News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on Sept. 16, 2013, Cory Scherer, 31, Bismarck, N.D., pleaded guilty and was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a charge of possession of materials involving the sexual exploitation of minors.


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Harley Michael Peterson, 23, has admitted he used a telephone and a computer connected to the Internet to coerce and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Staten Island Doctor Sentenced To 151 Months In Prison In Connection With $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: Gustave Drivas, M.D., Was The “No-Show" Doctor For The Bay Medical Clinic In Bath Beach, Brooklyn That Fraudulently Billed Medicare More Than $77 Million.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Thomas W. McCabe, 37, and Leah McCabe, 35, of Lockport NY, who were convicted of conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine, were sentenced to 20 months and 12 months respectively by Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita tax preparer has been sentenced to 36 months on federal probation for filing false tax returns, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Corpus Christi Man Sentenced For Robbing Texas Champion Bank

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Vernon Nicholas Tolmie, 52, of Corpus Christi, has been ordered to prison for robbing Texas Champion Bank through use of force and intimidation, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Tolmie pleaded guilty to one count of bank robbery on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A former United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) employee was sentenced today in federal court to one year probation with 50 hours of community service on her conviction of theft of government property, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Schoolteacher Arrested On Child Pornography Distribution Charges

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Over the weekend, federal and local law enforcement authorities arrested Jorge Valadez, 53, for receiving and distributing videos depicting children engaging in sexually explicit conduct, announced United State Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


News Release: Due to emergency conditions and the need to get vital supplies, including, but not limited to, food and fuel, to the Estes Park area, commercial truck traffic is temporarily being allowed to travel over Trail Ridge Road between Grand Lake and Estes Park. Truck length may not exceed ninety feet. For trucks...


U.S. Attorney Continues Focus On Education Funds Fraud

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Following the beginning of a new school year, U.S. Attorney David J. Hickton today focused public attention on the office’s School Corruption Hotline, 412-894-7515. The hotline number rings directly in the U.S. Attorney’s Office where callers may leave their name, contact information, and details regarding suspected misuse of tax dollars supporting education.


USDA Restricts Two PACA Violators in New York and Florida from Operating in the

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failure to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Gregory Warren Second, 22, a member of the Mescalero Apache Nation who resides in Mescalero, N.M., was sentenced this afternoon to 24 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction for sexual abuse of a minor. Second will be required to register...


Federal Prosecutions Focusing On Gun, Drug And Violent Crime In Brunswick, GA Area Six Guilty Pleas

News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA Cortez Arbery, 25, of Brunswick, pled guilty earlier this month before Chief United States District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood to being a felon in possession of a firearm. If Arbery is determined to be an “armed career criminal," he faces a minimum of 15 years in federal prison. During the guilty plea hearing, the evidence showed that Arbery possessed a stolen.38 caliber pistol after having been previously convicted of three felony drug offenses.


Baucus Talks Trade as Key Ambassadors Visit Montana, Nation's Business Leaders Focus on Economy at Senator's Summit

News Release: BUTTE, MT -Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today brought his ambassadors tour of Montana to Butte, where he officially kicked off his Montana Economic Development Summit, a conference on job creation and economic growth featuring an all-star lineup of U.S. business leaders.


SIRF Charges

News Release: Five Individuals Charged With Filing False Tax Returns And Related Crimes As Part Of Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Initiative.