News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


What did Transportation Department publish on May 15?

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes rule on May 15

The US Interior Department published a one page rule on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on May 15

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 15 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 15 by Labor Department

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Labor Department publish on May 15?

The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Labor Department on May 15

The US Labor Department published a nine page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Labor Department publishes notice on May 15

The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bergen County, N.J., Woman Indicted In $2 Million Mortgage Fraud Scheme

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, N.J., woman was indicted today for her role in a long-running, large-scale mortgage fraud scheme that caused millions of dollars in losses, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Husband and Wife Sentence to Prison for Tax Fraud

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Rudolf Straat, 49, and his wifeMaria Gudelis, 45, both of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, were sentenced to two years in federal prison for conspiring to commit tax fraud, mortgage fraud, and money laundering.


Colchester Man Who Possessed Fake U.S. Marshals Service Badge Is Sentenced

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN W. CARROLL, 42, of Colchester, was sentenced today by United States Magistrate Judge Joan G. Margolis in New Haven to three years of probation for his unauthorized possession of an imitation United States Marshals Service badge. CARROLL pleaded guilty to the offense on Feb. 20, 2013.


Defendants Sentenced To Prison For Stealing Over 500 Pounds Of Copper Wire From The Railroad Tracks In Northern Nevada

News Release: RENO, Nev. - Two of three defendants charged with stealing 520 pounds of copper wire from the railroad track power lines near Wells, Nev. in July 2011, causing approximately $5,000 in damage and disabling the railroad signal system, have been sentenced to 1½ years in federal prison and ordered to pay $4,960 in restitution to the Union Pacific Railroad, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.


National Park Service Rangers at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Observe Peace Officers’ Memorial Day

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: National Park Service rangers at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore observed a moment of silence for the thirty-nine National Park Service law enforcement personnel who have died in the line of duty. A formal Department of the Interior Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Ceremony was held earlier this week in Washington, D.C.


Drug Trafficking Conspirator Sentenced To Life In Prison

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a former Bethlehem man who participated in a Carbon County-based drug trafficking conspiracy, was sentenced today to serve life in prison by Senior United States District Court Judge James M. Munley.


New Reservation System for Wilderness-Backcountry Camping at Fire Island

News Release: Patchogue, NY -- Fire Island National Seashore and Recreation.gov activated a new online reservation system this morning for permits required to camp in the Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness. A limited number of wilderness/backcountry camping permits are issued for overnight stays in the Fire...


Convicted Felon Who Hid A Firearm In Midst Of Police Chase Changes Plea To Guilty On Day Scheduled For Trial

News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today before United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan, ANTHONY EARL RIVERS, 25, of Dudley, North Carolina changed his plea from “not guilty" to “guilty" on a charge of Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon in and Affecting Commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g) and 924.


Deported Honduran Facing Immigration Violation

News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A former resident of Yoro, Honduras has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on a charge of violating federal immigration laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Colorado Man Sentenced To 186 Months Prison In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

News Release: MAY 15 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Mario Gutierrez, 40, from Northglenn, Colorado, was sentenced on May 10, 2103, in U.S. District Court to 186 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Gutierrez had previously pled guilty to an indictment charging him with one count of drug conspiracy and one count of money laundering.


Two Orange County Men Receive Multi-Year Federal Prison Terms For Orchestrating International Plot That Smuggled Rhino Horns

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A father and son team from Orange County who were described by prosecutors as being “at the apex of the rhino horn smuggling pyramid within the United States" each were sentenced today to spend several years in federal prison for their convictions on federal smuggling and money laundering charges.


Sanostee, N.M., Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Aggravated Child Sexual Abuse Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lorenzo Begay, 49, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Sanostee, N.M., pleaded guilty this afternoon to an aggravated sexual abuse charge. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Begay will be sentenced to five years in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court. Begay also will be required to register as a sex offender.