News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Rule published by Transportation Department on March 26

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes rule on March 26

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 26, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

BTS Releases December 2012 Airline Traffic Data

News Release: BTS 13-13 BTS Releases December 2012 Airline Traffic Data; System Passengers Down 0.3% from December 2011 The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today that U.S. airlines carried 58.9 million scheduled systemwide passengers in December 2012, 0.3 percent ...

Suspected Pseudocop Pleads Guilty

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jose Luis Rodriguez-Treto, a 28-year-old Mexican citizen, has entered a plea of guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.

The Rise of Jubal Early

News Release: Program to be presented at Monocacy National Battlefield on April 20, 2013.

Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Samuel Braxton, age 44, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 27 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), crack cocaine and heroin. Judge Titus found that Braxton was a career offender based on two previous drug convictions.

Rochester man pleads guilty to producing child pornography

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Anthony Davis, 43, of Rochester, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to production of child pornography. The charge carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years in prison, a maximum of 30 years and a fine of $250,000.

Former Pontiac City Council Member Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes

News Release: A former Pontiac City councilman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit to accepting bribes, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.

Forty-Two Indicted On Charges Relating To Manufacture And Distribution Of Methamphetamine In Anderson County

News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On Mar. 19, 2013, 42 individuals, many of whom reside in Anderson County, were indicted by a federal grand jury for various charges relating to the manufacture and distribution of methamphetamine.

BLM Announces New Appointments to BLM Resource Advisory Council

News Release: Four new members have been appointed to Wyoming's citizen-based Resource Advisory Council (RAC), which advises the Bureau of Land Management on public land issues."I value the advice given to the BLM by citizen-based Resource Advisory Councils," said BLM Principal Deputy Director Neil Kornze. "The people...

Women’s Rights National Historical Park to Show Part Two of Not For Ourselves Alone in Winter Film Festival

News Release: Women's Rights National Historical Park continues its second annual Winter Film Festival by showing part two of the documentary film Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30, 2013.

Everglades and Biscayne National Parks Welcome City of Homestead Recognition as Gateway City (Homestead)

News Release: HOMESTEAD, Florida: Everglades National Park Superintendent Dan Kimball and Biscayne National Park Superintendent Brian Carlstrom welcome the City of Homestead's resolution naming itself as, "The Gateway to the Everglades and Biscayne National Parks." The City of Homestead approved the resolution during the March 20 Homestead City Council Meeting.

Sequestration Impacts Will Affect Visitors

News Release: Effective March 1, 2013, Glacier National Park was required by "sequestration" (a series of automatic, across-the-board permanent spending cuts) to reduce its annual base budget by five percent. The park's base budget of approximately $13.5 million was reduced by $682,000. The park must absorb that cut in the remaining months of this fiscal year that ends September 30. The federal law imposing sequestration requires that each park take this cut.

Senators React To Special Fraud Alert Involving Physician-Owned Entities

By Commerce Newswire | Mar 26, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today said a new Special Fraud Alert issued by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) regarding Physician Owned Distributorships (PODS) confirms the middleman entities...

Ukranian National Sentenced To Prison For Access Device Fraud

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a 29-year-old Ukranian national who resided in the Poconos at the time of his arrest was sentenced Monday to serve 27 months in prison for access device fraud by Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley.

Waynesboro, Georgia Tax Preparer Indicted For Preparing False Tax Returns

News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: Carlos Newton, 43, from Waynesboro, Georgia, was indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Savannah earlier this month for his role in the preparation of numerous false and fraudulent federal tax returns. Newton was arraigned on his federal charges yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Leon Barfield.

Wisconsin Man Charged With Taking Part In Cyber-Attack On Koch Industries In Wichita

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wisconsin man has been charged with taking part in a cyber-attack on Koch Industries in Wichita that was organized by a group called Anonymous, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.

Northern Michigan Cinemas Owner Sentenced For Tax Evasion And Ordered To Pay Nearly $1,000,000 In Restitution

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - Elaine Dawson, 69, of Bellaire, Michigan was sentenced to 1 year in prison followed by 1 year of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles, Jr. U.S. District Court Judge Janet T. Neff also ordered Dawson to pay restitution of $988,366.00 to the U.S. Internal Revenue...

Fen-Phen Fraud Doctor Sentenced To 72 Months In Prison