News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Ladonna Cooper, 30, of Jackson, Marietta Harris, 37, of Jackson, Tony Jones, 30, of Jackson, Nikki Thomas, 37, of Jackson, S’Ade Tyler, 27, of Jackson, and Shekeila Jones, 26, of Jackson, were charged in a 42-count federal indictment for conspiracy to commit identity theft and tax fraud...


BLM Seeks Nominations to Southwest Resource Advisory Council

News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on its 29 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues. As advertised in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations for 45 days.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - An Atlantic County, N.J., man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for robbing Wells Fargo Bank in Atlantic City, N.J., and Sun National Bank in Ventnor, N.J., on Jan. 12, 2012, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Park Intends to Retain Red Bus Fleet

News Release: The National Park Service announced today that it was modifying the terms of a prospectus for the concessions operations at Glacier National Park to reinforce the park's intention to retain the operation of the entire fleet of red buses while providing safe, informative and memorable experiences for Glacier National Park visitors.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Union County, N.J., woman today admitted serving as the getaway driver during the July 12, 2012, bank robbery of Unity Bank located at 1230 Bound Brook Road (Route 28) in Middlesex, N.J., U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Former New York State Senator From Queens Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Defraud State Of Over $87,000

News Release: Defendant Embezzled Funds From Publicly-Funded Charitable Organization.


US Labor Department's OSHA proposes nearly $460,000 in fines to Panthera Painting Inc. for exposing workers to lead, other safety and health hazards

News Release: CANONSBURG, Pa. - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Canonsburg-based Panthera Painting Inc. with 38 alleged violations¿including 14 willful and 11 repeat¿found at bridge work sites in Slatington, Harrisburg and Slatedale, where workers were exposed to lead and other safety and health hazards while performing abrasive blasting and repainting projects. Proposed penalties total $459,844.


Parma Man Accused Of Having More Than $100,000 Worth Of Counterfeit Clothing, Boots And Shoes

News Release: A federal grand jury in Cleveland returned an indictment charging Walid Hanna, age 27, of Parma, Ohio, with trafficking in counterfeit merchandise, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: BOSTON - An former employee of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, located in Revere, was charged today in U.S. District Court on charges related to producing a false identification document.


Florida Man Sentenced For Role In $30 Million Telemarketing Scam That Victimized Over 22,000 People

News Release: John Robert Eddy, 30, of West Palm Beach, FL, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, 5 years supervised release, and ordered to pay a $100 special assessment, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today. Eddy pled guilty to one count of conspiracy...


Huntington Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin Charge

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin announced that a Huntington man pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute a quantity of heroin. Stephen Michael Hopkins, 36, of Huntington, admitted to the charge in federal court on Jan. 30.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Charles McConnell, who has spearheaded DOE’s efforts in the development of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies for nearly two years, has announced he will resign as Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy (ASFE) effective February 1.


Braxton County Resident Sentenced On Methamphetamine Charge

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News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Kyle Stevens, a/k/a “Cappo," age 22, of Remington, Maryland, on two counts of use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug conspiracy related to two murders and one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine and oxycodone. The indictment was returned on Jan. 17, 2013, and unsealed on Jan. 29, 2013, upon Stevens’ arrest.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County man today admitted his role in a large-scale and sophisticated identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: DANVILLE, VIRGINIA -- A 33-year-old Danville woman pled guilty yesterday morning in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Danville to stealing more than $34,000 of Social Security benefits intended for disabled individuals.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - James Raymond Schimmel, 53, of Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty today to enticing a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.


News Release: The RFP and responses to technical questions (Amendment 1) are available on the Federal Business Opportunities website, solicitation number RFC-3-23003. The deadline is February 19 at 5 p.m. Mountain Time.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division (IRS-CID), announced that Scott F. Saidel, 45, pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, before the Honorable Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum. Sentencing has been scheduled for June 7, 2013 at 9:00 am.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that three Independence, Mo., residents were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a series of armed robberies in Independence, during which one of the defendants was shot by a police officer.