News published on Federal Newswire in September 2014

News from September 2014


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Calls on Congress to Pass GROW AMERICA Act During Visit to Lincoln

News Release: LINCOLN, Neb. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was in Lincoln, Nebraska today to call on Congress to pass the GROW AMERICA Act, the Administration’s four-year, $302 billion proposal to invest in the nation’s transportation network and the American people who depend on it each day. Secretary ...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Thomas Stephenson, M.D., 71, of Rochester, NY, was charged with heath care fraud. The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.


Orchard Park Motel Owners Sentenced for Immigration Offenses

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Mahesh Ambu, 54, and his wife, Jyotiben Ambu, 53, both natives of Tanzania with British citizenship who currently reside in Orchard Park, NY, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford for their convictions on immigration charges.


Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Lake Kaweah

News Release: On Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, the National Park Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers invite the public to enjoy and care for their public lands through a special volunteer program at Lake Kaweah and Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Volunteers will work on a variety of tasks to beautify the parks. Free lunch will be provided to registered volunteers.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three Kansas City, Mo., men have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies against victims who were contacted via craigslist.


News Release: Attempted to hide millions and used his brother’s identity while trying to flee the United States.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Grapevine, Texas, man convicted of Commercial Sex Trafficking was sentenced on Sept. 22, 2014, by Chief Judge Jeffrey L. Viken, U.S. District Court.


News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Samuel.


Liberty Reserve Information Technology Manager Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Leslie R. Caldwell, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, announced that MAXIM CHUKHAREV, formerly an information technology manager for Liberty Reserve, pled guilty today in Manhattan...


Eleventh Circuit Affirms Convictions And Sentence Of Former “Cast Crete” President

News Release: Tampa, Florida - The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit yesterday affirmed the convictions of John Stanton, III, on charges that he had obstructed the administration of the Internal Revenue Laws and had failed to file tax returns for himself and for his companies, Florida Engineered Construction Products (FECP) and Denouement Strategies. The Court also upheld Stanton’s ten-year sentence for those convictions.


News Release: Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, Wright Brothers National Memorial will celebrate National Public Lands Day by offering free admission to park visitors. "National Public Lands Day is truly the best opportunity to help the public understand the value of setting aside public lands for the benefit of all users.We...


Laguna Pueblo Man Sentenced to Thirty Months for Failure to Update his Sex Ofender Registration

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Howard Ortiz, 33, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for failing to comply with the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). Ortiz, a member and resident of Laguna Pueblo, will be on supervised release for five years after completing his prison sentence. He will be required to register as a sex offender after he completes his prison sentence.


News Release: Conspirators Used Other Individuals’ Identities, False Income and Credit Information to Induce Lenders to Provide Home Mortgage Loans.


Federal Judge Sentences Tax Preparer To Seven Months In Prison For Filing False Returns

News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal judge today sentenced a former Birmingham tax-return preparer to seven months in prison and ordered her to repay $70,045 to the IRS for filing false returns, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and IRS, Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Veronica Hyman-Pillot.


Lewiston Man Sentenced to Two Years on Firearms Charge

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that.


Burglary Convictions for Theft of Government Property

News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area rangers discovered that, during the October 2013 U.S.Government shutdown, a National Park Service facility on the Kentucky side of the park had been burglarized with thousands of dollars of equipment stolen. During that same time period, Kentucky state...