News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


News Release: In 2003 Defendant Torched Adult Video Store That Was Under Construction.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Stella W. Kwan pleaded guilty to mail fraud and tax evasion in federal court in San Francisco yesterday, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.



Obama Administration Arbitrarily Choosing Which D.C. Monuments and Parks to Close Off to Veterans and Tourists

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2013 - Yesterday, the Obama Administration began selectively erecting barricades to keep visitors, including large groups of World War II veterans, from visiting popular monuments such as the World War II Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and the National Mall. However...


Second Female Getaway Driver Arrested And Detained In The Two St. Lucie County PNC Armed Robberies

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, John A. Bolduc, Chief, Port St. Lucie Police Department, Kenneth Mascara, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, J. Michelle...


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 2, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) and Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation Chairman Rob Bishop (UT-01) today sent a to National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis regarding the Obama Administration’s actions to...


News Release: NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jesus Morales, also known as “Cano," 41, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen Bree Burns in New Haven to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin and crack cocaine.


News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., took to the House floor to excoriate Democrats for their steadfast refusal to support legislation that would let the District of Columbia spend its local money.


Obama Administration Closed Parks to WWII Veterans, but kept Open for Illegal Occupy Movement Camp

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In an attempt to make the government shutdown as painful as possible, the Obama Administration yesterday chose to erect metal barricades around the World War II Memorial (an open air memorial that is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week) and stationed armed National Park Police to block World War II veterans from entering their memorial.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Thomas D. Tuka has been sentenced in federal court to 30 months in prison on his conviction of income tax evasion and failure to file tax returns, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Newburyport Man Sentenced To 10 Months In Prison For Social Security Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - A Newburyport man was sentenced today for theft of public money.


News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued this statement welcoming Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to Congress today:


Issa to Reid, Obama: Drop Opposition to D.C. Local Funding

News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, the House of Representatives passed H.J. Res 71, which allows the District of Columbia to access its locally generated funds during the federal budget impasse. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued the following statement...


News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Eliot Engel, the Senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, praised the swift passage of legislation extending emergency visas for Iraqis employed by the United States during the Iraq War.


News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, along with U.S. Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), and James Inhofe (R-Okla.) sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental ...


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - A two-count indictment was filed today in U.S. District Court in Tallahassee, charging William “Geri" Eaton, 59, with tax evasion and making false statements in a matter involving a health care benefit program.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Grandview, Mo., woman pleaded guilty in federal court today to filing a false claim for a federal tax refund as part of a nearly $158,000 scheme.


News Release: Used Inmate Social Security Numbers To Claim Inflated Refunds.


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, Michael J. DePalma, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and...


Chairman Hastings’ Statement on Resolution to Fund National Parks

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 1, 2013 - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings delivered the following statement (as prepared) on the House floor today in support of H.J.Res. __, Open Our National Parks and Museums Act.