open to all vehicles to its end at Cascade Pass Trailhead. The road had temporarily been closed at the Eldorado Trailhead, three and a half miles below the Cascade Pass Trailhead. In the early evening of Aug. 11, a huge thunderstorm...

Mingo Pedophile Who Produced Child Pornography Pleads Guilty To Federal Charge

News Release: Paul Jenkins left DVD that contained a video of child pornography inside rented computer.

Marshall County Resident Convicted For The Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.

Park Celebrates 97th Birthday of National Park Service

News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is pleased to announce the waiver of entrance fees to enter Point Park on top of Lookout Mountain, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Experience the majestic views from Chattanooga's surrounding landscapes found in our nation's first national military park.

Energy Company Employee Charged With Stealing Mineral Rights, Profiting From Fraudulent Lease Or Sale To Others

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A Jeannette man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

New Documents Highlight IRS Scrutiny of Progressive Groups

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today released new information from the IRS that provides further evidence that progressive groups were singled out for scrutiny in the same manner as conservative groups. The documents include an IRS training presentation that...

Two Updated Guides Provide Latest NIST Recommendations for System Patches, Malware Avoidance

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated two of its series of computer security guides to help computer system managers protect their systems from hackers and malware. Vulnerabilities in software and firmware are the easiest ways to attack a system, and the two revised publications approach the problem by providing new guidance for software patching and warding off malware.

16th Alabama Infantry Living History at Point Park

News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special living history weekend at Point Park on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013.

Co-Conspirator Admits Role In Theft From Coeur D'Alene Tribe

News Release: COEUR D’ALENE - Billy E. Moffitt, 26, of Lewiston and Plummer, Idaho, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court to conspiracy to commit theft from a tribal organization, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. A federal grand jury in Coeur d’Alene returned a two count indictment on May 21, 2013, charging Moffitt and Angeline Morago George, 36, of Plummer and Portland, Oregon, with conspiracy to commit theft and theft from a tribal organization.

Baucus, Camp Highlight how Tax Reform Can Spark Innovation at Stop in Silicon Valley

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) visited the Silicon Valley area today as part of their nationwide tour to make the tax code simpler and fairer for individuals and job creators. The tax-writing chairmen...

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