News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Engel Statement on Proposed European Circumcision Ban

News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Eliot Engel, the Senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the passage of a resolution by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe urging the European Union to ban male child circumcision.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2013 - This week the Obama Administration began erecting metal barricades to keep families, veterans, school groups and visitors out of popular open-air monuments in Washington D.C. such as the Lincoln Memorial, which did not happen during the last government shutdown, and...


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - David J. Renz, 29, of North Syracuse entered guilty pleas in federal court in Syracuse today to all counts of a six count Indictment charging him with receipt and possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian.


A Look Ahead — Week of October 7 – 11

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...


News Release: Point Reyes National Seashore Superintendent Cicely Muldoon, stated that again today is an extreme fire danger alert within the Seashore due to the potential high fire danger. The warning is in effect due to low humidity and offshore winds. An additional warning could be issued tomorrow dependent on fire conditions.


Vero Beach Resident Pleads Guilty To Importing Illegal Catch From The Bahamas

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Otha Easley, Acting Special Agent in Charge, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Law Enforcement, Southeast Division, and Major Camille Soverel, Regional Commander, South A Region, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)...


Desoto Man Faces Federal Prison For ‘Meth’ Case

News Release: On Oct. 3, 2013, Leslie Blaine Clover, 48, of Desoto, Ill., was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton on a one-count superseding indictment charging conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.


Former City Of Miami Police Officer Convicted In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

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, Manuel Orosa, Chief, City of Miami Police Department (MPD), and Michael J. DePalma, Acting Special Agent in Charge...


Hatch Tells Treasury Secretary Lew to Stop Creating “Needless Panic” Over Debt Ceiling

News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: I am deeply concerned about recent statements administration officials have made to financial institutions that the United States could default on its debt. This is irresponsible and threatens to create needless panic. Comments such as those recently made by administration officials...


News Release: The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power will host a forum next Thursday entitled “Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports." Representatives from several foreign countries and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico will participate in the forum, providing an opportunity...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After more than three years, billions of dollars, and countless assurances from administration officials that the health care law was “working the way it’s supposed to, " the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch reports, “A quick check of all the state Web sites where exchanges have been...


Murphysboro Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin In Saline County

News Release: Brian L. Cayce, 45, of Murphysboro, Illinois, was sentenced today in United States District Court in Benton to 156 months in prison for distributing heroin, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. Cayce was charged by a Federal Grand Jury in November...


Tuscaloosa County Man Indicted For Financial Fraud

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury has indicted a Tuscaloosa County man on multiple fraud and false statement charges connected to schemes to defraud financial institutions and the United States Small Business Administration of approximately $3 million, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr.


Subcommittee to Host International Forum to Examine Geopolitical Impacts of U.S. LNG Exports

News Release: The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Power will host a forum next Thursday entitled “Geopolitical Implications and Mutual Benefits of U.S. LNG Exports." Representatives from several foreign countries and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico will participate in the forum, providing an opportunity...


Committee Passes Water Resources Reform and Development Act

News Release: Washington, DC - The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure today unanimously approved bipartisan water resources reform legislation that cuts federal red tape and bureaucracy, streamlines the infrastructure project delivery process, fosters fiscal responsibility, and strengthens our water transportation networks to promote America’s competitiveness, prosperity, and economic growth.


Chairman Royce Presses Treasury Department to Continue Essential Iran Sanctions Enforcement

News Release: Dear Mr. Secretary: I am writing to obtain information regarding the Department of the Treasury’s enforcement of Iran sanctions during the current budget-driven closure of some government functions. Recent Department decisions threaten to severely undermine the effectiveness of our bipartisan and essential...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - After more than three years, billions of dollars, and countless assurances from administration officials that the health care law was “working the way it’s supposed to, " the Wall Street Journal’s Market Watch reports, “A quick check of all the state Web sites where exchanges have been...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., October 4, 2013 - This week the Obama Administration began erecting steel barricades to keep veterans, families and visitors out of popular open-air monuments such as the Lincoln Memorial and World War II Memorial. Despite the fact that these are open-air sites that are open 24 hours...