News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


News Release: Washington, D.C. -- Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement regarding President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy to become the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). McCarthy currently serves as the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation.


House Clears Bill to Help Communities, First Responders, and Innovators Prepare for Public Health Emergencies, Including Flu Outbreaks and Terrorist Attacks

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives today approved Senate amendments to the bipartisan Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013, H.R. 307, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) by a vote of 370-28. The bill, which is now headed to the president’s desk, helps families, ...


Kent Man Charged With Drug Crimes

News Release: A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment charging Mesawn Smith, aka "Butter", age 31, of Kent, Ohio, with distribution of crack cocaine and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Sioux City Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: A man who distributed child pornography pled guilty on Feb. 28, 2013, in federal court in Sioux City.


Methamphetamine Indictment Announced

News Release: A Jackson County man and a Franklin County woman were indicted on Feb. 21, 2013, in a one-count superseding indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.


Former Key West Bank Employee Indicted For Obstruction Of Justice And Disclosing Grand Jury Information

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Karen Galo (33, Key West) with two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of disclosing the contents of a federal grand jury subpoena to a third party, with the intent to obstruct a judicial proceeding. If convicted on all counts, Galo faces a maximum penalty of 35 years in federal prison.


Upton Comments on Nominations to Fill Top EPA and Energy Department Positions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s nomination of Gina McCarthy to be the next Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Ernest Moniz to be the next Secretary of Energy...


Olathe Man Sentenced On Charge Of Failing To File Federal Currency Reports

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A man from Olathe, Kan., has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for failing to file federal currency transaction reports, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Hot Springs, Arkansas man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Pay Legal Child Support.


News Release: DENVER - A settlement agreement was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver resolving a complaint alleging that two employers, Delaware Resource Group of Oklahoma LLC (DRG), and FlightSafety Services Corporation (FlightSafety), violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of...


News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - TROY RON AEBISCHER, 30, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, and JOHN HARVEY, 26, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, have been charged for illegal possession of an unregistered fully automatic Russian AK-47 machine gun, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of...


Oglala Man Sentenced For Assault Of A Federal Officer

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Oglala, South Dakota man convicted of Assault on a Federal Officer was sentenced on Feb. 25, 2013 by Chief U.S. District Judge Jeffrey L. Viken. Andrew Cochran, age 24, was sentenced to time served and 1 year of supervised release and ordered to pay $100 to the Victim Assistance Fund.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny.


Eagle Butte Man Pleads Guilty To Firearm Offense

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Kimo Little Bird, Sr., age 31, of Eagle Butte, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on Feb. 26, 2013 and pled guilty to Count II of an Indictment that charged him with being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years' imprisonment, a $250,000 fine or both, and a period of supervised release of 3 years.



News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today released the following statement in response to President Obama’s nomination of Regina McCarthy to be the next administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Ernest Moniz to be the next Secretary of Energy:


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Jesse Lawrence Brown Otter, age 45, of Minneapolis, Minnesota appeared before U.S. Magistrate Roberto A. Lange on Feb. 26, 2013 and pled guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Failure to Pay Legal Child Support. The maximum penalty upon...


Foreign National Convicted In Multi-Million, Multi-State Criminal Operation

News Release: HOUSTON - Sameh Khaled Danhach, also known by many other aliases, has been convicted of all six counts as related to the interstate transportation of stolen goods and obstruction of justice, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The jury returned its verdicts after just an hour of deliberation following a five-day trial.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Wounded Knee, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly using a hard object to cause serious bodily injury to a female at Wounded Knee on Dec. 28, 2012.


News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Michael F. Harris, 49, of Luray, Virginia, was found guilty of defrauding investors of more than $700,000 from a project aimed at purportedly developing a treatment for Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).