News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on Sept. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Operators Of Lowell Temp Agency Charged With Tax And Insurance Fraud

News Release: BOSTON - Four Lowell residents who operated a temporary employment agency have been charged with running an off-the-books payroll scheme, paying employees millions of dollars, evading employment taxes and workers compensation premiums.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that Derek Archambault, age 31, of Bullhead, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on Sept. 23, 2013, and pled guilty to two counts of Domestic Assault by an Habitual Offender.


News Release: Washington D.C. - Congressman Eliot Engel, the senior Democratic Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement in response to the U.S. decision to join the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.


Dunmore Tax Return Preparer Sentenced For Tax Evasion

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Dominick J. Muracco, Jr., age 60, of Scranton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court today before Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo for attempted income tax evasion regarding his 2008 federal...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Robert Ranieri, 38, of Glendora, NJ, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and one day in prison for his participation in loan sharking activities on behalf of the Philadelphia La Cosa Nostra (LCN) Family.


Recreation Sites Begin To Reopen on East Side of   Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: On Wednesday, Sept. 25, three trails and areas of Rocky Mountain National Park on the east side that were impacted by the flood are reopening for public use.


News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of using a social security number assigned to another, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Chairman Camp Statement on the Passing of the Honorable Clay Shaw, Jr.

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the statement below on the passing of former Congressman Clay Shaw, Jr. (R-FL). Shaw was a long-time member of the Ways and Means Committee, chairing three of its subcommittees: Human Resources, Social Security and Trade. Among his many legislative accomplishments, Chairman Shaw led the historic 1996 welfare reform effort.


Chairman Carper Statement on Postal Service’s Rate Increase

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) released the following reaction to the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors’ decision to increase postal rates by 5.9 percent, increasing the price of first-class stamps to 49 cents...


Child Pornography Producer Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years In Federal Prison Followed By A Lifetime Of Supervised Release

News Release: DENVER - Robert Arthur Brewster, age 42, of Clifton, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge R. Brooke Jackson to serve 235 months (just under 20 years) in federal prison for production of child pornography, United States Attorney John Walsh and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...


Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road To Remain Closed for Heavy Equipment Caravan

News Release: On Wednesday and Thursday, September 25 and 26, essential heavy equipment for infrastructure repairs due to recent flooding will traverse Trail Ridge Road through Rocky Mountain National Park from Grand Lake to Estes Park. The equipment, including a large rock crusher, will be used to make road base around the Town of Estes Park. The caravan consists of five trucks and heavy equipment with a combined length of 880 feet.


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA-The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that SCOTT E. COATS, age 44, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was indicted today for robbing the First NBC Bank in Denham Springs, LA, on Aug. 16, 2013, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2113(a). COATS is charged with taking approximately $1500 during the robbery.


Idaho Aquarium And Employees Plead Guilty To Illegal Trafficking Of Marine Life

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, and David Pharo, Resident Agent in Charge U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Miami, announce that Idaho Aquarium, Inc., an Idaho corporation...