News published on Federal Newswire in March 2013

News from March 2013


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana-The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


News Release: HOUSTON - Bernard Albina, 73, of Houston, has been handed the statutory maximum federal sentence of 10 years following his conviction for possessing child pornography, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Albina entered a guilty plea Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012.


News Release: A Michigan computer company and its owner were sentenced today to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay a $2 million dollar fine and restitution in the amount of $10,839.00 for trafficking in counterfeit goods and services and violating environmental laws, announced Barbara L. McQuade, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.


Retired Teacher From Raton, N.M., To Serve Ten Years In Prison For Federal Child Pornography Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Joseph F. Zinkiewicz, 76, was sentenced this morning to ten years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release for his possession of child pornography conviction. Zinkiewicz will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence. Zinkiewicz’s sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales, Special Agent in Charge Dennis A. Ulrich, II, of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in El Paso, Texas.


Anchorage Felon sentenced to 41 months prison for illegal gun possession

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska- U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for being a felon in possession of a firearm.


Chairman Hastings’ Statement on President Obama’s Plan to Use Antiquities Act to Unilaterally Designate Five New National Monuments

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) released the following statement after President Obama announced his intentions to unilaterally designate five new National Monuments using presidential powers granted under the 1906 Antiquities Act.


Utah County Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud, Tax Charge In Connection With Kickback Scheme On Construction Invoices; Embezzled About $800,854 From Tennessee Company

News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - Darin W. Bare, age 47, of Eagle Mountain, Utah, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and filing a false tax return in federal court this week, admitting that he embezzled $800,854.63 from Clayton Homes, a company headquartered in Tennessee that specializes in building pre-manufactured and modular homes.


News Release: MUNISING, Mich. Tim Colyer, Chief Ranger at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, has received the 2012 National Park Service Midwest Region Harry Yount Award.


Two Clarksburg Residents Enter Pleas In Federal Court

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


Alaska Bookkeeper sentenced for preparing false tax returns for drug dealers

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a woman from Houston, Alaska, was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for preparing false tax returns for drug dealers.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - The criminal conviction of James Smith, former Director of Driver Records for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, was affirmed today by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced.


News Release: SILT, Colo. - Volunteers are needed April 6 for the annual community clean-up at Hubbard Mesa north of Rifle, Colo.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Blake Betters, age 23, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine.