News published on Federal Newswire in January 2014

News from January 2014


Proposed rule published on Jan. 16 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Jan. 16

The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on Jan. 16?

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Jan. 16

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


October 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 1.8 Percent from October 2012

News Release: October 2013 U.S. Airline Systemwide Passengers Up 1.8 Percent from October 2012


Park Officials Lift Nighttime Closures for Point Mugu State Park and Rancho Sierra Vista

News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- As of Jan. 15, officials with California State Parks and the National Park Service will lift the nighttime closures imposed after last year's Springs Fire. The restriction to official roads and trails remains in place.


Albany Area Man Sentenced To 63 Months For Defrauding Corporate Employer And Filing A False Tax Return

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Richard S. Hartunian, United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York and Toni Weirauch, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, New York Field Office, announced that CRAIG MATUSZAK, age 49, of Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced...


Judge Sends Armed Robber To Prison For 30 Years

News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Hakeem Paris, 23, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to 30 years and one month in prison for two armed robberies which he committed in 2010. A federal jury convicted Paris, on Dec. 12, 2012, of one count of conspiracy to commit robbery which interfered with interstate commerce, one...


Brownsville “Doctor” Sentenced In Stem Cell Case

News Release: HOUSTON - Francisco Morales, 54, of Brownsville, has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to introduce misbranded and unapproved new drugs into interstate commerce, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Morales and co-defendant Lawrence Stowe, 60, both falsely represented they were...


News Release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Alberto Hernandez-Torres, formerly of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by United States District Court Judge Malachy Mannion in Scranton to 27 months’ imprisonment after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy...


Johnson County Woman Sentenced To 5 Years In Fatal Prescription Drug Overdose

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Johnson County woman was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison in connection with the death of a 20-year-old man who died from a prescription drug overdose, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Fee-Free Days at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park in 2014

News Release: Hawaii National Park, Hawai'i - Mark your calendars for these nine fee-free dates at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park in 2014.


Wyoming Men Sentenced For Involuntary Manslaughter And Aiding And Abetting

News Release: U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming Christopher A. Crofts announced today that on January 9, 2014, Alan Brown, 61, and his brother Vernon Lee Brown, 54, both Northern Arapaho Tribal Members, were each sentenced in federal court to 84 months imprisonment with the Bureau of Prisons on one count of...


BLM sells 160 acres netting $23.84 million for projects in Nevada

News Release: Las Vegas --The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today sold 160 acres in 24 parcels for $23,840,000 during a competitive-public-land sale. The agency offered 440 acres, in 28 parcels, under the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA).


Secretary Jewell Presents 2013 Partners in Conservation Awards

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today presented the Department of the Interior’s 2013 Partners in Conservation Awards to 20 public-private partnerships that have achieved exemplary conservation results through cooperation and community engagement. Together, the 20 awardwinning partnerships include recipients representing more than 260 organizations and individuals from across the United States and the world.


Peanut Producers to Vote on Peanut Research and Promotion Program

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct a referendum from April 7, 2014 through April 18, 2014, for eligible U.S. peanut producers. Producers will vote on whether to continue the Peanut Promotion, Research, and Information Program.


Jury Convicts Mexican Truck Driver In Methamphetamine/Heroin Conspiracy

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal jury has returned a guilty verdict against Juan Manuel Reyes Vasquez, 36, of Nuevo Laredo, for engaging in a conspiracy to posses with intent to distribute in excess of a kilogram of heroin and 500 grams of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The verdicts were returned following four days of trial and approximately 10 hours of deliberation.


Two Men Charged In Las Vegas With Biofuels Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON - Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas for offenses involving the federal renewable fuel program that allegedly netted them more than $37 million, announced the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, Criminal Division, and the U.S. Attorney’s...


Former Georgia Department Of Defense Employee Indicted For Corruption

News Release: ATLANTA - Raytosha Elliott, a former contracting official with the Georgia Department of Defense, has been indicted for allegedly awarding contracts in exchange for illegal kickbacks.


Four Sentenced For Sale Of Heroin In Morgantown

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