News published on Federal Newswire in July 2014

News from July 2014


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Chairman Royce Applauds House Passage of Congolese Adoption Legislation

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H. Res. 588, which urges the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to resume international adoptions, a suspension that has currently impacted hundreds of American...


Marinette Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion in Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney James L. Santelle announced that a Marinette business man pleaded guilty to tax evasion in federal court in Green Bay yesterday. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Joseph Wilke (age 56) pleaded guilty to evading taxes he owed in 2007. As part of his plea agreement, Wilke, who operates...


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Last week in federal court, a 42-year-old Northfield man pleaded guilty to one count of Distribution of Child Pornography. Charles Edward Bracken, who was indicted on October 8, 2013, entered his guilty plea before United States District Judge Richard H. Kyle on July 2, 2014.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Rodney Scott Bush, age 47, of Fort Washington, Maryland today to 125 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to commit bank robbery and five bank robberies. As part of his plea agreement, Bush also admitted committing two additional bank robberies.


Fourth City of Buffalo Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing Thousands of Dollars from Parking Meters

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Franklin Lopez, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the City of Buffalo, a Governmental agency which receives federal funding, before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a fine of $250,000 or both.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An Etna resident pleaded guilty on July 3, 2014, in federal court to charges of distribution of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: DENALI PARK, Alaska: When a breeding wolf dies, its sex and the size of its pack can determine whether that pack continues or disbands, according to research published on July 8, 2014 in the Journal of Animal Ecology.


Alexandria Man Pleads Guilty To Million-Dollar Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Christopher Cunningham, 46, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud scheme in which Cunningham solicited investments, typically from elderly clients, based on fraudulent promises and representations.


Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Pittsburgh Company

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Tennessee woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of mail fraud, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two Detroit men who participated in a conspiracy to distribute heroin in Huntington in 2013 and 2014 pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. Denzell Lamar Bunkley, also known as “Chotty" and “King," 21, pleaded guilty to possession with...


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a Wilkes-Barre man was sentenced today, in federal court in Wilkes-Barre, by United States District Judge A. Richard Caputo, to serve 18 months in prison on a charge of using a communication device to facilitate heroin trafficking.


Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station Dedication

News Release: Denali National Park and Preserve, AK: The National Park Service celebrated the accomplishments and legacy of Alaska Native Walter Harper during the dedication ceremony for the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station on Wednesday, July 2.


Felon Who Shot At Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Sentenced To Serve 210 Months In Prison

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Jul. 7, 2014, Derrick Dakota Kitzmiller, 22, of Gray, Tenn., was sentenced to serve 210 months in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge. Kitzmiller pleaded guilty in February 2014, to a federal grand jury indictment charging him with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina -----United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated today that ABIZAHI GARDUNO-RIVERA, a/k/a “Afrain Guzman," age 34, of Mexico, was sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for Illegal Re-Entry. United States District Judge Childs of Columbia, South Carolina sentenced...


Ghanian National Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced George Frimpong Ebo-Amissah, a/k/a “Salifu Abdullah," and “Wagba," age 46, a Ghanian national, today to 13 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin.


Mexican National Sentenced For Growing Marijuana On Public Lands

News Release: BOISE - Gilberto Duran-Contreras, 51, of Mexico, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for unlawfully manufacturing more than 1,000 marijuana plants, and damage to government land, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered the defendant to pay $33,265 in restitution for cleanup of the site, forfeit $68,000 in cash and firearms, and pay a $200 special assessment. Duran-Contreras pleaded guilty on April 22, 2014.