News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


News Release: Espada Stole From Non-Profit Medical Clinics Serving Poor Residents Of The Bronx And Filed A False Tax Return.


Tribal Strategic Energy Planning Provides a Step in the Right Direction

News Release: Any Tribe can have a vision for its community energy future, but to move projects and initiatives forward, it needs a long-term strategy and a clear path to reach its goals.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignment

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on June 13, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby, the following individual was arraigned.


Fox Found at Chickasaw National Recreation Area Tested Positive for Rabies

News Release: SULPHUR, OK- During the week of June 10, park rangers at Chickasaw National Recreation Area were notified by a visitor of a sick gray fox near Bromide Pavilion. The fox was caught and euthanized, subsequently tested for disease, and found to be infected with the rabies virus. It is never advisable to feed or handle an animal that is not vaccinated, and it is especially important to heed this sound advice at this time.


Look Ahead: Committee Announces Hearing and Markup Schedule for Week of June 17

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House Energy and Commerce Committee today announced its hearing and vote schedule for the week of June 17, 2013. Beginning on Tuesday, the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will continue its investigation into the Biowatch program. Also on Tuesday, the Energy and Power Subcommittee...


News Release: The LIRR Disability Fraud Scheme. Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MARIA RUSIN, the office manager for disability doctor Peter J. Ajemian, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to three years of probation, including six months...


A Look Ahead — Week of June 17-21

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Lightning Starts Five Fires in Dinosaur National Monument

News Release: Dinosaur, CO - Lightning strikes from a Thursday storm started five fires within Dinosaur National Monument according to Joe Flores, Fire Management Officer. All five fires are located on the Colorado side of the Monument.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Donald J. Lorenzen, a/k/a Donnie J. Lorenzen, Donald L. Lorenzen, age 48, of Moorehead, Minnesota appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on June 10, 2013 and pled guilty to two counts of Failure to Pay Legal Child Support.


U.S. Attorney Alicia A.G. Limtiaco Guest Speaker At UOG’s Trio Student Support Services Program

News Release: United States Attorney ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI), was the guest speaker at the University of Guam’s (UOG) TRIO Programs Student Support Services (SSS) for their Spring 2013 Retention Activity held on Friday, May 10, 2013, at the...


Defendant Pleads Guilty To Framing Woman For Drug Possession

News Release: ROME, Ga. - Clifford J. Joyce has pleaded guilty to planting methamphetamine on the car of a Murray County woman for the purpose of getting her arrested.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Robert Walker, 25, and Rodney White, 24, both from Washington, D.C., were each sentenced to 60-year prison terms today for first-degree murder while armed and other charges stemming from a shooting at an apartment complex in 2008 in which a woman was killed and a man was wounded, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


‘Sovereign Citizen’ Sentenced to 8+ Years in Prison for Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: Defendant Promoted Common Tax Fraud Scheme Claiming Millions In Refunds.


Aerial Survey Provides Updated Information for the Wild and Hacking Fires in Dinosaur National Monument

News Release: Dinosaur, CO - Aerial surveys were conducted of the two fires burning in the Wild Mountain area of Dinosaur National Monument. According to Joe Flores, the Monument's Fire Management Officer, the Wild fire is now estimated to be approximately 362 acres and the Hacking fire is approximately 10 acres in size. These numbers may change once firefighters have walked the fire's boundary.


House Approves Measure Establishing Manhattan Project National Historic Park

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2013 - The House of Representatives today approved the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014, which included an amendment to establish a Manhattan Project National Historic Park. The bipartisan amendment, offered by Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04), Congressman Chuck Fleischmann...


East-Side Access to Logan Pass Available Tomorrow

News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Access to Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park will be available to vehicle traffic from the east-side of the park the morning of Saturday, June 15, weather dependent. Vehicles on the west-side of the park can travel as far as Avalanche Creek. All 50 miles of the road is anticipated to be open to vehicle travel by Friday, June 21 at the earliest.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Martin Lewis, 35, of Memphis, TN was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays, Jr. to life in prison for his role in the Craig Petties Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO), announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III and Resident Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Memphis office Brian Chambers. There is no parole in the federal prison system.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-A federal indictment unsealed yesterday charges a 32-year-old Moorhead man in connection with a series of mail thefts in several Minnesota counties in the fall of 2012. The indictment charges Justin Lee Feldt with one count of theft of mail, four counts of bank fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft, and one count of access device fraud. The indictment was unsealed following Feldt’s initial appearance in federal court.


Baucus, Hatch Fight for U.S. Businesses, Workers Against India's Unfair Trade Practices

News Release: Dear Secretary Kerry: We are writing to express our serious concern about policies adopted by the Government of India that shut out U.S.-made innovative products and transfer U.S. intellectual property to its domestic industry. These policies are directly harming U.S. businesses and threaten the millions...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jeffery Jessop, age 51, of Presho, South Dakota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno on June 12, 2013 and pled guilty to the charge of Unlawful Taking of Bald and Golden Eagles and Migratory Birds.