News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published an eight page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Emmanuel Nwankwo, 54, of Nigeria, was found guilty by a federal jury for impeding or hampering his deportation. U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell presided over the trial.


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on May 20, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DONALD CARL SALOIS, a 49-year-old resident of Browning, was sentenced to a term of.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport returned an indictment today charging YVONNE DAVIS, 61, a prisoner at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Danbury, with using a dangerous weapon to assault another inmate at the facility.


Federal Jury Convicts Lea County Man On Firearms Charges

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., returned a guilty verdict this afternoon against Cody Allen Little, 34, of Lovington, N.M., on a two-count superseding indictment alleging violations of the federal firearms laws after a two-day trial. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney...


Nashville Resident Sentenced For Filingfalse Tax Returns

News Release: James Robert Sanford, 53, of Nashville, formerly of Clarksville, Tenn., was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr. to serve 13 months in prison followed by a three year term of supervised release, for filing false tax returns, announced David Rivera, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: MALIBU, Calif. - The National Park Service and its partners invite the public to roll up their sleeves and participate in National Trails Day on Saturday, June 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers will be repairing a portion of the Backbone Trail east of Encinal Canyon Road.


Oakland Man Sentenced to 121 Months and Ordered to Pay $3.37 Million for Charity Fraud Scheme

News Release: OAKLAND - Keith Aaron Vann was sentenced yesterday to 121 months in prison and ordered to pay $3,377,089.64 in restitution for his role in a conspiracy to defraud three Arizona residents into donating millions of dollars to a phony charitable organization, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.


Season in Full Swing at New River Gorge National River

News Release: Glen Jean, West Virginia, May 20, 2013-Summer is almost here! This is the perfect time to enjoy a ranger-guided talk or take a hike at New River Gorge National River. National Park Service visitor centers are a good place to begin any park visit. These facilities offer detailed information about the...


District Woman Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter

News Release: In Traffic Fatality in Southwest Washington.


Bellingham Woman Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Distribution

News Release: Repeat Offender Was Both Drug Buyer And Supplier.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Tabari Facen, 36, of Rochester, N.Y. was convicted after a jury trial of possessing 28 grams or more of crack cocaine with intent to distribute, maintaining a drug-involved premises, possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug...


Mt. Morris Man Charged in Child Pornography Case

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Patrick Welch, 57, of Mt. Morris, N.Y., was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession, receipt and distribution of child pornography. In this case, possession of child pornography carries a mandatory minimum...


Sen. Murkowski Urges Timely Permitting of LNG Exports

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today spoke about the importance of timely review of export licenses and the need for regulatory certainty at a forum on natural gas supply and export opportunities convened by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - A federal jury sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., returned a guilty verdict this afternoon against Cody Allen Little, 34, of Lovington, N.M., on a two-count superseding indictment alleging violations of the federal firearms laws after a two-day trial. The verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney...


Oversight Leaders Introduce Bipartisan DATA ACT

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings, D-Md., today introduced bipartisan legislation to improve the quality and utility of federal spending information. The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) ...


News Release: Victims Brought to Atlanta and Southeast from Mexico and Guatemala.


News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) released the following statement today regarding yesterday’s tragic tornado outbreak in Oklahoma...