News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

News from February 2014


BLM AZ Seeks Nominations to Resource Advisory Councils

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management today announced that it is seeking public nominations for open positions on its 29 Resource Advisory Councils (RACs), which advise the BLM on public land issues. As published in a notice in the Federal Register, the BLM will consider nominations for 45 days.The BLM's RACs...


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI -Robert Frank Poandl, 72, of Fairfield, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 90 months in prison for violation of the Mann Act, a federal...


News Release: House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking information on his plans to use executive authority to advance the administration’s preferred higher education policies.


News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Jefferson City, Mo., husband and wife were sentenced in federal court today for the husband’s illegal possession of firearms and the wife’s tampering with evidence.



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).


Takoma Park Man Pleads Guilty In Two Residential Mortgage Fraud Schemes

News Release: Used Other Individuals’ Identities and False Income and Credit Information to Induce Lenders to Provide Home Mortgage Loans.


News Release: Defendant Falsely Represented Herself as Immigration Attorney to Collect “Fines and Fees" from Victims.



Albuquerque Felons Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violating Firearms Laws

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Two prior felons who reside in Albuquerque were sentenced this morning to lengthy federal prison terms for violating the federal firearms laws. Isaac Aragon, 32, was sentenced to 77 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of...


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Jerome C. Crosby, 58, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a fine of $2,000,000.


Riverside County Art Dealer Arrested In Federal Cyberstalking Case

News Release: LOS ANGELES - The owner of a Temecula art gallery who allegedly stalked, harassed and attempted to extort several art world professionals was arrested today on federal cyberstalking charges.


News Release: Unlawfully Accessed and Provided Law Enforcement Sensitive Information.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today announced she will vote against President Obama’s nominee to oversee the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service if the nomination is taken up for a vote Thursday in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.


News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - To celebrate the connections between our national leaders and national parks, all 401 National Park Service sites will have free admission during the upcoming Presidents Day weekend, February 15-17.


News Release: Superintendent F. Gus Sanchez cordially invites the public to a reception on Tuesday, February 25th, from 4-6 p.m. at Chamizal National Memorial's Cultural Complex, which includes the Visitor Center, Theater, and galleries.


Two Men Indicted for Counterfeit $50, $100 Bills

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two men were indicted by a federal grand jury today, in separate and unrelated cases, for possessing counterfeit $50 and $100 bills.


News Release: Intermountain Regional Director Sue Masica announced today that David Vela has been named superintendent of Grand Teton National Park. He will begin his duties in about six weeks.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Benton County Man To Federal Prison For Selling Meth

News Release: A man who sold “ice" methamphetamine from his rural Benton County home was sentenced on Jan. 30, 2014 to just under four years in federal prison.