News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


Walden, Latta Welcome Progress on Efforts to Increase Unlicensed Spectrum

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Vice Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement regarding implementation of a provision of the spectrum law that would make more unlicensed spectrum available...


USDA Cites Casa De Campo Inc. for PACA Violations and Finds Havana

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Casa De Campo Inc., of Paterson, N.J., for failure to pay for produce and found that Havana Produce Inc., of Paterson, N.J., is unfit to be licensed under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


Five Arrested In Orange County-Based ‘Builder Bailout’ Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Fraudulently Purchased Condos

News Release: Santa Ana, California - Federal authorities have arrested five people allegedly involved in a “builder bailout" real estate scheme that fraudulently purchased more than 100 condominium units around the country with mortgages that mostly went into default, resulting in foreclosures and millions of dollars in losses.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Antoine Kills In Water, age 30, of St. Francis, South Dakota, appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Jan. 10, 2013, and pled guilty to Simple Possession of a Controlled Substance. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 1 year in custody, a $100,000 fine, or both; 1 year of supervised release; and a $25 special assessment.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed into law H.R. 5859, a bill to repeal an obsolete mandate requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Bill Owens (D-NY), eliminates an outdated requirement for the National Highway...


Wyoming Man Sentenced For Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on January 4, 2013, Byron Friday, a 47 year old Northern Arapaho Tribal Member, was sentenced for assaulting a woman on the Wind River Indian Reservation, resulting in serious bodily injury to the woman. The case involved...


Kings Mountain Man Charged With Armed Robbery Of Fast Food Chain Restaurant In Charlotte

News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


Federal Jury Returns Guilty Verdict For Cocaine Trafficker

News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


President Signs Bipartisan Bill Removing Regulatory Burdens on Auto Dealers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed into law H.R. 5859, a bill to repeal an obsolete mandate requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Bill Owens (D-NY), eliminates an outdated requirement for the National Highway...


Cleveland Man Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Credit-Union Collapse

News Release: Zrino Jukic was sentenced to 37 months in prison and ordered to pay nearly $1.7 million in restitution for crimes related to the collapse of the St. Paul Croatian Federal Credit Union.


Dalton Meth Dealer Sentenced To Prison

News Release: McGuire Fought Police Officers When Being Arrested.


Walden, Latta Welcome Progress on Efforts to Increase Unlicensed Spectrum

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Vice Chair Bob Latta (R-OH) today issued the following statement on FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s announcement regarding implementation of a provision of the spectrum law that would make more unlicensed spectrum available...


Woman Convicted On Federal Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Lisa Biron, 43, of Manchester was convicted today in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on child exploitation charges, including transportation of a child for illegal sexual conduct and manufacturing and possessing child pornography, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.


Mission Woman Pleads Guilty To Assault

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Misty Fawn Swalley, age 22, of Mission appeared before United States District Judge Roberto A. Lange on January 9, 2013, and pled guilty to Assault with a Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in custody, a $250,000 fine, or both.


Former Jackson, Missouri Tax Preparer Indicted For Tax Fraud

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Cynthia M. Raymond was indicted on multiple fraud counts involving her preparation of 98 false tax returns under the names of 36 clients for the tax years of 2007 through 2010. The indictment alleges that these tax returns under reported taxes in cumulative amounts in excess of $300,000.


President Signs Committee Bill that Creates Efficiencies in Medicare and Saves Taxpayer Dollars

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed into law the Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act. The bipartisan SMART Act, authored by Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI), creates efficiencies in the Medicare Secondary Payer...


President Signs Bipartisan Bill Removing Regulatory Burdens on Auto Dealers

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama today signed into law H.R. 5859, a bill to repeal an obsolete mandate requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-MS) and Bill Owens (D-NY), eliminates an outdated requirement for the National Highway...


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 17 Individuals In Connection With A Violent Manhattan Drug Trafficking Crew

News Release: One Defendant Charged With A Murder-for-Hire Conspiracy; Seven Defendants Charged With Firearms Offenses.


Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Four Laredoans have been convicted for their roles in a kidnapping ordered by Los Zetas drug trafficking organization and executed by members and associates of the Hermanos Pistoleros (HPL) gang, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


EPW Chairman Boxer Announces New Climate Change Position

News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, today announced that environmental attorney Joe Mendelson will join her EPW team as Chief Climate Counsel.