News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News from June 2013


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Local residents reported seeing smoke at Currant Creek as a thunder and lightning storm moved over Lake Clark the evening of June 26. A National Park Service pilot mapped the wildfire following the storm and reported it to the State of Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) the same evening. Initial estimates...


VIDEO: Chairman Hastings Speaks in Support of H.R. 1613

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2013 - Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 1613, legislation that will create certainty needed to move forward with offshore energy development in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico along our nation’s maritime boundary with Mexico.


Former Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds From Postal Service

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a former employee of the United States Postal Service (“USPS") pleaded guilty to embezzling postal funds from the Brooklyn Park Post Office. Kathleen M. Warner, age 53, of Otsego, pleaded guilty to one count of misappropriation of postal funds. Warner, who was indicted on March 12, 2013, entered her plea before United States District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Aaron Thomas, 47, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for committing six bank robberies. On March 14, 2013, Thomas pleaded guilty to robbing six banks: (1) PNC Bank located on Old York Road in Abington on Aug. 10, 2012; (2) TD Bank located on City Avenue in Philadelphia...


Crawfordville Resident Indicted for Firearm Offenses

News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - United States Attorney Pamela C. Marsh announced today thatAlbert Hendrik Van der Merwe, 46, also known as “Henk Van der Merwe," has been charged by a federal grand jury sitting in Gainesville, Florida for importing silencers under fraudulent invoices, for receiving unregistered silencers, and for possession of a machinegun. Trial will be held in Tallahassee, Florida on Sept. 3, 2013.


House Votes to Approve Transboundary Hydrocarbons Agreement with Mexico

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2013 - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1613, the Outer Continential Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act, with a bipartisan vote of 256-171. This legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), would approve and implement the terms...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Theresa Anderson, 56, of Buffalo, N.Y. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of crack cocaine before U.S. District Court Judge, Richard J. Arcara. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life and a $8,000,000 fine.


Media Advisory

News Release: There will be a press conference held on Friday, June 28, 2013, at 1:00 p.m., at the Cedar Rapids Police Department, 505 First Street SW, in Cedar Rapids. United States Attorney Sean Berry and other law enforcement officials, including those from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cedar Rapids Police Department, will discuss the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force and will announce several new arrests and indictments in federal firearms cases.


Wilcox County Deputy Sheriff Arrested For Transporting Drugs

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Greg Barge, 45 years old, of Camden, Alabama was arrested yesterday for attempting to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine powder, announced George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama.


AnzaHistoricTrail.org Connects Communities to History, Culture, and Outdoor Recreation

News Release: AnzaHistoricTrail.org Connects Communities to History, Culture, and Outdoor Recreation Along 1,200-Mile Historic Trail.


News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge Richard A. Lazzara today sentenced Jacques D. Randolph (31, Lakeland) to fifteen years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Randolph pleaded guilty before Judge Richard A. Lazzara on April 4, 2013.