News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

News from June 2014


Wheeling Resident Sentenced On Firearms Charge

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


Seward Peninsula Rapid Ecoregional Assessment

News Release: The BLM today issued its first Rapid Ecoregional Assessment, or REA, in Alaska, summarizing the conditions of the Seward Peninsula ecoregions.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: Washington, DC -In conjunction with today’s 27th hearing on the Affordable Care Act held by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Ranking Member Elijah E. Cummings issued a Fact Sheet with new data collected from insurance companies participating in Affordable Care Act exchanges.


Is IRS Equipment Failure Possible? Actually, Yes

News Release: At a time when House Republicans are once again voting to cut the IRS’s budget, they’re also attacking the agency for equipment failure that led to unrecoverable email records. On top of that, the IRS has already spent $18 million responding to committee requests related to the so-called investigation.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On June 18, 2014, Dean Allen Fleury, 52, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Ann Aiken to 15 years in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm. Upon his release from prison, Fleury will be on supervised release for five years.


News Release: Memphis, TN - Kenneth Wayne Johnson, age 48, of Savannah, Tenn., was sentenced to 121 months in federal prison Tuesday following his guilty plea to one count of distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Edward L. Stanton III.


News Release: PAICINES, CA -On Aug. 1, 2014 the 7 day entrance pass for Pinnacles National Park will increase to $10 for passenger vehicles and motorcycles; bicycle and pedestrian entry will increase to $5.00.The Pinnacles Annual Pass will also increase on August 1 to $20.00. This is the first fee increase at the park since the 1990s.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the below statement as prepared for delivery, on the Senate floor regarding the Senate’s inability to confirm ambassadorial nominees due to Republican obstructionism.


Former Head Of Lynrocten Federal Credit Union Indicted

News Release: Linda Sue Newcomb Charged With Embezzlement, Bank Fraud, Aggravated Identity Theft.


News Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office successfully prosecutes two inmates for their role in the murder of fellow inmate.


Man Who Enticed A Minor To Engage In Sexual Activity Is Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal Prison

News Release: DALLAS - A man who travelled from the Pacific-Northwest to Dallas to engage in sexual activity with a minor, was sentenced today in federal court in Dallas, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


Alien Indicted For Re-Entry

News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging an illegal alien from Nicaragua with unlawful re-entry into the United States.


News Release: LEXINGTON, KY - Hematology and Oncology Center PLLC (HOC) in Somerset, Ky., pled guilty in federal court on Tuesday to charges of knowingly receiving a misbranded cancer treatment drug.


Virginia Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Violent Attack And Sexual Assault At LoungeFor Violent Attack And Sexual Assault At Lounge

News Release: WASHINGTON -Amulraj Arun, 29, of Fairfax, Va., was recently sentenced to five years in prison for a vicious attack he committed last year against a young woman at a lounge in Northwest Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


Lawrence Man Pleads GuiltyTo Filing A False Tax Return

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. A Lawrence man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


Arrests Made Involving Drugs and Guns

News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Federal arrest warrants on a number of indictments out of the Southern District of Alabama were served this morning in the Marion and Selma areas. The indictments charge offenses ranging from possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, ...


Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to more than 14 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges yesterday sentenced Renita Mount Rayner (53, Tampa) to 14 years and 7 months in federal prison for three counts of robbery of a federally insured financial institution and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. The court also ordered Rayner to forfeit $8,028, traceable proceeds of the offenses. Rayner pleaded guilty on Feb. 13, 2014.


News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Taylor Blake Martin (22, Alabama) and Seth Andrew Stephenson (22, Rockledge) were sentenced today by U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory J. Kelly. Martin and Stephenson previously pleaded guilty to harassing an endangered species.


Artists Selected For 2014 Program at Rocky Mountain National Park First Art In The Park Program Begins Tonight

News Release: Six artists have been selected for the summer 2014 Artist-in-Residence Program at Rocky Mountain National Park. Artists are provided with a creative, contemplative environment in which to generate artistic works and share their works with the public. During their stay at the park, artists share their vision in two public presentations. These presentations are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at the Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and are free and open to the public.