News published on Federal Newswire in March 2016

News from March 2016


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on March 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 33-16

News Release: USDOT Announces Unrepaired Recalled Volvo Trucks That May Still May be Operating on the Nation’s Roadways Are in an Unsafe Condition and Are to Be Immediately Placed Out-of-Service by Federal and State Inspectors. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), ...


Goose Bay Campground and Marina Contract Awarded

News Release: BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Bureau of Reclamation announced the award of the Concession Contract for Goose Bay Marina and Campground, located at Canyon Ferry Reservoir, to Canyon Enterprises, Inc. of Bozeman, Montana. Steve Davies, Area Manager for the Montana Area Office, stated, "We are very pleased to...


Animal Rights Activist Sentenced to Six Months of Home Confinement for Vandalizing a Farm and Releasing 2,000 Mink from Cages

News Release: CHICAGO - A Los Angeles man was sentenced today to six months of home confinement for vandalizing a Grundy County fur farm and releasing more than 2,000 mink from their cages.


Project Safe Childhood - Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Aiding And Abetting the Transportation Of An Individual For Prostitution

News Release: CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Hansel German, 25, of Boston, Massachusetts, was sentenced in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire on Monday, March 21, 2016 on one count of aiding and abetting the transportation of an individual in interstate commerce for prostitution, and one count...


Cleveland man indicted for distributing fentanyl that killed woman

News Release: A two-count indictment was filed in federal court charging a Cleveland man with distributing fentanyl that killed a woman last year, said Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: ATF Has Offered $10,000 Reward for Missing Guns.


Marion County, WV man pleads guilty to possessing child pornography

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Michael P. Lough, 28, of Fairmont, West Virginia, pled guilty today to possession of child pornography, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Convicted Felon from Albuquerque Sentenced to Seven Years for Violating Federal Firearms Laws

News Release: Chavez Prosecuted as Part of “Worst of the Worst" Anti-Violence Initiative.


News Release: Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement in response to a report issued by Governor Snyder’s Task Force finding that the state of Michigan is “fundamentally accountable" for Flint’s lead-contaminated water crisis...


News Release: To protect breeding habitat for important shorebirds, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) staff are implementing pre-nesting restriction areas on several beach locations. During the winter, staff conducted annual assessments of preferred breeding habitat for piping plover, Wilson’s plover, American...


Engel Statement on President Obama's Visit to Argentina

News Release: WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and a former Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, today made the following statement on President Barack Obama’s visit to Argentina...


On 6th Anniversary of Affordable Care Act, Murray Calls for Continued Progress Toward Health Care that Works for Patients, Families

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on the 6th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act.


Fargo Man Sentenced for the Production of Child Pornography

News Release: FARGO - U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on March 23, 2016, Dewayne William Barth II, 30, Fargo, North Dakota, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R Erickson to serve the statutory maximum of 30 years in prison for Production of Child Pornography, Receipt and Distribution...


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that MARC WIESELTHIER, a certified public accountant and former partner at a New York accounting firm (the “Firm"), was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for participating in a scheme to obtain millions of...


Mercer County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to More than 15 Years in Prison for Series of Armed Robberies

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. B A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 188 months in prison for committing four armed robberies of commercial establishments in Burlington and Mercer counties, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: This May, Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve will host amateur filmmakers from around the region for the FIND IT. SHOOT IT. SHARE IT. Ebey's Reserve 50 Hour FilmSlam.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - An Arizona man was indicted today on federal charges of involuntary manslaughter for his role in a fatal bus crash that allegedly occurred because he parked his truck on a highway on the Fort Irwin Army Base in the Mojave Desert.


Chairman Royce Floor Statement on Brussels Terror Attacks

News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) spoke on the House floor today in support of a resolution to condemn the terror attacks in Brussels and declare ISIS a threat to global security. The full House will pass the resolution later this morning. Following are Chairman Royce’s remarks as prepared for delivery...