News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


News Release: Tampa, FL - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that LaJoyce Caldwell Houston (51, Riverview) today pleaded guilty to receiving stolen government property. She faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Bryan Franklin, 42, formerly of Penacook, New Hampshire, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.


Alien Smuggling Ring Dismantled

News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - With the sentencing of the final defendant today, 11 members of a smuggling group that operated throughout the Rio Grande Valley have all been ordered to federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez.


USDA Seeks Public Input on Updates to Animal Welfare Act Licensing Requirements

News Release: Announcement During Week of 51st Anniversary of Law Protecting Animals in Research & Exhibition (Washington, DC, Aug. 23, 2017) – Marking the 51st anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) this week, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today asked for input from the public to help determine ...


Perdue Unveils New USDA Ethics App for Executive Branch Employees

News Release: USDA-Developed Mobile Application Answers Ethics Questions On the Go (Washington, DC, Aug. 23, 2017) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today unveiled a new mobile application for Apple and Android devices to provide Executive Branch employees answers to questions about government ethics issues. ...


News Release: Aristides Sanchez, a resident of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, pleaded guilty today to two felony violations of the federal Lacey Act for collecting, purchasing, falsely labeling, and shipping protected marine invertebrate species as part of an effort to subvert Puerto Rican law designed to protect corals and other reef species, the Department of Justice announced.


News Release: A former Tennessee Sheriff was sentenced today to 33 months in prison and two years of supervised release for corruption and civil rights offenses committed while he ran the Fentress County Jail in Jamestown, Tenn. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...


News Release: On Aug. 21, Judge R. Gary Klausner of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered an order that revoked the naturalized U.S. citizenship of a fraudster and immigration-officer impersonator, restrained and enjoined her from claiming any rights, privileges, or advantages of U.S. ...


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Aug. 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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