News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on April 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Chamberlain, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Burglary of a United States Post Office, Theft of Mail, and Theft of Postal Money Order.


Shuster Statement from Hearing on Federal Regulation of Waters: Impacts of Administration Overreach on Local Economies and Job Creation

News Release: Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA). Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Hearing on “Federal Regulation of Waters: Impacts of Administration Overreach on Local Economies and Job Creation". April 28, 2014. Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). Today we are going to explore the impact of executive...


Longtime Fugitive Sentenced For Racketeering, Murder Conspiracy, Other Crimes

News Release: BOSTON - Enrico M. Ponzo, a/k/a Jeffrey John Shaw, a/k/a Jay Shaw, a longtime fugitive who posed as a rancher while living on the run in Idaho, was sentenced today for racketeering charges in U.S. District Court in Boston.


Landover Drug Dealer Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland -U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Gregory Warrick, age 53, of Landover, Maryland, today to 14 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine powder. Judge Grimm enhanced Warrick’s sentence upon finding that he is a career offender based on two previous drug convictions.


News Release: HOUSTON - Dante Phearse, 33, has entered a plea of guilty to calling in a bomb threat to Congregation Beth Israel, a synagogue in Houston. The announcement is being made jointly by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas and the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Liborio Markets #8 Inc., of Colorado, for failure to pay for produce.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jasonn Gonzales, 41, an accountant from Velarde, N.M., was arraigned today on a federal indictment alleging conspiracy, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges arising out of a scheme to defraud the federal and state unemployment insurance system. Gonzales, who was arrested on April 24, 2014, entered a not guilty plea to the indictment and remains in custody pending a detention hearing scheduled for May 2, 2014.


Lincoln County Father And Son Plead Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution

News Release: Charleston, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Ronnie Dale Norman Sr., 67 and his son, Ronnie Dale Norman Jr., 23, both of Branchland, West Virginia, entered guilty pleas today to distribution of oxycodone. They each face up to 20 years when they are sentenced on Aug. 13, 2014 by United States District Court Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr.


River Forest Man Guilty Of Sending Threats To Kill Chicago Politicians, Local Police, And Texas And California Oil Executives

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury today convicted a River Forest man of mailing and emailing threatening communications to kill Chicago area politicians, River Forest police officers, as well as oil executives in Texas and California. The defendant, RONALD HADDAD, Jr., 38, was found guilty of all 30 counts against him ― 28 counts of mailing threats and two counts of emailing threats.


Harkin Statement on Senate Approval of David Weil to Serve as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate approved David Weil to serve as the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division at the U.S. Department of Labor. Weil was approved by the Senate HELP Committee in January 2014.


News Release: BOSTON - A Maryland man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield today for a number of charges related to the altering of U.S. currency in connection with a "black money" scheme.


Road Construction Projects Scheduled for 2014 Travel Season

News Release: During the 2014 travel season, several road repair and rehabilitation projects will be underway that will result in varying traffic delays within Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. Motorists should expect these projects to begin in early May and last through October or November in some cases.


Orlando Felon Sentenced For Possession Of Firearm And Impersonating A DEA Agent

News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that Senior U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell sentenced Benjamin William (43, Orlando) to...


Maryland Man Sentenced For Attempted Sex Trafficking

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Maryland man convicted of Attempted Trafficking with Respect to Involuntary Servitude and Forced Labor was sentenced on April 22, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.