News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on July 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Responsible Forest Management Helps Prevents Catastrophic Wildfires

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 11, 2013 - National forests are in an unhealthy and dangerous state resulting in larger and more intense wildfires. In 2012, wildfires burned 9.3 million acres, while the U.S. Forest Service only harvested approximately 200,000 acres.


Janice D. Rey And Devon Mclean Sentenced To Prison For Fraudulent Investment Scheme

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - District Court Chief Judge Curtis V. Gomez today sentenced Janice D. Rey to 125 months in prison and ordered her to pay restitution to individual victims in the amount of $3,006,260 for her role in a scheme that defrauded investors of millions of dollars, announced United States Attorney...


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA - Carlton Jevon Barnette, 27, originally from Durham, North Carolina, but living in Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced on Tuesday by United States District Court Judge J. Randal Hall to 10 years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release, for possessing child pornography. Barnette...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 45-year-old Rochester man was sentenced for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it. United States District Court Judge Joan N. Ericksen sentenced Christopher Lee Talamantes to 210 months in prison on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Talamantes was indicted on July 10, 2012, and pleaded guilty on Dec. 11, 2012.


News Release: SALEM, MA- The National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks, is proud to award Salem Maritime National Historic Site a 2013 Impact Grant to support the launch of their Salem Schooner Camp education program. This innovative program provides Salem youth with a waterborne experience...


Mortgage Company Executive Charged In Fraud Case

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Steve Linick, Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General, announced the filing of a federal Information charging Patrick J. Mansell, 68, of Boca Raton, FL, Vice President of Coastal States Mortgage Corporation (Coastal) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud to defraud government sponsored entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.


News Release: Larry D. Sinning, Jr., 27, of Gillette, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on July 11, 2013, for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 113 grams of methamphetamine and for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug felony. Sinning was arrested in Gillette...


Program Fraud Indictments Announced

News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, and Gerald Roy, Special Agent in Charge, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, Office of Investigations for Region 7 (Kansas City office), announced today a second wave of...


Two Former Mdwfp Employees Sentenced On Wildlife Related Charges

News Release: Jackson, Miss - Two former employees of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks (MDWFP) were sentenced in U.S. District Court on July 10, 2013, on wildlife-related charges, announced U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis.


Poly-Drug Trafficking Ring Shut Down By State And Federal Authorities In Stuart

News Release: STUART, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and David Dyess, Chief of Police, Stuart Police (SPD), announce the results of a joint local impact investigation into the gang and drug activities centered in the east Stuart community.


News Release: MONROE/SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that two defendants were sentenced and one defendant pleaded guilty to firearms charges this week.


Telford Man Indicted On Child Porn Charges

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Timothy James Kane, 32, of Telford, PA, was charged today by Indictment1 with one count of possession of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


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Open Fire Ban Lifted

News Release: Copper Center, Alaska - Effective immediately, open fires may be built as allowed by park regulations on all Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve lands.


News Release: July 12, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. (MDT) in Missoula, Montana.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Samuel Antelope, age 32, of Pukwana, South Dakota, pled guilty to an Information that charged him with Simple Assault and Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding.


Grand Canyon to Host Alternative Break Citizenship School 2013

News Release: On Tuesday, July 16, 42 college students, from 27 colleges and universities around the country will descend on Grand Canyon National Park to learn the art of facilitating an alternative break experience.