News from February 2013
By DOT News Wire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Feb 7, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Feb 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La.: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana member Nicholas Tyler Poncho, 21, of Elton, La., was sentenced Thursday before U.S. District Court Judge Patricia Minaldi to 33 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and a $1,000 fine for assault.

By DOE Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate demanding that the Secretary of the Interior put the health and safety of Alaskans above the inconvenience of migrating birds when deciding whether a land exchange, involving the Izembek National Refuge, that would grant the residents of King Cove limited road access to emergency medical care was in the public interest.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Springfield, Ill. - A former employee of the Illinois Department of Corrections, Mary Ann Bohlen, 46, of Edinburg, Ill., admitted today that she embezzled approximately $77,000 from various department funds over a period of four years, from 2007 to 2011. During her appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Angeline Austin, 41, of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson to 65 months in federal prison for one count of conspiring to defraud the Government regarding claims, one count of fraud in connection with identification documents, a count of fraud in connection with computers, and of aggravated identity theft, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Justin Lee Gabriel, age 21, of Rosebud, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on February 6, 2013 and pled guilty to Third Degree Burglary and Aiding and Abetting. 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.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: PHILADELPHIA - John Angell, 41, of Smyrna, DE, was sentenced today to 35 years in prison for his conviction on 11 counts of traveling to have sex with a minor and 1 counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12. Between June 2001 and June 2007, Angell, while working as a driver for...

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Physician Was Charged in Atlanta and Washington, D.C.

By USDA Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative action under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) against Cardile Brothers Mushroom Packaging Inc.
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Patchogue, NY - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the National Park Service (NPS) continues to work on many fronts in response to storm damage: removal of debris, repair of facilities, and restoration of services at Fire Island National Seashore. While the William Floyd Estate and the Wilderness Visitor...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - Grand Canyon National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga recently announced that Diane Chalfant has been selected as the park's new Deputy Superintendent. Chalfant, a 32-year National Park Service (NPS) career professional, is expected to move to the Grand Canyon in early March.

By Interior Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: The National Park Service's Southeastern Regional Office has awarded Tom Blount the region's top award for natural resource management for 2012. Tom is the division chief for resource management at Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area and the Obed Wild and Scenic River. The award is in recognition...
By Homeland Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: Congress has cut discretionary spending by $1.5 trillion over ten years.

By DOJ Newswire | Feb 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Carl Lott, 47, of Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to arranging to have sexual contact with a child, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).