News published on Federal Newswire in February 2013

News from February 2013


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Sugar Land, Texas and former resident of Fairview, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 4 months imprisonment, 8 months home detention with electronic monitoring, three years of supervised release and ordered to make restitution to United Healthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania in the amount of $288,528.89 on her conviction of false statements relating to health care matters, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 13, 2013 - During last night’s State of the Union, President Obama claimed his Administration has been actively working to speed up Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs) for energy producers on federal lands.


Dodge City Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A member of a Dodge City street gang targeted in a federal racketeering case has pleaded guilty to attempted murder, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the State of the Union address by President Barack Obama...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Washington, Pa., has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of Theft of Mail, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s executive order on cybersecurity:


ID Thief Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Area Banks

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa.- A resident of Allegheny County pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of bank fraud and identity theft, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: United States Attorney Michael W. Cotter of the District of Montana, and United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson of the District of South Dakota, announced the results of Operation Rolling Thunder, a two-year covert investigation focusing on unlawful trafficking in federally-protected migratory birds...


Four Men Initially Arrested and Charged in Worcester County Now Facing Federal Charges

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Federal criminal complaints have been filed charging four men, initially arrested and charged in Worcester County, with gun and drug violations. Tony Lamont Mills, age 32, of Berlin, Maryland, has been charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin and possession of a...


USDA Officials Meet with Community College Presidents; Highlight Support for Rural Education

News Release: Top USDA officials today met with community college presidents from across the country to discuss ways they can work together to support and strengthen rural community colleges.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Cornelius Magee, 36, of Silver Spring, Md., pled guilty today to a federal charge of possession of child pornography, 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).


Las Vegas Man Indicted For Felony Bank Larceny

News Release: Allegedly Stole Three ATM Machines in Idaho.


Abel “Alex” Alvarez Pleads Guilty In U.S. Federal Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Feb. 12, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, ABEL "ALEX" ALVAREZ, a 51-year-old resident of Box Elder, pled guilty to aggravated sexual abuse. A sentencing date will be set at a later time. He is currently detained.


Insurance Agent And Farmer Sentenced In Multi-Million Dollar Crop Fraud

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III, sentenced an insurance agent and a farmer for their parts in a widespread tobacco crop fraud. WILLIAM LARRY ROGERS, 69, an insurance agent, was sentenced to a total of 108 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release. ROGERS was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $8,381,378.