News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) issued the following reaction to news that the Department of Justice (DOJ) would not pursue the illegal leak of National Organization of Marriage’s (NOM) tax information.

Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing Guns from Pawn Shop

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Republic, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing 21 handguns from an Ozark, Mo., pawn shop.

Two Plead Guilty in Scheme to Distribute Synthetic Marijuana

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two defendants have pleaded guilty in federal court to crimes related to the distribution of thousands of kilograms of synthetic marijuana, commonly referred to as K2.

Incident Above The Loch In Rocky Mountain National Park

News Release: At 11:15 a.m. today, Tuesday, March 31, park rangers were notified via a 911 cell phone call of an incident above the Loch in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was later determined that a 28-year-old female, Janet Heung from Boulder, Colorado, reportedly took an 80 to 100 foot roped fall near or on a...

PR Department Of Health Employee And Another Individual Indicted For Theft Of Government Records And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - Yesterday, a Federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment charging two individuals for conspiracy, theft of government records, unlawful transfer of means of identification, aggravated identity theft, and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information, announced...

Camp, Brady Statements on TPP Negotiations with Mexico

News Release: Washington, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Trade Subcommittee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following statements in response to the Administration’s notification to Congress that the Administration intends to initiate negotiations with Mexico as part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations...

Keshena Man Sentenced To 121 Months In Prison For Sexual Assault

News Release: James L. Santelle, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that Michael P. Cantrell Sr., (age: 46), of Keshena, Wisconsin located on the Menominee Indian Reservation, was sentenced on March 27, 2015, to 121 months of imprisonment, followed by a 15 year term of supervised release. The sentence was the result of a guilty plea by Cantrell on Dec. 2, 2014, to aggravated sexual abuse of an adult female by force.

national park week april 18 - 26 and find your park

News Release: Florissant, CO -Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument joins parks, programs and partners across the country to encourage everyone to find their park and share their stories online at FindYourPark.com. Launched yesterday by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, Find Your Park...

Lawrence Man Charged with Conspiracy to Import Methylone (“Molly”)

News Release: BOSTON - A Lawrence man was arraigned yesterday on one count of conspiring to import controlled substances from China, including Methylone and a-PvP.

Yosemite National Park Joins National Find Your Park Movement

News Release: National Park Week 2015 Encourages Everyone To Find Your Park.

Camp, Boustany Want Answers on Obama Administration’s Use of Taxpayer Dollars on PR Campaigns

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI) and Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Charles Boustany Jr., M.D. (R-LA) demanded that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provide information by Oct. 31, 2012, on the use of taxpayer dollars on contracts promoting the Democrats’...

Tahlequah Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Firearm Possession

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that NATHANQUE LANORT SAVAGE, a/k/a Nathan Lenard Savage, a/k/a Nathan Leonard Savage, age 39, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g)(1).

Department Of Justice Announces Investigation Of The Dallas County Truancy Court And Juvenile District Courts

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation of Dallas County, Texas’s Truancy Court and Juvenile District Courts. The investigation will focus on whether the courts provide constitutionally required due process to all children charged with the criminal offense...

Former Executive Sentenced To Federal Prison For Defrauding Health Care Company

News Release: HOUSTON - Joseph S. Antonucci, 42, has been ordered to prison following his convictions on 15 counts of wire fraud, five counts of money laundering and one count of making a false statement to law enforcement agents, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Antonucci’s scheme defrauded his former employer, Patriot Managed Health Care Systems Inc., and caused a significant monetary loss. The Houston resident pleaded guilty to defrauding his former employer on Oct. 23, 2014.

Eleven Plead Guilty in Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy; Two Plead Guilty to Distribution Resulting in Death

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that TERENCE TAYLOR, age 36; ARTHUR MCKINNIS, age 24; NOEL JONES, age 27; TERRELL DYER, age 30; PERCY DEPRON, age 28; ERNEST DIAZ, age 25; MALCOLM BOLDEN, age 20; TERRELL DAVIS, age 24; and MELVIN SMITH, age 30, all pled guilty today to an Indictment ...

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Rodrigo Schumacker, 30, of Seabrook, New Hampshire, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to social security fraud.

Yellowstone National Park Joins National Find Your Park Movement - National Park Week 2015 Encourages Everyone To Find Your Park

News Release: National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Yellowstone National Park. P.O. Box 168. Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190. March 31, 2015 15-016. Amy Bartlett. (307) 344-2015. YELL_Public_Affairs@nps.gov. YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE. Yellowstone National Park Joins National Find Your...

Chairman Chaffetz Issues Subpoenas to Two Secret Service Agents

News Release: WASHINGTON- Today, Chairman Jason Chaffetz issued the following statement regarding the Committee’s ongoing investigation into the United States Secret Service (USSS).

International Migratory Bird Day 2015— Beachin’ Birds: Sharing Our Coastline with Shorebirds

News Release: JACKSONVILLE, FL --- On Saturday, April 25, 2015, the National Park Service is co-hosting International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD) with the Florida Park Service's Little Talbot Island State Park (LTI). Beachin' Birds: Sharing Our Coastline with Shorebirds is free with paid admission to Little Talbot Island...

Nampa Woman Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine