News published on Federal Newswire in February 2013

News from February 2013


Phoday Dumbuya To Appear In U.S. District Court In Denver This Afternoon

News Release: DENVER - Phoday Dumbuya, who is charged with failure to depart after escaping from two ICE officers at Denver International Airport on Jan. 29, 2013, will appear this afternoon in federal court at 2:00 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix. Magistrate Judge Mix is located in the Byron G.


Committee Leaders Launch Bipartisan Review of DOE’s Management of Nuclear Security Enterprise, Announce Oversight and Investigations Hearing on March 13

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are launching a review of governance, management, and operations of the Department of Energy’s nuclear security, including management and operations of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Full committee Chairman...


News Release: Hammond, Indiana - The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Special Gullah-Geechee Program

News Release: Savannah, GA - Fort Pulaski National Monument will commemorate African American History Month by sponsoring a special cultural presentation on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today kicked off its agenda for the 113th Congress with a hearing on “The Role of the States in Protecting the Environment Under Current Law." Today’s panel of witnesses featured representatives from state offices that oversee groundwater, drinking water, oil and gas, and solid and hazardous wastes.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, on Thursday participated in a colloquy on the Senate floor to urge the president to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. The colloquy was led by Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, and included a bipartisan group of eight senators.


News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana- The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity.


News Release: WASHINGTON- House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued the following statement on the bipartisan House adoption of H.R. 273, a bill introduced by Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), overturning the President’s Dec. 27, 2012 executive order giving federal employees an across-the-board raise which would cost taxpayers $11 billion over ten years...


News Release: HUNTSVILLE - A federal judge Thursday sentenced a Huntsville woman to 10 months in prison for stealing government property by claiming Social Security benefits for children who did not live with her and spending the money on herself, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security, Office of Inspector General, Resident Agent in Charge Guy Fallen.


Learners to Teachers

News Release: Park Welcomes English Language Learners. New Bedford, Mass.- Through a Ticket to Ride grant from the National Park Foundation, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park launched a new program for English Language Learners from New Bedford High School. The Learners to Teachers program engages students...


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La: United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Dallas Day Humble, 53, of Monroe, was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison and two years of supervised release for conspiracy to import and distribute and distribution of human growth hormones. Humble was also ordered to pay a forfeiture money judgment of $585,648 jointly with co-defendant Linda Bunch Wells.


Former Claims Adjuster Pleads Guilty To Fraud Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Brian Behl pled guilty to filing false insurance claims to divert more than $400,000 for his personal expenses.


News Release: Scheme resulted in an estimated $10.6 million loss to over 150 investors.


News Release: National Park to host Mass. 54th Regiment soldiers on Feb. 21.


News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced today that Jason Lloyd Schaber, 40, of Boise, Idaho, is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court on February 19 on charges related to allegations of child exploitation. Specifically, the indictment returned by the federal grand jury on February 12 alleges...


News Release: Public Can Get Involved During Drug Take Back Day April 27.


News Release: BOSTON - An Andover man was sentenced yesterday for selling thousands of counterfeit electronics out of his home using eBay and on his own website.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempting to recruit and entice teenage girls to work as prostitutes, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Former Camp Lejeune Employee Sentenced For Child Pornography Charge

News Release: GREENVILLE - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard sentenced SHANE MICHAEL GREEN, 39, to 108 months imprisonment followed by a 20 years of supervised release.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are launching a review of governance, management, and operations of the Department of Energy’s nuclear security, including management and operations of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Full committee Chairman...