News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Randy Gray, 27, of Fort Worth, TX, was sentenced today for his role in a scheme to traffic in counterfeit guitars carrying the marks of C.F. Martin and Company Guitars, Guild Guitars Incorporated and Gibson Guitar Corporation. The counterfeit goods bore marks that were identical with and...

Go Wild for Independence National Historical Park!

News Release: Philadelphia - Go wild for our nation's history at Independence National Historical Park during National Park Week, April 19 through 27, 2014. Check out our special programs and activities throughout the week. And to keep the celebration going among our youngest visitors, Independence National Historical Park and the Friends of Independence will celebrate National Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, April 26, with educational games and activities on Independence Mall.

Crime Victims, Good Samaritans And Community Groups Honored At Event Marking National Crime Victims’ Rights Week- U.S. Attorney Machen Cites Bravery Of Victims, Survivors -

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. and the Victim Witness Assistance Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia today paid tribute to more than 50 crime victims, their families, witnesses, and community advocates for their bravery, compassion, and dedication to the pursuit of justice.

BLM New Mexico Releases the Ochoa Mine Project Record of Decision

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Ochoa Mine Project (Project). Intercontinental Potash Corporation (IPC) proposed to develop a new underground mine in southern Lea County, New Mexico, to extract polyhalite ore for the production of sulfate of potash...

SAC Capital Management Companies Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Insider Trading

News Release: Guilty Plea Of SAC Capital Management Companies Accepted.

Carbon County Man Sentenced To Prison For Federal Cocaine Trafficking Charges

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Carbon County man was sentenced today, in federal court in Scranton by Senior United States District Judge Edwin M. Kosik, to serve 37 months in prison on the charge of aiding and abetting the distribution of cocaine.

BLM Eastern States to make repairs to equestrian barn at Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management Eastern States (BLM ES) will make repairs to the horse-boarding facility at the Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area in Lorton, Va., in accordance with the findings of an Environmental Assessment (EA) released for public comment on Feb. 18, 2014.The Meadowood...

Levin Statement on Resignation of Secretary Kathleen Sebelius

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement after it was announced that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would resign...

Engel Statement on UNSC Vote Authorizing Peacekeeping Mission in Central African Republic

By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2014

News Release: Washington D.C. - Rep. Eliot Engel, the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on today’s United Nations Security Council vote authorizing a peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

Multi-Convicted Felon Sentenced To 20 Years For Firearm Offenses

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Curtis Lee Dallas (32, Orlando) to 20 years in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possessing that firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The court also ordered Dallas to forfeit the Taurus pistol and 9mm ammunition he possessed at the time of his arrest. A federal jury found Dallas guilty on April 30, 2013.

Jacksonville Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Producing Child Pornography

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Charles Franklin Hudson, Jr. (38, Jacksonville) with four counts of using a minor to produce videos depicting child pornography. He faces a mandatory minimum...

Upton Statement on Secretary Sebelius’ Resignation

By DOE Newswire | Apr 10, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...

Two Defendants Charged With Defrauding Sony Open

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the unsealing of an indictment alleging that two former employees of IMG Worldwide, Inc. defrauded the company...

Upton Statement on Secretary Sebelius’ Resignation

By EPA Newswire | Apr 10, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...

Big South Fork Announces April 26 as Junior Ranger Day

News Release: As part of National Park Week, April 19-27, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will be hosting Junior Ranger Day activities in conjunction with the Fourteenth Spring Planting Day at the Bandy Creek area on Saturday, April 26. The Big South Fork is extending a special invitation to...

Mobile County Meth Cook Sentenced In Federal Court

News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Thomas McThaniel Turner, 31, of Wilmer, was sentenced today in federal court to a term of 59 months imprisonment for his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy. Turner pled guilty to the charge in 2013 and has been held in federal custody pending the imposition of sentence.

Senate Advances DATA Act Compromise

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA Act) by unanimous consent. This landmark transparency legislation reflects a compromise drafted by the bill sponsors and bipartisan Committee leaders from both chambers. The DATA Act is sponsored...

Upton Statement on Secretary Sebelius’ Resignation

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) issued the following statement regarding the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius...

Charges Allege Woman Used Dead Mother's Government Benefits

News Release: Elizabeth Goode-Bishop, 65, of New Castle, Delaware, was charged today by information with one count of theft of government funds, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the information, the defendant received retirement benefits intended for her mother, after her mother’s death in March 1988 until her fraud was discovered in October 2013. The defendant’s alleged actions resulted in a loss to the government of approximately $169,198.

To Protect the Future of the Internet, Subcommittee Advances the DOTCOM Act