News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on July 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: Eight smokejumpers were deployed late yesterday to provide structure protection to two historic ranger patrol cabins potentially threatened by the Wigand Creek and Toklat River East Fires, which will likely burn together today. The Lower Toklat cabin, built in 1931 and located approximately...


News Release: Mario Demon Lee, 45, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on July 2, 2013, for making a false statement in application of a passport. Lee was arrested in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He received 21 months imprisonment, to be followed by two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Diplomatic Security Service.


News Release: HOUSTON - Two members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang (ABT) pleaded guilty today to racketeering charges related to their membership in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.


News Release: WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (“DEA") and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today that Felix Rodriguez, a licensed physician in Manhattan, was sentenced to a term of 37 months’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in White Plains federal court for distributing Oxycodone, a Schedule II controlled substance.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Martin J. Dickman, Inspector General of the Railroad Retirement Board (“RRB-OIG"), George Venizelos, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), and Barry L. Kluger...


News Release: Due to the planned launch of the new Washington State ferry "Sanpoil", the Crescent Bay boat launch and parking area will be closed beginning at 5 P.M. on July 9 and continuing through July 10.


Baltimore Crack Dealer Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Kintrell Todd McEachern, age 31, of Lochearn, Maryland, today to 12 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. Judge Quarles also ordered that McEachern forfeit $13,601.50 seized during a search of his home.


Members Of International Arms Smuggling Network Sentenced To Prison For Trafficking Weapons And Ammunition To Greece

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Four members of an international arms trafficking organization were sentenced to prison today in New Jersey for conspiring to smuggle substantial quantities of firearms and ammunition from the United States to Greece, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: SALEM, MA- Salem Maritime National Historic Site and the Center for 18th Century Life at Minute Man National Historical Park are hosting an overnight British encampment at Salem Maritime on July 20 and 21, 2013 from 10AM to 4PM. The National Park Service has invited some of the best re-enactors in Massachusetts...


News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced plans today to conduct two public meetings to provide the basic information and to hear questions and comments regarding the National Park Service proposal to provide new access points to facilitate public access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore.


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Chairman Royce Statement on Removal of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s President

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the removal of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s president...


Park Rangers Rescue Endangered Plants

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - It's not always lost or injured hikers who get rescued by park rangers.


Warren County Man Sentenced To 28 Years In Prison On Federal Child Pornography Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO - RANDALL PAUL ABERNATHY, Warrenton, MO, was sentenced to 339 months in prison for his production and transportation of child pornography between September 2010 and September 2011. Abernathy pled guilty in January. He appeared today for sentencing in St. Louis before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry.


News Release: Walk in John Muir’s footsteps under sunlight and moonlight by attending two free, ranger-led saunters up Mt. Wanda, part of the John Muir National Historic Site (NHS) in Martinez, CA. Join the National Park Service (NPS) on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at 9 AM for a two-hour nature walk to discover the many...


Former Owner/Operators of Summit Accommodators in Bend Convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud Clients and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A jury in federal court in Portland today convicted three former owner/operators of Summit Accommodators, Inc., of Bend, of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with a 10-year fraud scheme. The defendants used $75 million of client funds...


News Release: St. Louis, MO - JAMALL BROWN was indicted on charges of transporting two female victims from Chicago to Missouri to Colorado and back for prostitution.


Nine Students From Nepal Who Attended Kansas State University Charged With Visa Fraud

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Nine students from Nepal who attended Kansas State University have been indicted on charges of visa fraud and conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


News Release: DENVER - Jon Christopher Baker, age 33, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced late yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve 480 months (40 years) in federal prison for the distribution of child pornography, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and FBI Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Thomas...