News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


East St. Louis Man Sentenced To Fifteen Years In Prison For Possession Of A Firearm By A Convicted Felon

News Release: An East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced in federal district court to a lengthy term in federal prison for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon on October 7, 2013, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today.


Former City Of Miami Police Officer Convicted On Corruption Chargess

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, and Manuel Orosa, Chief, City of Miami Police Department, announce that Vital Frederick, 27, a former City of Miami...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Obama administration officials hoping to end the nuclear standoff with Iran not only face a nation legendary for hard-line negotiating, they also must deal with members of Congress who may be just as unyielding.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael J. De Palma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), announce that Scott F. Saidel, 45, was sentenced to 36 months in prison to be followed by 2 years of supervised release by U.S. District Judge Robin S. Rosenbaum. In addition, Saidel was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $515,000.


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** POSTPONED: Hearings Examining Federal Student Aid and Proposed Multiemployer Pension Reforms

News Release: The following hearings scheduled for the week of October 7, 2013 have been postponed...


Schuylkill County Woman Conspired To File False Income Tax Returns Requesting $210K In Refunds

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - A resident of Mahanoy City, Pa., pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Head of IRS ObamaCare Implementation to Testify Before Oversight Committee

News Release: WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, October 9th, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will convene a hearing on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) implementation and enforcement of ObamaCare.


GOP Default Skeptics Reemerge, Despite 2011 S&P Downgrade

News Release: Just days after S&P’s unprecedented and harmful downgrade of the U.S. credit rating in Aug. 2011, S&P senior director Joydeep Mukherji said that default deniers helped fuel the downgrade: “That a country even has such voices, albeit a minority, is something notable," Mukherji said at the time. “This...


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Miami Field Division, Michael J. De Palma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation...


News Release: Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that Salvatore J. Leone, entered a guilty plea before the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet to a one count felony Information charging him with conspiracy to commit bank fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1349.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Sean McWhirter, 31, of Memphis, Tennessee pleaded guilty today to one count.


Vitter Asks President for Federal Witnesses in Upcoming Climate Hearing

News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, sent a letter asking President Obama to provide relevant federal witnesses, who EPW Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) had previously denied for a July hearing, to speak on the Administration's climate plans. Boxer has recently announced plans to convene another hearing later this month.


Chairman Menendez Commends Passage of Senate Resolution Expressing Concern about Political Situation in Venezuela

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The United States Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan resolution authored by Chairman Robert Menendez and Senator Marco Rubio that urges the U.S. Department of State and countries in the hemisphere to take meaningful steps to ensure that the rule of law in Venezuela is maintained in accordance with the Inter-American Democratic Charter.


News Release: Charles Smith, age 54, of Bear, Delaware, was sentenced to thirty months imprisonment by the Honorable Gregory M. Sleet, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware on Friday, October 4th, after pleading guilty to failing to account for and pay over his employees’ payroll...


News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced that Michael Brian Clair, 33, formerly of Hazelton, Idaho, and Parker, Arizona, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 30 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of children by production of sexually explicit images of minors. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Clair to forfeit personal property used in the offense.