News published on Federal Newswire in June 2015

News from June 2015


FAA Implements New Airport Safety Program

News Release: The FAA has made significant progress in improving runway safety at U.S. airports over the past 15 years by working with other members of the aviation community on education, training, marking and lighting, standard runway safety areas, new technology and airfield improvements.


Worley Women Sentenced for Theft from the Coeur d'Alene Tribe

News Release: COEUR D'ALENE - Camille Desautel, 45, of Worley, Idaho, was sentenced today to four years of probation for theft from a tribal organization, the Benawah Market, U. S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Desautel to pay $22,665.04 restitution. She pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2015.


News Release: The year-long celebration of Rocky Mountain National Park's 100th Anniversary continues as we head into June. Join us for one of these fun events!.


News Release: Plea Agreement Requires Imposition of Ten Year Prison Sentence.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement following reports that Burundi is considering postponing elections after more than a month of protests...


News Release: BISMARCK, ND - Acting US Attorney Chris Myers and ND Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem held a joint announcement in Bismarck today, to announce the formation of the “Bakken Organized Crime Strike Force.".


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Western District of New York. Wednesday, June 3, 2015.


News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Lake Charles woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.


Wyden Statement at Finance Committee Markup of Medicare Audits and Appeals Bill

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) delivered the following remarks at a committee markup to consider the Audits & Appeals Fairness, Integrity, and Reforms in Medicare Act of 2015 (AFIRM). The bill was reported out of committee by voice vote.


Medical Assistant Pleads Guilty To Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: LITTLE ROCK - Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Mesha White, age 34, of Little Rock, appeared before United States District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright on June 3, 2015, and pled guilty to an indictment charging her with aggravated identity theft.


News Release: United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg announced today that Kyle Bigbear, age 24, of Winnebago, Nebraska, was sentenced on June 1, 2015 upon his conviction for being a felon in passion of a firearm. Chief United States District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Bigbear to 10 years imprisonment to be followed by a term of supervised release of 3 years.


Construction company willfully exposes workers to scaffolding, electrocution hazards at Philadelphia work sites

News Release: HAVERTOWN, Pa. - For six masonry workers installing brick facades on two new residential properties in Philadelphia, each day on-the-job could have been their last.


OSHA schedules meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, June 17-18, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Temporary Workers Work Group will meet June 17 and the full committee will meet June 18.


Peterson Statement at Hearing to Review Ag Subsidies in Foreign Countries

News Release: “Thank you Chairman Conaway. “I think this is an important topic for the Committee to address because what is often lost during debates on our farm safety net is the fact that other countries also provide agriculture subsidies to producers. If we are going to compete in a global marketplace we need...


Doggett Opening Statement at Hearing on Protecting the Safety Net from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

News Release: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and thank you to our colleagues for being here. I think for the most part this is an issue on which we agree.


Taos Pueblo Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Involuntary Manslaughter Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE-Keith E. Lucero, 27, a member and resident of Taos Pueblo, N.M., pled guilty this morning to an indictment charging him with involuntary manslaughter and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The guilty plea was entered in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., without the benefit of a plea agreement.


Former Sycamore Resident Sentenced To 97 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: ROCKFORD - A former Sycamore, Ill. resident was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Kapala for possessing child pornography. MICHAEL PODOLSKY, 27, now of Elkader, Iowa, who pled guilty to the charge on Jan. 27, 2015, was sentenced to 97 months imprisonment, to be followed by 5 years...


Qatar Military Official and Wife Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Allegedly Engaging in Forced Labor

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal grand jury returned an indictment against a military official from Qatar and his wife, a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, charging them with two counts of engaging in forced labor by obtaining the labor and services of two persons by means of force, threats of force...


East Hampton Man Charged with Producing Child Pornography

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Patricia M. Ferrick, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that KEITH HAESSLY, 45, of East Hampton, was arrested today and charged by federal criminal complaint with possession, distribution and production of child pornography.


Two Palm Beach County Residents Indicted for Their Participation in Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: Two Palm Beach County residents were indicted on charges stemming from their participation in an extensive stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme.