News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


Little Eagle Man Pleads Guilty To Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Ira Weasel, age 32, of Little Eagle, South Dakota appeared before United States District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on May 20, 2013 and pled guilty to an Indictment that charged him with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two Hartford men involved in the distribution of narcotics were sentenced this week in federal court.


U.S. Court Of Appeals Upholds Ciavarella’s Conviction And Sentence

News Release: A three member panel of the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has unanimously upheld the conviction and 28 year sentence of the former state court judge Mark Ciavarella.


Committee Expands Investigation into Sebelius Solicitations

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have expanded their examination into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have solicited funding or assistance from the health care industry to help implement the health care law. According to The New York...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a McLaughlin, South Dakota man charged with Failure to Pay Legal Child Support was sentenced on May 20, 2013 by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange. Jesse L. Brown Otter, age 45, was sentenced to time served, a $100 special assessment to the Federal Crime Victims Fund, and child support restitution in the amount of $25,342.12.


News Release: OAKLAND, Calif. - Yesterday, a federal grand jury in Oakland indicted Andre Taray Franklin, charging him with Theft of Major Artwork and Unlawful Concealment and Disposition of Stolen Major Artwork, United States Attorney MELINDA HAAG announced.


News Release: To More Than 10 Years in Prison for Series of Assaults.


News Release: (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) - - Jeraelyn Hill a/k/a, “Dreadhead," a/k/a, “Coo Rae," a/k/a, “Coo," a/k/a, “Rae", 25, from Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced on May 23, 2013, in U.S. District Court for his role in an Anchorage and Fairbanks drug conspiracy. Hill received a sentence of 66 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Hill had previously pled guilty to an indictment charging him and his co-conspirators with one count of drug conspiracy.


Point Reyes Trails Festival: A Healthy Parks, Healthy People Bay Area Event

News Release: On Saturday, June 1, Point Reyes National Seashore Association, in partnership with Point Reyes National Seashore, will host the during National Trails Day, a free event from 10 am to 4 pm in the Bear Valley Picnic Area at Point Reyes National Seashore. The Trails Festival encourages visitors to spend time outdoors and improve their health while getting to know this beautiful park's 150 miles of trails.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will appear on C-SPAN’s Communicators program this weekend to discuss the panel’s upcoming agenda.m.


News Release: (DENVER) - - Dr. Joseph Ferrara and five others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver this week on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication and money laundering, U.S. Attorney John Walsh, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach, and Stephen...


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Adrienne Kills Small, age 36, of Wakpala, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on May 20, 2013 and pled guilty to Count II of an Indictment that charged her with Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


Walden to Appear on C-SPAN’s Communicators

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) will appear on C-SPAN’s Communicators program this weekend to discuss the panel’s upcoming agenda.m.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.


McLaughlin Man Pleads Guilty To Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Roman Evans Weasel, Sr., age 39, of McLaughlin, South Dakota appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on May 20, 2013 and pled guilty to a Superseding Information that charged him with Assault With a Dangerous Weapon and Domestic Assault by a Habitual Offender.


News Release: BOSTON - A warrant recently unsealed in U.S. District Court details the seizure of radio transmission equipment of a pirate radio station broadcasting from Roslindale.


News Release: The Presence and Source of Hopewell Fossil Shark Teeth from Ohio Archaeological Sites.


Committee Leaders Request Information on Agencies’ Missing Regulatory Agendas

News Release: Republican leaders on the House Education and the Workforce Committee today sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requesting information regarding the failure of federal agencies to publish their April 2013 regulatory agendas. The members are requesting documents and communications related to the regulatory proposals of the Departments of Agriculture, Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services.


News Release: Juneteenth Freedom Celebration. SELMA, AL - This year's Juneteenth Freedom Celebration will be held at Phoenix Park on Water Avenue hosted by the Ancient Africa, Enslavement and Civil War Museum and the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail's Selma Interpretive Center on Saturday, June 15, 2013...


Vitter Rigs to Reefs Bill Will Bring Efficiency to Program Supporting Ecosystems in Gulf

News Release: U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, introduced S. 1079, the Artificial Reef Promotion Act, which would increase the utilization of decommissioned Gulf platforms as artificial reefs, as part of the Rigs to Reefs program.