News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


What did Commerce Department publish on March 8?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on March 8

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on March 8

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on March 8 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


San Diego Man Indicted For Fraudulently Obtaining Millions Of Dollars Of Cash And Equipment From Cisco

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Yesterday, a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Quin Rudin (aka Dean Rubin, aka David Rubin) with two counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Friday, March 8, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged Harold J. “Bucky" Shafer, 66, of Pedro, Ohio with ten counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false and...


Miami County Man Pleads Guilty To Producing Sexually Explicit Videos Of Children He Babysat

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Friday, March 8, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - Kevin D. Todd, 41, of Ludlow Falls, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of sexual exploitation of children for producing sexually explicit...


St. Lucie County Resident Convicted Of Child Pornography Charges

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Kenneth Mascara, Sheriff, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office (SLCSO), announced that on March 7, 2013, a Ft. Pierce federal jury found defendant Cameron Dean Bates, 46, of Port Saint Lucie, guilty on all 18 counts of an indictment that charged Bates with receipt and distribution of child pornography via the internet.



House and Senate Judiciary Committees to Work Together to Restore Consumers Ability to Unlock Cell Phones

News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Ranking Member John Conyers (D-Mich.) announced, in conjunction with Representative Howard Coble (R-N.C.), chairman of the Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet Subcommittee and Representative Mel Watt (D-N.C.), ranking member ...


Portland Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case

News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - A Portland man will spend six years in prison after pleading guilty to receiving child pornography. At a sentencing hearing held in federal court this morning, U.S. District Judge Anna J. Brown sentenced Keith Henry Jordan, 53, to 72 months in prison followed by a five-year term of supervised...


Federal Officials Speak To Alban Elementary School Students About Making Responsible Decisions

News Release: U.S. Attorney Goodwin, U.S. Marshal Foster say Alban’s service learning club builds student character and strong communities.


Deterring Ticks with Citrus and Millipedes

News Release: Why do birds, monkeys and other animals rub themselves with citrus and creatures like millipedes? One likely reason is because certain plants and arthropods contain natural repellents.


Joplin Man Pleads Guilty to Disaster Fraud Related to Tornado Benefits

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to fraudulently receiving federal disaster benefits following the May 22, 2011 tornado.


Sunday Closures Due to the Sequestration Plan

News Release: TUSKEGEE, AL - Sequestration requires the National Park Service to take a five percent - $153.5 million - reduction in the funds expected and it must happen in the remaining seven month of this fiscal year. As of the March 1st sequester deadline, NPS implementation has begun.


Tax Preparer Indicted

News Release: A tax preparer from Waterville, Ohio, was indicted on four tax counts related to efforts to evade his personal income tax obligation on more than $1.3 million in income, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Former NFL Player Freddie Mitchell Pleads Guilty To Federal Tax Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Freddie L. Mitchell II (34, Lakeland) pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to file a false tax claim with the government. Mitchell faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been. Two co-defendants, Jamie Russ-Walls and Richard Walls, already have been sentenced in the case.


Remains of USS Monitor sailors interred at Arlington National Cemetery

News Release: The remains of two unknown USS Monitor sailors, recovered by NOAA and the U.S. Navy in 2002 from the ship’s gun turret, were buried today, with full military honors, at Arlington National Cemetery. USS Monitor sank in a New Year’s Eve storm just over 150 years ago, carrying 16 crew members to their deaths.


Six Men From Northwest Ohio Indicted For Their Roles In Chop-Shop Conspiracy

News Release: Six men from northwest Ohio were indicted on a variety of charges related to their roles in a conspiracy to transport semi-trucks, trailers and cargo stolen in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, said law enforcement officials said.


Davenport Man Sentenced After Federal Conviction For Felon In Possession Of Ammunition

News Release: DAVENPORT, IA- On March 8, 2013, Yusuf Hasan Shariff, age 56, from Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge John A. Jarvey to 15 months imprisonment on the charge of possession of ammunition as a felon, announced United States Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Shariff was also ordered to serve three years supervised release and pay $100 towards the Crime Victims Fund.