News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News from November 2013


Engel Statement on M23 Congo Rebel Group Ending Rebellion

News Release: Washington D.C. - Ranking Member Eliot Engel, the senior Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the decision by M23, a rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to lay down its arms.


Tropical Botanic Artists present Botanical Exploration in the Everglades

News Release: WHAT: November Art Exhibit at Everglades National Park “Botanical Exploration in the Everglades".


News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that yesterday in federal court, Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced carlos devaughn varnell, 26, of Mississippi, formerly of Jacksonville, North Carolina, to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - Anthony D. Williams, Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division, announced today that area residents turned in more than 29,740 (15 tons) of medication as part of the seventh DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program. This event was held on Saturday, October 26th, ...


Blackfoot Man Sentenced For Assault Resulting In Serious Bodily Injury

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Blackfoot, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on November 4, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $5 Million Settlment Of Civil Forfeiture Claim Against Dutchess County Medical Practice

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that the United States has filed, and simultaneously settled, a civil forfeiture lawsuit against the assets of Mid Hudson Medical Group, P.C. (“MHMG"). The Government’s action alleges that MHMG received millions...


Good News for Families and Schools: Bill to Help Children Suffering from Severe Allergic Reactions Nears Enactment

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today welcomed long-sought progress on H.R. 2094, the School Access to Emergency Epinephrine Act. This bipartisan legislation is designed to help children suffering from allergies by encouraging and clarifying protections...


Minnesota Woman Sentenced For Failure To Pay Child Support And Failure To Appear

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Garden City, Minnesota, woman convicted of Failure to Pay Child Support and Failure to Appear was sentenced on November 4, 2013, by U.S. District Court Judge Charles B. Kornmann.


Walden Announces Upcoming Communications and Technology Subcommittee Schedule

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) today announced the panel’s upcoming schedule for November. The subcommittee is set to examine the 5GHz spectrum band as well as continue its oversight of FirstNet.


News Release: Defendants conspired to set blaze to Logan office building to collect $1 million insurance payment.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Theft of Government Property has pled guilty to the charge and was sentenced on November 4, 2013, by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Moreno.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Timber Lake, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault by Striking, Beating and Wounding, and Simple Assault was sentenced on Oct. 29, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Smith County Man Sentenced For Stealing Government Property

News Release: TYLER, Texas - A 34-year-old Tyler, Texas man has been sentenced for stealing government property in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales.


News Release: BUSHKILL, PA: Superintendent John J. Donahue announced today that the River Ramble Fall Classic will take place in the park on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013.


Hilliard Woman Sentenced To 5-1/2 Years In Prison For Role In Mortgage Fraud Schemes

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Wednesday, November 6, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. COLUMBUS - Deborah L. Kistner, 50, Hilliard, Ohio was sentenced to 66 months in prison, five years of supervised release and ordered to repay victims $9,644,601.84...


Jamesville Man Sentenced To 540 Months For Producing Child Pornography

News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today MEREDITH CLIFTON COOK, 47, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Louise W. Flanagan to 540 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $50,000 for two counts of producing child pornography.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, woman convicted of Theft From an Indian Tribal Organization was sentenced on Oct. 29, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Levin Criticizes Sharp Partisan Turn of Ways and Means GOP

News Release: Dear Chairman Camp: I am deeply troubled by the partisan turn this Committee has taken in recent months, having delayed - and in some cases completely abandoned - action on many issues of vital importance to American families and our economy while pressing ahead with a political agenda to undermine...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Adam Kokesh, 31, of Herndon, Va., pled guilty today to weapons offenses stemming from an incident on July 4, 2013 in which he held a pump-action shotgun while at Freedom Plaza, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that four individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on Oct. 11, 2013, for stealing funds from the Oglala Sioux Tribe.