News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - The staff on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park will begin to shut down most visitor services and facilities on Tuesday, October 15; the North Rim will remain open to visitors through December 1 unless snow closes Highway 67 leading into the park prior to December 1.


Wyoming County Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For

News Release: Receipt And Distribution Of Child Pornography And Possession Of A Destructive Device.


Energy Department Launches National Fuel Cell Technology Evaluation Center to Advance Fuel Cell Technologies

News Release: Following Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz's visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Energy Department today announced the unveiling of a one-of-its-kind national secure data center dedicated to the independent analysis of advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at the Energy Department's Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) located at NREL in Golden, Colorado.


News Release: Defendant Has Prior Conviction For Child Molestation.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - FBI special agents arrested a Newark, N.J., man in Newark this morning for alleged offenses in connection with armed robberies of a Krauszers Food Store in West Orange, N.J., and a Subway restaurant in Verona, N.J., U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: Teachers across northern Michigan have a new tool to help them engage their students in classroom and place-based learning.


Back to School – in America’s National Parks (Rome)

News Release: Rome, NY - Teachers across Oneida County have a new tool to help them engage their students in classroom and place-based learning.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal grand jury indicted William S. Gazafi, age 44, of Lusby, Maryland, yesterday on six counts of sexually exploiting a minor to produce child pornography.


News Release: WASHINGTON - As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing efforts to increase fuel efficiency, reduce carbon pollution and address climate change, the U.S. Energy Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a new label that features EPA fuel economy estimates and CO2 estimates for used vehicles sold in the United States since 1984.


Gavin Sentencing

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced JEANNE L. GAVIN, age 62, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 12 months imprisonment, 12 months of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine of $20,000. The sentence...


Bergen County Resident Pleads Guilty To His Role In In A Large-scale Identity Theft Ring And Tax Evasion

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bergen County, N.J., man today admitted his role in a large-scale and sophisticated identity theft scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Manager Of Metal Recovery Business Sentenced For Environmental Violations

News Release: PLANO, Texas - A 57-year-old Quinlan, Texas man has been sentenced for environmental violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


NIST Boulder Labs Closed Today Due to Flooding

News Release: DOC Boulder Laboratories, including NIST offices and laboratories, are closed today due to extensive flooding in Boulder County, CO.


News Release: DALLAS - Forest Park Medical Center, LLC (FPMC), a North Texas physician-owned hospital, paid over $258,000 to settle allegations that it violated the civil False Claims Act, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas. The United States contends that a FPMC representative...


Alejandro Garcia Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 17 Years And Six Months In Prison For The Beating Deaths Of Ben And Bernice Novack

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Janet DiFiore, the Westchester County District Attorney, announced that ALEJANDRO GARCIA was sentenced today in White Plains federal court to 17 years and six month in prison by U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas in connection with his conviction on charges related to the 2009 beating deaths of Ben Novack and his mother, Bernice Novack.


Illegal Firearms And Drug Dealer Admits Selling At Least 100 Guns To Criminals In The Camden, NJ Area Guns Originated From Straw And Gun Show Purchases In Ohio And Virginia

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Woodlynne, N.J., man today admitted - as part of his guilty plea to federal firearms and drug distribution charges - to selling illegally to drug dealers and other criminals in the Camden area at least 100 guns he purchased with cash from other illicit firearms dealers.


News Release: LONDON, KY - Kerry B. Harvey, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Stewart Walker, London Police Chief; and Perrye Turner, Special Agent in Charge, FBI, jointly announced today that a London, KY., woman, who photographed two children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Pierre, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Sept. 11, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: National Park Service Helps Teachers Make Learning Fun & Relevant.


News Release: BOSTON - In two related, but separate proceedings, an executive of two publicly-traded companies and an advisor, pleaded guilty today to using kickbacks in order to trigger investments in thinly-traded stocks.