News published on Federal Newswire in November 2014

News from November 2014


News Release: The National Park Service has selected White Sands Trading, LLC, to provide retail and limited food and beverage services under a new ten-year concession contract in White Sands National Monument. The existing concession contract will expire on Dec. 31, 2014, and the new concession contract will take effect Jan. 1, 2015.


News Release: St. Thomas, USVI- Rudy Bridges, 31, of St. Thomas appeared today in District Court on St. Thomas for an advice of rights hearing after his arrest today for being a felon in possession of ammunition, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe. Bridges was released on his personal recognizance.


News Release: Ten Defendants Used Fraudulent Debit Cards to Make Purchases in Treasure Valley.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Hai Gan, 57, a legal, permanent resident from China who resides in The Colony, Texas, was sentenced yesterday afternoon in federal court in Las Cruces, NM, for his conviction on fraud, immigration and witness-tampering charges. The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez...


News Release: St. Louis, MO - MARSHA HARRINGTON; CALVIN SHAW and LARRY CORNER, all of the St. Louis area, have been sentenced on charges of conspiracy to commit identity theft and identity theft. Shaw was sentenced late yesterday to 30 months in prison; Harrington was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison on October 14; and Shaw was sentenced to 24 months prison on November 3. All defendants appeared before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry.


News Release: Evidence linked defendant’s drug dealing to overdose death of McLean teenager Emylee Lonczak.


Lubbock Man Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison on Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - Adam Rico, 27, of Lubbock, Texas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 151 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in August 2014 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and aiding and abetting. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Anthony Hardy, age 43, of Nanticoke, Maryland, today to nine years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute cocaine.


News Release: Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument Superintendent Rosie Pepito is announcing a seasonal road closure for Kelly Point (NPS Road # 1203) beginning this winter. The seasonal closure will begin each year on the third Monday in November and stay closed through the last Friday in March. The road will close this year on Monday Nov. 17, 2014 through Friday March 27, 2015.


Man Sentenced To Time Served For Illegal Re-Entry And Use Of A False Social Security Number To Obtain Employment

News Release: A man who illegally re-entered the country and used a false social security number to obtain employment in Buena-Vista County was sentenced on November 4, 2014, to time served.


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Desperado’s Cabaret owner James Panos was sentenced to 72 months in prison for racketeering conspiracy.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Grove City, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to three years probation, which includes two months in a community confinement center, 150 hours of community service, and a $2,000 fine on her conviction of theft concerning a program receiving federal funds, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Engel, Smith Offer Bill to Improve Cultural Preservation, Curb ISIL Funding

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel (D-NY), the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), chair of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations today announced that they have introduced...


Government Watchdog Confirms DOE Nuclear Technology Export Process May Inhibit U.S. Competition

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - A new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office confirms the committee’s concerns that the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration do not have a clear, timely, and efficient review process for the export of nuclear technology, resulting...


News Release: - Victims were boarded and locked inside his Cincinnati home and driven from Cincinnati to Louisville for prostitution.


News Release: BOISE - A federal grand jury in Boise yesterday returned a superseding indictment against Michael Minas, 49, of Boise, Idaho, charging him with 112 counts of distributing a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced.


California Man Pleads Guilty To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scam

News Release: BOSTON - A California man pleaded guilty today defrauding borrowers who sought loans from Quest Capital Finance.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has indicted Wilfred T. Azar, III, age 53, formerly of Queenstown, Maryland, on charges of securities fraud. The indictment was returned on.


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.


DOE Announces Webinars on Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Technology, Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan Program, and More

News Release: Upcoming Webinars. November 18: Live Webinar on Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology. Webinar Sponsor: Fuel Cell Technologies Office. The Energy Department will present a live webinar entitled "An Overview of the Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station Technology...