News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

News from April 2014


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Winners of Pedestrian Safety Grants

News Release: Louisville, New York City and Philadelphia to Receive Funding to Raise Awareness, Provide Education, Increase Enforcement


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces $79 Million TIFIA Loan for Chicago’s 95th Street Bus and Rail Project

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the closing of a $79 million Transportation Infrastructure Finance Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for the 95th Street Bus and Rail project.


News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On April 25, 2014, Franklin D. Schmidt, Jr, a 49 year-old resident of Atlantic, Iowa, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge Robert Pratt to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Klinefeldt. Judge Pratt also ordered Schmidt to serve five years of supervised release following the period of imprisonment.


Federal And Local Partners Announce Charges In Child Exploitation Case

News Release: NORRISTOWN - A fourth man was charged federally, yesterday, in a case involving sex with a minor who was exploited. Mark Wilczopolski, 22, of Birdsboro, PA, is one of four men charged federally and locally. Two additional men are charged by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. In a joint...


Longtime Gang Member Sentenced To 24 Years In Federal Prison For Supervising Sales Of 39 Kilos Of Heroin On City’s West Side

News Release: CHICAGO ― A longtime member of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang who managed a heroin distribution spot between 2008 and 2010 at the corner of North St. Louis Avenue and West Ohio Street on the city’s west side was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, TIMOTHY ALLISON, was responsible for supervising the distribution of 39 kilograms of heroin, a federal judge determined before imposing the sentence.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, April 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. A Cahokia man was sentenced on April 24, 2014, on a three-count superseding indictment charging Production of Child Pornography (Count 1), Receipt of Child Pornography (Count 2), and Possession...


Former EBay Exec Charged With Insider Trading

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Christopher Saridakis, 45, of Wilmington DE, was charged today by information with securities fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the information, Saridakis, a senior executive at GSI Commerce, Inc. (“GSIC"), provided material, non-public information regarding eBay’s pending acquisition of GSIC.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Ercell D. Overton, 33, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today to 28 years in prison on charges stemming from the fatal shooting of a taxicab driver and a subsequent shoot-out with police, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: Dear Mr. President: I am deeply troubled and alarmed by the recent atrocities in South Sudan, including attacks on vulnerable populations and United Nations personnel. I urge you to take immediate action, pursuant to the Executive Order that you issued on April 3rd, to sanction high-profile individuals...


Mills County Resident Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On April 25, 2014, Heather Jean Reekers, a 38 year-old resident of Glenwood, Iowa, was sentenced by United States Senior District Court Judge Robert Pratt to 60 months in prison, and five years of supervised release, following the period of imprisonment, for conspiracy to distribute...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, April 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Monty D. Hamson, 44, and Denise A. Huston, 40, both of Mt. Vernon, IL, were indicted on April 8, 2014, on methamphetamine related charges in a four count Indictment returned by a Federal...


Robert Mericle Sentenced To One Year In Prison

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Robert Mericle was sentenced to one year in prison by Senior District Judge Edwin M. Kosik. Judge Kosik also ordered Mericle to pay a $250,000 fine and to report to the Federal Bureau of Prisons on May 14, 2014.


Big South Fork Receives a 2014 America's Best Idea Grant

News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce that, for the second consecutive year, the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has been awarded a substantial grant from the National Park Foundation. The grant, in the amount of $20,000, will allow school children to experience the beauty...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, April 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Buffy A. Bastien, 41, of Murphysboro, IL, was indicted on April 8, 2014, on bank embezzlement charges in an Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton, Illinois, Stephen...


Clay County Man Indicted On Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Friday, April 25, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Christopher S. Brown, 32, of Xenia, IL, was indicted on April 8, 2014, on methamphetamine related charges in a two count Indictment returned by a Federal Grand Jury sitting in Benton...