News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. March 16, 2015 15-015. Al Nash. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Select Yellowstone Roads Open For Spring Bicycle Season.


News Release: CHICAGO - Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin; U.S. Attorney Zachary T. Fardon of the Northern District of Illinois; Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Holley of the FBI’s Chicago Office; Special Agent in Charge Gary Hartwig of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland...


Twenty-four Years in Federal Prison for Forestville Man Convicted for Cocaine Distribution and Illegal Possession of Firearms

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Dwayne Rudolph, age 33, of Capitol Heights, Maryland today to 24 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack and powder cocaine and marijuana; and for being a ...


Kalamazoo Woman Indicted On Multiple Counts Of Tax Fraud

News Release: “#1 Tax Lady" charged with filing multiple phony tax returns.


Many Resident Sentenced to More Than 6 Years in Prison for Distribution of Methamphetamine

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a man from Many was sentenced to 78 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on March 13, 2015, Robert E. Godsey, 35, Alhambra, IL, was sentenced for Distribution of Visual Depictions of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct (Count 1), Receipt of Visual Depictions of...



Many Resident Sentenced To More Than 6 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a man from Many, La was sentenced to 78 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine.


Taft Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine And Heroin

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - David Edward Hampton Jr., 34, of Taft, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neil to 10 years and one month in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A recent study documents that freeways, urbanization and disease outbreak have led to significant genetic differentiation among bobcats in and around the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, but that natural selection is helping to reduce potential negative effects. Researchers from UCLA and the National Park Service collaborated on the peer-reviewed article, recently published in the journal Evolutionary Applications.


News Release: Each year in mid-April, thousands of people flock to historic Lexington and Concord and Minute Man National Historical Park to celebrate Patriot's Day. Patriot's Day is a special Massachusetts State holiday commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775. The holiday (officially observed on Monday, April 20, 2015) and the entire week is celebrated with parades, reenactments and commemorative ceremonies.


News Release: HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA -Biscayne National Park recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with local wildlife rehabilitation organization Wildlife Rescue of Dade County (WRDC). This partnership will allow WRDC to assist park staff in responding to wildlife injuries and strandings in the park, particularly...


HEARING ADVISORY: Joint Subcommittee Hearing to Examine Taxpayer Cost of Illegal Immigration

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security and the Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules will hold a hearing titled “The Fiscal Costs of the President’s Executive Actions on Immigration" on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will examine the fiscal costs that will accrue to the federal government and state governments as a result of the President’s executive actions on immigration.


Twenty-Four Years In Federal Prison For Forestville Man Convicted For Cocaine Distribution And Illegal Possession Of Firearms

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced David Dwayne Rudolph, age 33, of Capitol Heights, Maryland today to 24 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute crack and powder cocaine and marijuana; and for being a...


News Release: The National Park Service is seeking public comment on a proposal to require permits for all motor vehicle and bicycle day use on the White Rim and Elephant Hill roads in Canyonlands National Park.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Monday, March 16, 2015. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that on Feb. 20, 2015, a federal grand jury in New Haven returned a 23-count indictment charging BRETT...


Man Charged In Multi-Year Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Defendant Is Presumed Innocent Unless Convicted Through Due Process Of Law.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that a 21-year-old Tobyhanna Township woman pleaded guilty today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Karoline Mehalchick in Scranton, to participating in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine in Monroe and Wayne Counties between 2011 and 2014.


News Release: WASHINGTON -Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced today that he is resigning as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia, effective April 1, 2015, ending more than five years of leading the nation’s largest U.S. Attorney’s Office.