News published on Federal Newswire in July 2013

News from July 2013


News Release: LOS ANGELES -- A teacher at Royal Oak Middle School in Covina, who was arrested last month following an undercover sting in his classroom, was indicted today for child exploitation offenses.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: BRYANT KEITH EVANS WEBB, 44, of Augusta, Georgia, was sentenced on June 27, 2013 by United States District Court Dudley H. Bowen, Jr. to 15 years imprisonment based on WEBB’s earlier guilty pleas to three counts of bank fraud, one count of wire fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft.


News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announced today that John Charles Stevenson (45, Rincon, Georgia) has been indicted by a federal grand jury, in Jacksonville, on child pornography charges. Stevenson is charged with two counts of receiving child pornography over the Internet. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 5 years, up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Peter J. Schmidt, age 26, of Lexington, Ohio, with producing, distributing and possessing child pornography, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: The suspect in an assault that occurred June 28 in Grand Teton National Park made an appearance in federal court in Jackson, Wyoming on Monday, July 1, 2013. Vincent Hagey, 32, of Las Vegas, Nevada appeared before U.S. Magistrate James K. Lubing, and was charged with one count of assault with a dangerous...


Two Clarksburg Residents Sentenced On Crack Cocaine Charges

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News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Citizenship candidates to take Oath at baseball parks, historic landmarks, major battle sites WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and ...


USDA and DOI Highlight Successes of Protecting Bird Habitat on Private Lands

News Release: WASHINGTON, July 2, 2013 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today announced the release of the State of the Birds 2013 Report on Private Lands. A collaborative effort as part of the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative, involving federal and state wildlife agencies and scientific and conservation organizations, the report shows how private land conservation incentives positively impact bird habitat.


News Release: Fifty-five hospitals located throughout twenty-one states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $34 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice Department announced today. Kyphoplasty is a ...


News Release: Corporate investor Barry Diller will pay a $480,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquired voting securities of The Coca Cola Company, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: CyTerra Corporation has agreed to pay the federal government $1.9 million to resolve civil liability arising from its failure to provide the U. S. Department of the Army with accurate, complete and current cost or pricing data for its sales of mine detectors, the Justice Department announced today. CyTerra, headquartered in Waltham, Mass., manufactures equipment, including portable mine detectors, used by the U. S. military.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Vincent Porcaro Inc. (VPI) resolving allegations that the company violated the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA). VPI is a Rhode Island company that provides warehousing, distribution, light assembly and packaging for regional, national and international companies.


News Release: The Justice Deparment announced today that Andre James Hertzog, 29, of St. Paul, Minn. pleaded guilty to participating in a sex trafficking conspiracy. Hertzog pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota.


Federal Reserve Board approves final rule to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday approved a final rule to help ensure banks maintain strong capital positions that will enable them to continue lending to creditworthy households and businesses even after unforeseen losses and during severe economic downturns.


Agencies release public sections of resolution plans for four institutions

News Release: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday made available the public portions of resolution plans for four firms with U.S. nonbank assets between $100 billion and $250 billion.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Ameri-National Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Ameri-National Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas Written Agreement dated April 14, 2010 Terminated June 28, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on July 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.