News published on Federal Newswire in January 2015

News from January 2015


News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Warren, Ohio, has been sentenced in federal court to 21 months imprisonment followed by 3 years supervised release on his conviction of violating federal drug trafficking laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Former CFO Heads To Prison For Failing To Pay Employment Taxes

News Release: HOUSTON - Lanny C. McCandles has been ordered to federal prison after pleading guilty to failing to pay employment taxes, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson along with Lucy Cruz, special agent in charge of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI).


Applications Open for 2015 MSLC Research Fellowships

News Release: The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. The Discover Denali Research...


News Release: Hillary Batjer Johnson is a Career Member of the Senior Executive Service and serves as the Deputy Coordinator for Homeland Security, Screening, and Designations in the Bureau of Counterterrorism at the U.S. Department of State. In this capacity, Hillary manages whole-of-government approaches to protecting...


Wyoming RAC Meeting Set for February

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Feb. 2-4, in Laramie, Wyoming.


OSHA cites auto parts supplier for exposing workers to amputation, electrical and struck-by hazards

News Release: Saehaesung Alabama Inc. opened its LaFayette plant in July 2011.


News Release: Two sentenced, two plead guilty. Bluefield, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that four defendants appeared before Senior United States District Judge David A. Faber in federal court in Bluefield on drug charges. David Eldon Williams, 56, of Lewisburg, West Virginia, was sentenced...


News Release: Dr. Abbas Zahedi Sentenced To 145 Months In Federal Prison And Ordered To Pay Approximately $2.4 Million In Restitution.


SoCal Doctor Who Distributed Addictive Painkiller Hydrocodone And Laundered More Than $1 Million In Illegal Proceeds Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area doctor who was convicted last summer of narcotics trafficking for illegally distributing the powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco was sentenced today to 63 months in federal prison.


January 16th Meet and Greet Scheduled at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park

News Release: Park Superintendent Sula Jacobs to Share 2015 Events and Planning.


Biscayne Bowl Family Fun Fest

News Release: How do you keep track of dolphins on (and in) the field? What plant has the greatest defense? What can you learn from a "quarter back?" Biscayne National Park's Family Fun Fest joins in Bowl-Mania with a look at some of the park's connections to one of America's favorite sports! Join the fun from 1-4...


Let the Choir Sing!  A Musical Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

News Release: Seneca Falls, NY-The Wesleyan Chapel, site of the First Women's Rights Convention in 1848, will ring with the music of Geneva's own Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Choir to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who became a leader of the Civil Rights Movement.


Operation Team Player nets more than $25,000 worth of fake goods

News Release: WASHINGTON - The 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic netted a win not only for the Washington Capitals, but also for intellectual property rights (IPR) advocates. Law enforcement seized $25,130 worth of counterfeit National Hockey League (NHL) gear and other merchandise leading up to the New Year’s Day...


Corker Discusses Key Foreign Policy Issues Facing the Senate in the New Congress on FOX News Sunday

News Release: CHATTANOOGA, TENN. - Appearing on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), discussed some of the major foreign policy issues facing the Senate in the year ahead including Iran sanctions, the administration’s new U.S. policy toward Cuba, the president’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay, and the fight against ISIS.


News Release: On his final day serving in the U.S. Senate, Senator Tom Coburn released an oversight report, A Review of the Department of Homeland Security's Missions and Performance, which finds the Department of Homeland Security is not successfully executing any of its five main missions.


News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 29-year-old St. Paul felon was sentenced for possessing a.357-caliber revolver. United States District Court Judge Susan Richard Nelson sentenced Richard Alonzo Woods to 77 months in prison on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Woods was indicted on May 15, 2012, and pleaded guilty on July 27, 2012.


News Release: The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the state of Arkansas today announced that the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas, will spend more than $200 million over the next 12 years on upgrades to its sewer collection and treatment system to reduce discharges of raw sewage ...


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.