News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

News from April 2015


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Defendant evaded paying over $1 million in sales tax to Virginia while selling cigarettes to traffickers.


News Release: A Cleveland man was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to use false identities, including those of people incarcerated, to file nearly $2 million worth of false tax claims, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Kathy Enstrom, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation, Cincinnati Field Office.


New Superintendent

News Release: Laura Rotegard, a 28-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been selected as the new Superintendent of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Rotegard, currently the Superintendent of Albright Training Center in the Grand Canyon, begins her new assignment May 17, 2015.


News Release: Long-Time Drug Dealer Used Car Dealership as a Front for Meth Distribution.


USDA Seeks Nominations for Trade Advisory Committees

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in cooperation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), is renewing the charters and accepting nominations for new members to serve on its agricultural trade advisory committees.


California Technology Company Enters Into Non-Prosecution Agreement With U.S.

News Release: HOUSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (USAO-SDTX) has entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with Curvature LLC, a California-based technology company, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. As part of the NPA, Curvature has agreed to pay a fine of $2.2 million, enter into a statement of facts, appoint a compliance officer to oversee its procurement activities and continue to enhance its compliance and ethics program.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Miguel Echevarria-Zuniga, 52, and Miguel Echevarria-Guizar, 22, have entered guilty pleas to manufacturing marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Deputy Special Agent in Charge Mark Dawson of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).


NPS Commemorates the 150th Anniversary of The End of The Civil War

News Release: For the past four years, the National Park Service and many other organizations and individuals have been commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and the continuing efforts for human rights today. On April 9, 1865, Union General Ulysses S. Grant met Confederate General Robert E. Lee to set...


News Release: Court Orders Defendants to pay $1.7 Million Dollars Restitution.


Murray Vows to Fight for Retirement Security for Workers, Seniors, and Families at Conference on Aging

News Release: MURRAY: “Systemic challenges leave 1 in 10 older women living in poverty-we must make sure women are better able to have a secure retirement."


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Alejandro Alarcon Vega, doing business as Alex Produce, satisfied a reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).The Birmingham, Ala., company has met its obligations and is now free to operate in...


Ringing Bells Across the Land A Nation Remembers Appomattox

News Release: For the past four years, the National Park Service and many other organizations and individuals have been commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War and the continuing efforts for human rights today. On April 9, 1865,Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to set the...


Broward Resident Pleads Guilty to Stealing Personally Identifiable Information of Magazine Subscription Customers

News Release: A Broward resident pled guilty for her participation in an identity theft fraud scheme involving the personally identifiable information (PII) of magazine subscription customers.


Friends of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park Offers $500.00 Reward

News Release: Large National Park Service Entrance Sign Arrowhead Stolen.


YOUTH RESTORE SPUR TRAIL LEADING TO HISTORIC RAILROAD TRAIL

News Release: BOULDER CITY, Nevada -Thanks to a youth trail crew from the Arizona Conservation Corps, there is another trailhead for the Historic Railroad Trail in Lake Mead National Recreation Area.


News Release: ATLANTA - Stafford S. Maxwell, the former owner of Millennium Capital Exchange, Inc., has been arraigned on charges of orchestrating a multi-million dollar foreign exchange market Ponzi scheme. He was indicted March 17, 2015.


News Release: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. INDEPENDENT MONITOR. Negotiated Court Enforceable Settlement Agreement. Regarding the Cleveland Division of Police. March 26, 2015. I. DESCRIPTION. The United States and the City of Cleveland (“City") currently are in negotiations to work toward a court-enforceable settlement...