News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News Release: The statesman Adlai Stevenson said, “Government by consent of the governed is the most difficult of all because it depends, for its success and viability, on the good judgments of so many of us.".

Former Moberly Correctional Center Inmate Sentenced On Federal Conspiracy Charges

News Release: St. Louis, MO -Anthony Johnson and his two associates referred to themselves as the “Hilton" family. Between July 2009 and March 2011, Johnson engaged in a conspiracy to steal identification information of unsuspecting victims, open new credit accounts using the stolen identities and use the fraudulent...

Shelby County Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 39-year-old Center, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.

Committee Holds Doubleheader Cybersecurity Hearings to Examine Threats and Solutions

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee and its Communications and Technology Subcommittee today held back-to-back hearings examining cyber threats and security solutions in an ever-evolving technological landscape.

REPEATING HISTORY: Keystone XL – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline of our Time

News Release: The House will vote tomorrow on legislation to finally allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, a $7 billion private sector energy infrastructure project that will bring thousands of jobs and greater energy supplies to America. Rep. Lee Terry’s (R-NE) bill, H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval...

Another Union Leader Laments Obamacare’s Broken Promises

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, The Hill reported that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is now among the labor unions “breaking with President Obama on Obamacare." According to The Hill, the “1.3 million-member labor group that twice endorsed Obama for president - is very...

Cedar Rapids Drug Felon Convicted Of Unlawful Possession Of Ammunition And Possession Of Crack Cocaine With Intent To Distribute

News Release: A Cedar Rapids man with two prior drug trafficking convictions under different names was convicted by a jury today after a two-day trial in federal court in Cedar Rapids.

Utah Governor Herbert Emphasizes Success of Western States in Land Management

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 21, 2013 - Today, the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation held an oversight hearing featuring testimony by Utah Governor Gary Herbert, Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association. The hearing highlighted the challenges of western states regarding federal and state land management.

Utah Prairie Dog Day Art Contest

By Interior Newswire | May 21, 2013

News Release: Bryce Canyon National Park is seeking local area artists -- kids and adults alike -- to submit original artwork or photographs for the fourth annual Utah Prairie Dog Day Poster Contest!.

Another Union Leader Laments Obamacare’s Broken Promises

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - This morning, The Hill reported that the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is now among the labor unions “breaking with President Obama on Obamacare." According to The Hill, the “1.3 million-member labor group that twice endorsed Obama for president - is very...

Former High-ranking Official At NYC Department Of Housing Preservation And Development Sentenced To 18 Months In Prison

News Release: Director Of Construction Services For HPD Took $30,000 In Bribes From HPD Contractor.

Vince Lee Whiteman Found Guilty In U.S. Federal Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that on May 21, 2013, in Billings, after a federal district court trial before U.S. District Judge Donald W. Molloy, VINCE LEE WHITEMAN, a 23-year-old resident of Lame Deer and an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, was found guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon and aiding and abetting assault with a dangerous weapon. A sentencing date will be scheduled at a later time. He is currently detained.

American Workers and Job Creators Herald Keystone XL’s Jobs and Affordable Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House is scheduled to vote tomorrow on legislation to end the bureaucratic delays blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, authored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), will finally allow construction of the project that would create thousands...

Yonkers Man Pleads Guilty In White Plains Federal Court To Impersonating An FBI Agent

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that AYMAN RABADI, of Yonkers, New York, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with wire fraud in connection with charges that he impersonated a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"). RABADI was charged in April 2013, and pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas.

Springfield Felon Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Porn on his Cell Phone

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man who was recently released after serving a prison term for possessing child pornography pleaded guilty in federal court today to downloading additional child pornography onto his cell phone.

American Workers and Job Creators Herald Keystone XL’s Jobs and Affordable Energy

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House is scheduled to vote tomorrow on legislation to end the bureaucratic delays blocking construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, authored by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), will finally allow construction of the project that would create thousands...

Martin Lloyd Old Horn Arraigned And Pleads Guilty In U.S. Federal Court