News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on June 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - A former vice-president of St. Louis-based Alberici Constructors, Inc., was indicted by a federal grand jury in St. Louis for orchestrating a kickback scheme in which Alberici is alleged to have lost at least $4.8 million. CLONE JEFFERSON OLIVER, Apollo Beach FL, was indicted on seven counts of mail fraud, wire fraud and money laundering in an indictment returned today.


News Release: CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI -Anthony Marquette Phillips, 44, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced to 235 months in prison for his role in the armed robbery of a bank in Springboro on April 27, 2012 plus an additional 120 months for using and discharging a firearm during...


Long-Lost “Rosenberg Diary” Recovered

News Release: A close confidant of Adolf Hitler, Alfred Rosenberg was one of the most influential members of the “Third Reich" and of the Nazi Party. His tome The Myth of the Twentieth Century articulated the philosophical underpinnings of National Socialist ideology. Rosenberg served as head of the Nazi Party’s foreign...


News Release: Outer Banks Group Superintendent Barclay Trimble announces the closure of Ramp 43 today due to the hatching of a nearby piping plover nest.The nest, located between Ramp 43 and Ramp 44 hatched in the early morning resulting in the temporary closure of the area.Effective Thursday, June 13, 2013, Ramp 43 and Ramp 44 are both closed to ORV access. Currently, there is pedestrian access north of Ramp 43 and south of Ramp 44 which is subject to change.


Federal Grand Jury In South Bend Returns Indictments

News Release: South Bend, IN-The United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in South Bend, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on June 12, 2013.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced thatWilliam Lyman Agnew, 55, of Cripple Creek, Colo., was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Court Judge Tom Stagg, to 51 months in prison with three years supervised release for identity fraud, passport fraud, possession of stolen goods, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Royal Gorge Fire Update

News Release: Cañon City, Colo. - Management of the Royal Gorge Fire has transitioned to the Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team B. The team will host a 7 p.m. public meeting today, Thursday, at the Cañon City High School, 1313 College Avenue.


Illegal alien convicted of unlawful reentry identity theft and firearms possession

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a citizen of the Dominican Republic was convicted by a federal jury of 12 criminal offenses.


News Release: Project Safe Childhood. SPRINGFIELD, Mo - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a former YMCA camp employee has been sentenced in federal court for sexually exploiting children. Matthew O’Dell, 29, of Springfield, Mo., was sentenced by U.S.


NOAA $1 million grant aids purchase of critical coastal habitat in Puerto Rico

News Release: Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) provided $2 million in matching funds for the acquisition. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service contributed $500,000 to the purchase. and the Trust for Public Land also contributed other costs related to the purchase.


Science Applications International Corporation Pays $11.75 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department and U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales of the District of New Mexico announced today that Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has paid $11.75 million to settle allegations filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico that it violated...


Jury Finds Inmate Guilty Of Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that a federal jury found Scott Michael Patrick (48) guilty of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. He faces a maximum penalty of ten years in federal prison. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Sept. 19, 2013. Patrick was indicted on October 6, 2010.


Former Loan Officer At Pampa Teachers Federal Credit Union Sentenced To 36 Months In Federal Prison For Stealing From Credit Union

News Release: AMARILLO, Texas - Erin Dawn Trevathan, 26, of Amarillo, Texas, was sentenced this afternoon by U.S. District Judge Mary Lou Robinson to 36 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $442,297 in restitution following her guilty plea April 2013 to one count of fraud in connection with federal credit union entries. She was remanded to custody. Today’s announcement was made U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: HOUSTON - Patrick Regan, 41, of Houston, has been ordered to federal prison for smuggling more than 300 firearms to Colombia, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.