News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


Former Wichita Area Physician Sentenced On Federal Firearm and Drug Charges

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A former Wichita area physician was sentenced Monday to a total of 75 months in prison on federal firearm and drug charges and a violation of federal supervised release, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. CINCINNATI - Timothy Lawrence Andriot, 39, of Madeira, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to two counts of production of child pornography. Under terms...


Bank Teller Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Prison In Fraud Scheme

News Release: Used Her Position as a Bank Teller to Pass On Seven Bank Account Holders’ Information to Conspirators Who Used the Information to Steal Money.


Three Sentenced In Orange County Health Department Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced Delray Duncan, Gerald Williams, and Shanterica Smith to federal prison yesterday for identity theft. Specifically, the court sentenced Duncan to 42 months in federal prison, Williams to 54 months in federal prison, and Smith to 60 months in federal prison. All three were also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1 million. Each previously pleaded guilty for their roles in this case.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Lester Nieto, 28, of Kewa Pueblo, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for his statutory rape conviction. Nieto will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request

News Release: Commerce Department budget focuses on the key attributes of a globally competitive economy, including promoting U.S. trade and investment, spurring innovation, and fueling data-driven economy


Committee Submits Comments on Proposed 501(c)(4) Rules, Camp Requests Extension of Comment Period

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Republican Committee Members submitted comments to Treasury Secretary Lew and Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Koskinen on the proposed 501(c)(4) rule.


Cherokee County Man Charged With Extorting Teen Girls For Pornographic Images

News Release: ATLANTA - Destin Whitmore has been arraigned and detained on charges of extortion, enticement of a minor, and distribution and possession child pornography. Whitmore was indicted by a federal grand jury on Feb. 19, 2014.


Exploring Yosemite's Secret Spots Among Unique Line-Up of New Yosemite Conservancy Outdoor Adventures for 2014

News Release: Visitors Have a Rare Opportunity to Explore Yosemite National Park’s Backcountry, Wilderness, Geology, Art and Culture with Renowned Experts.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. -Travis Raymond Wilson, 38, of Huntington Beach, Calif., was sentenced yesterday by Judge Anthony W. Ishii to two years of probation for structuring, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


East St. Louis Man Sentenced For Failure To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Follow @SDILNews. Jason C. Bryant, a 31-year old, East St. Louis, Illinois, man was sentenced on Feb. 28, 2014, in federal district court in East St. Louis, Illinois, on one count of failure to register...


News Release: BERLIN, MARYLAND - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 2,154,859 visitors to Assateague Island National Seashore in 2012 spent $86,309,300 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,087 jobs in the local area. “Assateague Island National Seashore is proud to welcome visitors...


News Release: President Obama’s FY 2015 budget seeks $711.0 million for the Office of Fossil Energy (FE) to advance technologies related to the reliable, efficient, affordable and environmentally sound use of fossil fuels as well as manage the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and Northeast Home Heating oil Reserve to provide...


News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - Twenty years before homesteaders were farming in Homestead, the islands now included in Biscayne National Park were homesteaded as well, with farmers growing pineapples, key limes and tomatoes. Biscayne National Park's Family Fun Fest will expand on some of those agricultural themes...


Wyden Announces Leadership Team

News Release: WASHINGTON -Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced his leadership team for the Senate Committee on Finance...


Montgomery County, Pa., Man Admits Three Bank Robberies

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Montgomery County, Pa., man today admitted his role in three bank robberies in Pennsylvania, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


2014 Temporary Closures to Protect Nesting Raptors in Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: Each year to protect raptor nesting sites, Rocky Mountain National Park officials initiate temporary closures in the Lumpy Ridge and Sheep Mountain areas of the park. To ensure that these birds of prey can nest undisturbed, specific areas within the park are closed temporarily to public use during nesting...


Hatch Calls on Administration to Utilize all Available Tools to Ensure Russia Compiles with International Law

News Release: WASHINGTON - In a letter today, Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), called on Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and U.S. Trade Rep. Michael Froman to fully utilize the tools at its disposal to demonstrate to Russia the importance of complying with its international obligations and offered to work with the Administration to put more tools at its disposal if necessary. Secretary Lew is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance Committee tomorrow morning.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered the following remarks today at the AIPAC annual policy conference.


New Haven Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Distributing Heroin

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GILBERT GALAN, JR., also known as “G" and “Skittles," 32, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S.