News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


Atlanta Man Sentenced For Attempted Armed Bank Robbery

News Release: ATLANTA - Gerry Sanders has been sentenced to fourteen years and six months in prison for the attempted armed robbery of a Citizens Trust Bank in Decatur, Ga. in September 2012.


Catoctin Mountain Park Reschedules February Deer Management

News Release: Catoctin Mountain Park deer management operations have been rescheduled to include February 11-12.Deer management operations that were previously scheduled for February 2-3 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions including fog and ice.Fog reduces visibility, making deer more difficult to detect...


News Release: The first annual Homestead Eco-Fair will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2015 from12 noon to 3 pm at Losner Park in downtown Homestead. It will be a perfect day to enjoy several free activities with the family.


Omaha Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced that Juan Carlos Vargas-Garcia was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Laurie Smith Camp to 135 months incarceration, to be followed by five years of supervised release. Mr. Vargas-Garcia was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and possess...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a discussion draft of the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015.


Oakland Man Convicted On Federal Gun Charge

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Kevin Fuqua was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition by a federal jury last week, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Joseph Riehl.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Kenneth Ray Cisco, 50, of Lesage, West Virginia, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the distribution of oxycodone.


Glen Allen Woman Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - Heather Elizabeth Coffman, 29, of Glen Allen, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to the charge of making a false statement involving international terrorism.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Illinois. Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Follow @SDILNews. On January 6, 2015, a Benton grand jury returned drug indictments against Corinthus Bevely, a/k/a “Rent," 45, of Marion, and Krystle N. Statler, 24, of Johnston City, the United States...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a discussion draft of the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking his partnership to establish permanent protections for an open Internet and avoid protracted litigation - goals that can only be achieved through legislation.


News Release: President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year 2016, the centennial year of the National Park Service, includes $3 billion for the bureau’s critical conservation, preservation, and recreation mission. The budget boosts the National Park Service’s essential programs and operational needs by $432.9 million.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider four bills to help patients and local communities.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM - Federal agents this morning arrested JONATHAN WADE DUNNING, former chief executive officer of two non-profit health clinics for the poor and homeless, based on a 112-count superseding indictment returned by a federal grand jury last week, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, Federal...


Hidden Uncertainties Uncovered in Nuclear Forensic Measurement

News Release: A little detective work by nuclear physicists has uncovered hidden uncertainties in a popular method for precisely measuring radioactive nuclides, often used to make reference materials for forensic analyses such as radioactive dating.



News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a discussion draft of the FCC Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015.


Upton and Thune to President Obama: “Working Together to Craft Sustainable Protections Will Have Lasting Benefits for Our Country and Internet Users”

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Chairman John Thune (R-SD) today sent a letter to President Barack Obama seeking his partnership to establish permanent protections for an open Internet and avoid protracted litigation - goals that can only be achieved through legislation.


Mexican Citizen Sentenced To Time-Served For Re-entering U.S. After Removal

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A citizen of Mexico, has been sentenced in federal court to time served (four months) on his conviction of violating federal immigration laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA), has scheduled a markup on Wednesday, February 4, at 2:00 p.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider four bills to help patients and local communities.