News published on Federal Newswire in October 2013

News from October 2013


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest

News Release: DOT Fines Valley National Bank for Charter Violations. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Valley National Bank of Wayne, N.J., $125,000 for violating rules for public charter flights. Valley National Bank held escrow accounts for two public charter operators that ceased service ...


News Digest

News Release: DOT 88-12 News Digest Daylight Saving Time to End Sunday, Nov. 3, for Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to standard time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, when clocks will be turned back one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the morning. Under law, daylight saving time is ...


KC Man Charged with Extortion Related to Threat to Contaminate Water Supply

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man was charged in federal court today with attempting to extort money from the FBI related to a threat to contaminate the public water supplies of Kansas City, Mo., St. Louis, Mo., Wichita, Kan., and Topeka, Kan.


News Release: CHICAGO ― A former securities broker and his associate in a real estate business that converted apartments into condominiums were indicted for allegedly fraudulently raising more than $9 million from approximately 25 investors and misappropriating a substantial portion of the money, resulting in a loss...


Wisconsin Man Found Guilty of Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: FARGO - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Oct. 25, 2013, Robert Carey Evans, 58, of Waukesha, Wis., was found guilty by a 12-person jury of 14 counts of possession of materials containing child pornography. The jury deliberated approximately three hours before returning the guilty verdicts. U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson presided over the four-day trial.


Erwin Residents Sentenced For Conspiracy To Manufacture Methamphetamine

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Four individuals involved in a conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine were sentenced on Oct. 23, 2013, by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge. Tim Smith, 29, of Erwin, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 92 months in prison. Crystal Williams, 40, of Erwin, Tenn., was...


News Release: Defendants Allegedly Engaged In Over 30 Armed Robberies And Attempted Armed Robberies In The Bronx, Queens, And Brooklyn.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Mission, South Dakota, man was acquitted on Oct. 23, 2013, of Aggravated Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse as a result of a federal jury trial in Pierre, South Dakota.


Supt. Mary Gibson Scott Announces Retirement

News Release: Mary Gibson Scott, superintendent of Grand Teton National Park and the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway today announced her retirement from the National Park Service (NPS), marking the end of a dedicated career in public service that spans 33 years. Superintendent Scott's last day in the office will be November 8, 2013.


News Release: Fort Wayne, Indiana -The United States Attorney’s Office announced the following activity in Federal Court.


Martial Arts Instructor Pleads Guilty To Six Counts Of Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor

News Release: Christopher M. Horton, 20, of Highland, Illinois, plead guilty today in the United States District Court to an indictment charging him with five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and one count of Attempt Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: Woonsocket Gas Station Manager Shot And Robbed Attempting To.


News Release: WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that Carolyn Wall, age 37, of Newark, Delaware, was sentenced yesterday by the Honorable Sue L. Robinson, United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, to 81 months imprisonment and...


Edna Cuts The Rope Sentenced In U.S. District Court

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Billings, on Oct. 24, 2013, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, EDNA CUTS THE ROPE, a 34-year-old resident of Billings, was sentenced to a term of.


Informational: Federal Court Arraignment

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on Oct. 18, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, the following individual was arraigned.


News Release: On Tuesday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m., the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold a hearing entitled, “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How Will Proposed Reforms Affect Employers, Workers, and Retirees?" The latest in a series of hearings on multiemployer pension reform, the hearing will take place in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building.


Collin County Convicted Felon Sentenced To Federal Prison For Firearms Violation

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 27-year-old McKinney, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for a firearms violation in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: The historic Boxley grist mill has been a landmark in Boxley Valley for more than a hundred years. This weekend, visitors will have an opportunity to tour the mill and learn more about the history of Boxley Valley. The tours will be conducted by the National Park Service and Buffalo National River Partners on Oct. 25, 26, and 27, from10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.


Amos Patton Charged With Two Felonies Following Shooting At Millington National Guard Recruiting Station

News Release: Memphis, TN - Amos Patton, 42, of Cordova, TN, was charged today in a criminal complaint.