News published on Federal Newswire in January 2017

News from January 2017


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Little Rock Woman Sent to Prison for Role in Scheme to Steal USDA Funds Intended to Feed Hungry Children

News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced Tuesday that United States District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes sentenced Maria Carmen Nelson, 50, of Little Rock, to prison for her role in a widespread scheme to steal money intended for feeding children in low income areas.


News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Loreto Kudera, age 45, and Hazel Kudera, age 43, a married couple from New York, New York, were each sentenced to two years of probation and a $25,000.00 fine following their convictions in an immigration fraud scheme. The Kuderas previously paid a $1 million forfeiture penalty representing ill-gotten gains from the scheme.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE -Luis Cipriano, 43, of Las Cruces, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 144 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his convictions on cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking charges in two separate cases.


St. Paul Man Sentenced for Making False Statement

News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - A St. Paul, Virginia man, who lied about his employment status in order to continue to collect disability benefits from the Railroad Retirement Board, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced today that Larry Dale Dunkin, 64, of Cabot, pleaded guilty to an Indictment charging him with conflict of interest. Dunkin, a former federal contracting officer for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) personally benefited from contracts he awarded to a company in which his wife had a direct financial interest.


James City County Man Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charge

News Release: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Charles K. Young, 69, of James City County, pleaded guilty today to receipt of child pornography.


Buffalo Man Sentenced For Food Stamp Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Shuja Alawdi, 40, of Buffalo NY, who was convicted of unauthorized use of food stamp benefits, was sentenced to six months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The defendant was also ordered to pay restitution totaling $124,406.


Southern District of Georgia Collects Over $19 Million in Civil, Criminal and Asset Forfeiture Cases in 2016

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA - U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver announced today that the Southern District of Georgia collected over $19.4 million in civil, criminal and asset forfeiture actions during the 2016 calendar year. Of this amount, $15,694,972.37 was collected in affirmative civil enforcement actions; $2,798,814.88 was collected in criminal actions; and, $949,712.44 in assets were forfeited.


Obed WSR Announces Sixth Annual Photo Contest

News Release: The National Park Service invites photographers to submit entries for a photo contest and exhibit at Obed Wild and Scenic River. The park is looking for striking digital images highlighting the spectacular views, historic sites, recreational opportunities, and diversity of life in at Obed. Images may...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved subcommittee membership, jurisdiction, rules and the budget for the committee in the 115th Congress. The subcommittee assignments are listed below and available online here.


THREE INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED AND CHARGED IN SOUTH DAKOTA FRAUDULENT MEDICAL DEVICE SCHEME

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, announced today that three individuals have been arrested on charges related to their involvement in a scheme to defraud consumers with regard to a medical device that they marketed as a treatment for over 200 different diseases and disorders, and for violating a judicial order that was previously imposed after this scheme was originally uncovered.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - EM is taking steps to link the capabilities of DOE national laboratories supporting the agency’s nuclear cleanup mission.


Jamaican Man Sentenced to 41 Months for Lottery Scam

News Release: Defrauded Elderly Victims of More Than $65,000.