News published on Federal Newswire in March 2015

News from March 2015


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on March 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest - DOT 21-15

News Release: Daylight Saving Time to Begin Sunday, March 8 for Most Americans. Most of the nation will return to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2015, when clocks will be turned ahead one hour, providing an additional hour of daylight in the evening. Under law, daylight saving time is observed ...


Detroit Man Indicted For Evasion Of Payment Of Income Tax Due, Filing False Income Tax Returns And Bankruptcy Fraud

News Release: A Detroit man was arraigned today on charges of tax evasion and bankruptcy fraud, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today.


News Release: BISMARCK - U.S. Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced that on March 6, 2015, Jerome Bradley Fletcher, 38, Minot, N.D., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland on a count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon. Judge Hovland sentenced Fletcher to serve four years and three months in federal prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Fletcher was also ordered to pay a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victim’s Fund.


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced today that ERIC SALDARRIAGA, a licensed private investigator in New York City, pled guilty to a criminal Information charging him with conspiracy to commit computer hacking. SALDARRIAGA pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Sullivan.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY - A 40-count federal indictment unsealed late Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City charges six individuals with violations of federal law in what the indictment alleges was a scheme to market and sell home loan modification services to distressed homeowners trying...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - On Thursday, a federal judge ordered Deepal Wannakuwatte, 64, of Sacramento, to pay $108,199,425 in restitution to victims of his long-running fraud scheme, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today. This ruling concludes the federal criminal prosecution; civil proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court are ongoing.


Plymouth Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: BOSTON - A Plymouth man pleaded guilty today to possessing and distributing child pornography.


Tacoma Woman who Led Tax Fraud and ID Theft Scheme Pleads Guilty

News Release: Used Prison Pen Pal Program To Obtain Identity Information For Fraudulent Tax Returns.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Kamran Ashfaq Malik, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland pleaded guilty today to unlawfully exporting semi-automatic rifles, parts and accessories to Pakistan. Co-defendant Waleed Aftab, age 22, also of Upper Marlboro, pleaded guilty to the same charge on Dec. 19, 2014.


Dedham Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Robberies in Brookline and Cambridge

News Release: BOSTON - A Dedham man was sentenced yesterday for robbing three Boston area banks within a two week period in January 2014 and stealing over $8,000.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Seven people were sentenced this week for their roles in a drug conspiracy involving the shipment of cocaine and methamphetamine from Laredo to Dallas and Houston, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), David Vitter (R-La.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), this week sent a letter to President Obama opposing his proposal to deprive Gulf Coast states of a fair share of the revenue from energy produced off their shores as promised under the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) of 2006.