News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


Informational: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 11, 2013, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong, the following individuals were arraigned.


New Hampshire Firearm Purchaser Sentenced To Federal Prison For Providing False Information During The Acquisition Of Firearms

News Release: CONCORD, NH -Ulrick Lucien, 25 was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to eighteen months in prison for providing false information in connection with the acquisition of three firearms, announced United States Attorney John P. Kacavas.


Wilmington Collector Of Child Pornography Sentenced To 151 Months Imprisonment

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today LONNE BALOG, 43, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge James C. Dever to 151 months imprisonment and 20 years of supervised release for receipt of child pornography.


News Release: There will be a program on "Myths and Misconceptions about Wildlife" at the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area on Saturday, June 15, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). This program will be held on the back porch of the Bandy Creek Visitor Center.


Corwin Dallas Four Star Pleads Guilty In U.S. Federal Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in.


Captain Drane Crosses the Bend - Cherokee Removal and Moccasin Bend

News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in an approximately 1.2 mile hike at Moccasin Bend National Archeological District. Visitors will meet the park ranger at the Friends of Moccasin Bend National Park's office, 175 Hamm Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37405, on Monday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m. From there, participants will caravan to the Brown's Ferry Federal Road property to begin the 1 hour and 45 minute program.


NEWS: News Releases

News Release: Due to heavy rainfall over the last week, the Delaware River level as measured at Montague, New Jersey, is currently 9.61 feet. It is predicted to rise to over 10.6 feet by8:00 a.m. on Friday, June 14, which is about four to five vertical feet higher than normal for this time of the year.


USDA Seeks Applications to Finance Rural Broadband in Remote Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that applications are being accepted for grants to finance broadband deployment in remote, rural areas. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused on carrying out its mission, despite a time of significant budget uncertainty. Today's announcement is one part of the Department's efforts to strengthen the rural economy.


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Subcommittee to Discuss the Role of Accreditation in Quality Higher Education Programs

News Release: On Thursday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, chaired by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), will hold a hearing entitled, “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality Through Accreditation." The hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.



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Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

News Release: MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announced that Walgreens (Walgreens), the nation’s largest drug store chain, has agreed to pay $80 million in civil penalties, ...


Wichita Man Sentenced To 19+ Years In Valley Center Bank Robbery

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita man has been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to a 2012 robbery at the Intrust Bank in Valley Center, Kan., U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 10, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, MARLYS YOUNG RUNNING CRANE, a 59-year-old resident of Browning, appeared for sentencing. YOUNG RUNNING CRANE was sentenced to a term of.


Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Reforming U.S. Food Aid Delivery to Feed More for Less – Wednesday 10 a.m.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing tomorrow morning on reforming the U.S. international food aid program in order to help more people, more quickly, at a lower cost. The hearing, entitled “Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less, " will begin at 10 a.m.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas City, Kan., man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for crossing state lines to have sex with children.


On the Dark Side of the Moon

News Release: A Journey Towards Recovery. In the spring of 2000, Mike Medberry, a longtime advocate of conservation with American Lands, The Wilderness Society, and Idaho Conservation League, suffered a stroke in the remote wilderness of the Craters of the Moon in Idaho. He was rescued after laying for hours alone...


Franklin Troy Caplette Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on June 10, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, FRANKLIN TROY CAPLETTE, a 28-year-old resident of Havre, was sentenced to a term of.


VA Worker Made False Document Claiming Deployment, Then Collected Active Duty Pay

News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Washington County, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of theft of government money and making a false document, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Former IRS Worker Sentenced For Extortion And Tax Fraud

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Former Internal Revenue Service employee Patricia Fountain, 36, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 19 years in prison for a series of tax refund schemes that defrauded the U.S. Government. Fountain was convicted on March 13, 2013, along with co-defendants Larry Ishmael, and Calvin...