News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News from November 2013


First Of Five "NifyFifty's" Owners Sentenced For Tax Evasion Scheme

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Mattei, (75), of Del Ray Beach, Florida, a co-owner of the ANifty Fifty=s@ restaurant chain, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for his role in a tax evasion conspiracy that cheated the Internal Revenue Service by failing to properly account for more than $15 million in...


New Hours of Operation and Upcoming Programs Announced

News Release: · "Sentiments & Declarations" lecture series, co-hosted with Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will continue with a lecture by Dr. Jessica Hayes-Conroy on Nov. 21, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. in the Visitor Center. Additional lectures will be held on February 20th, March 27th, and April 24th, 2014.


Oversight Committee Announces Affordable Care Act Field Hearing Series

News Release: WASHINGTON - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) today announced that the Committee will hold a series of field hearings on ObamaCare’s impact on Americans. The hearings will examine a variety of issues about Affordable Care Act (ACA) implementation including the cost of increased premiums for healthcare coverage and the lack of choice for Americans.


News Release: Glacier National Park Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center Director Tara Carolin was recently awarded the 2013 National Park Service Intermountain Region Director’s Award for Professional Excellence in Natural Resource Research.


Joshua Tyler Apland Sentenced In U.S. Federal Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Helena, on Nov. 18, 2013, before Senior U.S. District Judge Charles C. Lovell, JOSHUA TYLER APLAND, a 21-year-old resident of Minot, North Dakota, was sentenced to a term of.


Dominican Doctor And Assistant Arrested For Conspiring To Alter Fingerprints Of Previously Deported Aliens

News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican doctor and his assistant were arrested for conspiring to harbor illegal aliens by altering their fingerprints through a surgical process.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Claims Process For $2.35 Billion Madoff Victim Fund

News Release: Eligibility Criteria Will Recognize Thousands Of Victims Who Have So Far Been Excluded From Recovery Efforts.


St. Francis Man Charged With Abusive Sexual Contact

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Vernon Verdell Blackhorse, age 63, of St. Francis, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange on November 6, 2013, and pled guilty to Abusive Sexual Contact.


News Release: US Attorney Amanda Marshall with Grand Ronde Tribal Council Member Cheryle Kennedy.


News Release: BOSTON - A former Watertown Town Councilman and his ex-wife pleaded guilty today to marijuana distribution and money laundering charges in a case that arose from a law enforcement seizure of more than 1,000 marijuana plants found in the former councilman’s warehouse in 2011.


2013 CNMI Women’s Summit

News Release: United States Attorney ALICIA A.G. LIMTIACO, U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, was invited to speak at the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Women’s Summit held in Susupe, Saipan, on August 1-2, 2013. The CNMI Women’s Summit was sponsored by the CNMI Women’s Association.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Kevin Leon Mormon, age 33, of Brandywine, Maryland, today to 25 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two of the stars of the Bravo television show “The Real Housewives of New Jersey" were indicted today on additional charges of bank fraud and loan application fraud, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON - On a vote of 388-1, the House of Representatives today adopted H.R. 2061, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act). The DATA Act will make federal spending data publically available and easily accessible, and will create more useful government-wide financial data standards. It will also improve the management and comprehensiveness of USASpending.gov by placing it under the control of the Treasury Department.


News Release: Artists are encouraged to apply for the 2014 Artist-in-Residence Program at Glacier National Park.


News Release: Washington, DC - The U.S. Senate today passed bipartisan legislation to strengthen and continue the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The PEPFAR Stewardship and Oversight Act (S. 1545), sponsored by U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bob Corker (R-TN) extends authorities and strengthens oversight for this landmark program to combat the global HIV/AIDS epidemic.


Business Owner Admits To Failing To Pay Taxes To IRS

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Leticia Reyna has entered a plea of guilty to failing to pay over employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Federal False Claims Complaint Filed Against Former Blackfeet Tribal Chairman

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that it has filed a False Claims Act complaint against former Blackfeet Tribal Chairman Patrick Charles Thomas in federal court. The civil complaint seeks over $944,000 in damages.


News Release: TRENTON, N.J.- A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for his involvement in a plot to burglarize a pharmacy in Englishtown, N.J., and sell the stolen narcotics for cash, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Waterford Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Mortgage Fraud Offenses

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JUAN VELEZ, 60, of Waterford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in...