News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


News Release: SAN JUAN, PR - On Oct. 2, 2013, Edison Burgos-Montes was sentenced to life in prison following his conviction of two capital murder counts, Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez announced today.


Chairman Royce Opening Statement for al-Shabaab Hearing

News Release: Washington, D.C. - This morning at 10 a.m., U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing to examine the growing threat of al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based and al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist organization. The hearing, entitled “Al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?, " follows the brutal and deadly attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya.


News Release: Felicia C. Adams, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, announced that.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced AARON MONROE, 41, of Wilmington to 324 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


News Release: Spokane - Today, Michael C. Ormsby, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Michael Brandon Stewart, age 29, of Yakama, Washington, was sentenced for being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Senior United States District Court Judge Lonny R. Suko sentenced Stewart to an 85 month term of imprisonment and a 36 month term of court supervision following release from federal prison.


News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that a resident of Anchorage has been sentenced in federal court for his conviction of drug trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Eliot Engel, the Senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following statement, as prepared for delivery, at the Full Committee hearing “Al Shabaab: How Great a Threat?".


Royce Statement on Obama Administration’s Slow Walk on Iran Sanctions

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued the following statement after Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman this morning asked the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to hold off on legislation that would increase nuclear-related sanctions on Iran...


News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal grand jury today indicted a former attorney in connection with a wire, mail and securities fraud scheme involving the fraudulent taking of more than $2.8 million dollars in investment funds, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Richard D. Schwein Jr. and Alabama Securities Commission Director Joseph Borg.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 3, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statementon the House floor calling on the Senate to act on common sense legislation to keep our National Parks open.


News Release: NEW BERN - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced susan marie lee, age 58, of Raleigh, North Carolina, to 36 months imprisonment and ordered her to pay $496,854.64 in restitution to the Internal Revenue...


Wilmington Man Sentenced For Firearm Violations

News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced William Jenkins, 25, of Wilmington to 137 months imprisonment, followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Ernesto Garcia, 59, of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to24 months in federal prison, and a term of three years supervised release, following his guilty plea in June 2013 to one count of perjury, stemming from his sworn testimony in a detention...


Multi-Agency Investigation Leads To Drug Charges Against 11 People In Four States

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Eleven people from several states have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh for violating federal drug trafficking laws on a major scale, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.