News published on Federal Newswire in January 2014

News from January 2014


John Day Fossil Beds National Monument “State of the Park” Report

News Release: Kimberly, Oregon - Scientists, technicians and John Day Fossil Beds National Monument managers have taken a long look at natural, cultural and historic resources in their care and summarized their findings in a first-of-its-kind "State of the Park" report.


Chiricahua National Monument Offers Free Entry on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

News Release: In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Chiricahua National Monument (NM) will waive entrance fees on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. The free entry is offered as part of a nationwide initiative to encourage people to visit and experience the many wonders of national park sites across America. The National...


Jefferson County Man Guilty Of Federal Carjacking And Firearms Violations

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 19-year-old Beaumont man has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two Essex County, N.J., men arrested in connection with two gunpoint carjackings and an attempted carjacking in December 2012 are expected to make their initial appearances today in Newark federal court, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty In Bank Fraud Schemes

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland -Paul Essel, age 26, of Laurel, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to commit bank fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with two bank fraud schemes.


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce that Gary Goldberg, 49, of Palm Beach County, was sentenced yesterday to 156 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra in West Palm Beach for enticing a minor to engage in an illegal sexual activity, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b).


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Bushnell, Florida, man convicted of Witness Tampering was sentenced on Jan. 13, 2014, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: Karl Cordova, Superintendent (520) 723-3172. Casa Grande Ruins Offers Free Admission. on Martin Luther King,Jr Day - Jan. 20, 2014. COOLIDGE, AZ- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, along with all other National Park sites, joins the Nation in honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior, on Monday, January...


News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Pamela C. Marsh, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today that Charles C. Martin, 40, and Joseph B. Doyon, 43, of Pace, Florida, and Marquis R. Seals, 34, Bernard Cook, 39, and Tremayne C. Jamison, 42, of Pensacola, Florida, have been sentenced in federal court after having pleaded guilty to mail fraud and filing false claims related to the 2010 BP oil spill.


Local Man Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison On Multiple Tax Fraud Charges

News Release: Tampa, FL - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore yesterday sentenced Anthony Simms (37, formerly of Riverview) to 8 years’ imprisonment, after being convicted on seven counts of passing forged Treasury checks, seven counts of theft of government property, and seven counts of aggravated identity theft. The Court also entered a forfeiture money judgment and restitution in the amount of nearly $64,000, representing the proceeds from the seven cashed checks.


Engel Statement on Russia’s Refusal to Allow Radio Free Europe Journalist to Report from Moscow

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Rep. Eliot L. Engel, the senior Democratic Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding Russia’s refusal to allow Radio Free Europe journalist David Satter to continue reporting from Moscow.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal jury in Hartford has found MICHAEL SMITH, also known as “Smitty" and “Fingers," 43...


News Release: HOUSTON - Eric Gomez aka Valla, a general in the Texas Mexican Mafia prison gang, has been ordered to prison for his role in the distribution of heroin, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Gomez, 37, of San Antonio, pleaded guilty Sept. 11, 2013.


Cummings Requests Hearing on Target Security Breach

News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: Since last October, the Committee’s top priority has been investigating the security of the Healthcare.gov website and the risks posed by domestic hackers, foreign entities, and others seeking to harm our national interests. This investigation has involved numerous public hearings, ...


Bluefield, W.Va. Man Sentenced On Bank Fraud, Identity Theft Charges

News Release: Thomas Franklin Carroll To Serve 45 Months.


USP Hazelton Inmates Enter Pleas And Are Sentenced

News Release: 1125 Chapline Street, Federal Building, Suite 3000 ● Wheeling, WV 26003.


Anchorage Man Sentenced to 70 Months for Narcotics Trafficking

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska-U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage man was sentenced in federal court in Anchorage for his role in an Anchorage and Fairbanks drug conspiracy.


Hogsett Announces More Wabash Valley Results In “operation Community Watch”

News Release: Local man sentenced to ten years after being found with extensive child pornography collection.


New GAO Report Finds Transparency Discrepancies with IT Dashboard

News Release: (WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Today, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper, (D-Del), Ranking Member Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), and House Chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Fred Upton (R-Mich) highlighted a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report...


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the results of the January 2014 Federal Grand Jury.