News published on Federal Newswire in January 2013

News from January 2013


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Minneapolis Felon Sentenced For Possessing A .32-caliber Pistol

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 34-year-old Minneapolis felon was sentenced for possessing a.32-caliber pistol. United States District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced Bryant Duane Griffin to 240 months in prison on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Griffin was indicted on May 15, 2012, and was convicted on Sept. 14, 2012.


News Release: ROCKFORD - The former Energy Director for the City of Rockford was indicted today on federal charges of public corruption. MARK E. BIXBY, 57, of Rockton, Ill. was charged with two counts of mail fraud, two counts of bribery, two counts of extortion, and one count of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Colorado Horse Breeder Arrested For Income Tax Evasion

News Release: DENVER - Nikitis A. Mangeris, age 69, of Berthoud, Colorado, was arrested last Friday (Jan. 18, 2013) at his home for income tax evasion, the United States Attorney’s Office and IRS Criminal Investigation announced. Mangeris was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on January 9, 2013 for tax...


News Release: HOUSTON - A Bryan chiropractor has entered a plea of guilty to engaging in a conspiracy to defraud various automobile insurance companies of more than $3 million, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.


News Release: Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, today announced that a grand jury returned a one-count indictment charging Audiel Sanchez-Colin, 37, with illegally reentering the United States following his deportation.


Chairman Hastings Announces Republican Subcommittee Assignments

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today announced the subcommittee assignments for the Republican Members of the Natural Resources Committee for the 113th Congress.


Op-Ed: We must share blame for Benghazi

News Release: Though the title of Wednesday’s hearing in the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the final one for Hillary Clinton as secretary of State, is “Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: The Secretary of State’s View," it could just as easily be called “Terrorist Attack in Benghazi: How Diplomatic Security is Underfunded by Congress.".


USDA Studies Confirm Plant Water Demands Shift with Water Availability

News Release: WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2013-Plants can adapt to extreme shifts in water availability, such as drought and flooding, but their ability to withstand these extreme patterns will be tested by future climate change, according to a study by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their cooperators.