News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Monroe County Man Sentenced to 200 Months in Prison for Receiving Child Pornography of Toddlers

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Brian P. Miller, 38, of Woodsfield, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 200 months in prison and 20 years of supervised release for receiving child pornography.


Perry County Business Owners Sentenced For Defrauding And Extorting Their Customers

News Release: LONDON, Ky. - A Perry County couple, who owned several trucking companies, have both been sentenced to 56 months’ imprisonment, for defrauding and extorting more than 65 of their customers.


DEA Agents Seize 30,000 Fentanyl Pills

News Release: PHOENIX - On Aug. 13, 2017, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Phoenix Field Division agents and Tempe Police Department detectives seized 30,000 fentanyl pills, during an enforcement operation against a Sinaloa Cartel-related drug trafficking organization. This is the largest seizure of fentanyl tablets in Arizona’s history.


News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - U.S. Attorney Benjamin C. Glassman announced that prior fugitive Jose Manuel Romero-Parada, 22, formerly of Indianapolis, Ind. and also known as Russo, was apprehended by the FBI at approximately 11:30am today in New Jersey.


Peoria Woman Charged With Causing Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

News Release: PHOENIX - On Aug. 16, 2017, a Phoenix grand jury returned an indictment charging Fanny Madrigal-Lopez, 45, of Peoria, Ariz., with federal crimes related to fentanyl trafficking, including one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death-a crime that, under federal law, carries a mandatory-minimum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum sentence of life in prison. Madrigal-Lopez is currently being detained, pending a Detention Hearing scheduled for Aug. 24, 2017.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Three men today admitted defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick and New Jersey Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced.


Oklahoma Man Sentenced In Connection To A Fraud Scheme

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Donnie Heilig, 48, of Oklahoma City, OK, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to eight months home detention and three years probation by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay $147,004 in restitution.


News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Jeffrey M. Anderson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Jeremy Schreiner, 33, Durand, Wis., and Matt Raley, 34, Woodruff, Wis., each pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Madison this week to violating the Lacey Act during guided duck hunts on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge.


News Release: DETROIT - A former naturalized U.S. citizen, who was convicted in Israel for participating in a terrorist bombing, was ordered deported Thursday, following an extensive investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).