News published on Federal Newswire in February 2013

News from February 2013


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Markey Assails GOP Ideological Attack on VAWA

News Release: WASHINGTON - Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today condemned House Republican leaders for their ideological alterations to the Senate-passed version of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), and called on Speaker John Boehner to bring the Senate version of the bill up for a vote. The House Republican bill will remove protections for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, and will roll back existing legal authority for Native American courts.


Georgia Man Admits To Methamphetamine Possession

News Release: Law enforcement agents found methamphetamine in the defendant’s vehicle.


Atlanta Man Sentenced For Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Schemes

News Release: Defendant Refused To Appear In Court During Trial And Sentencing.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that the owners and operators of a Kansas City, Mo., firm that promised to help financially-strapped clients get out of debt have been indicted by a federal grand jury for defrauding their clients, causing some of them to lose their homes and vehicles.


Annual Harbor Seal Closures for 2013 Announced for Point Reyes National Seashore

News Release: From March 1 through June 30, an annual recreational closure of Drakes Estero is implemented to protect the harbor seals during this most sensitive time of year. The closure applies to not just kayak and canoe usage but is applicable to surfers, windsurfers, abalone divers, recreational fishing, and other water sport users around harbor seal colonies in the area. The National Park Service asks park visitors to avoid disturbing seals to ensure a successful pupping season.


News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a member of the Sarcoxie, Mo., school board was charged in federal court today with possessing child pornography. John R. Lewis, 67, of Sarcoxie, was charged in a criminal...


Macy Man Sentenced for Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Wisdom P. Webster, age 29 of Macy, Nebraska, was sentenced in United States District Court in Omaha for Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. The Honorable Laurie Smith Camp, Chief Judge, sentenced Webster to 46 months in.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - The CEO and co-owner of a Diamond Bar investment company pleaded guilty this afternoon to two federal felony counts arising from his scheme to defraud investors who put $49 million into his bogus day-trading venture.


Fort Pierce Financial Manager And Six Other St. Lucie County Residents Sentenced In $200,000 Mail Fraud Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, and Sean Baldwin, Chief, Fort Pierce Police Department (FPPD), announce the sentencing of Erica Gilmore-Grier, 35, of Fort Pierce...


Occupational Therapist Impersonator Sentenced To Prison For Mail Fraud And Identity Theft

News Release: Orlando, FL - U.S. District Judge Roy Dalton sentenced James Lewis, a/k/a James Lee Lewis, (44, Kissimmee) today to five years and five months in federal prison for mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. Lewis pleaded guilty on Dec. 18, 2012.