News published on Federal Newswire in January 2017

News from January 2017


United States Reaches Settlement With Meadowvale Dairy of Rock Valley, Iowa, for Clean Water Act Violations

News Release: Meadowvale Dairy, LLC, has agreed to pay a civil penalty and take actions to prevent illegal discharges to Iowa streams in compliance with the Clean Water Act, officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. Meadowvale Dairy operates multiple concentrated animal feeding operations in Rock Valley, Iowa.


President Obama Grants Commutations

News Release: Today, the President granted commutation of sentence to 330 individuals: • Abdulmuntaqim Ad-Deen – Baltimore, MD Offense: Possession with intent to distribute cocaine base; District of Maryland Sentence: 235 months' imprisonment; five years' supervised release (October 8, 2008) Commutation Grant: Prison sentence commuted to a term of 180 months' imprisonment, conditioned upon enrollment in residential drug treatment.


New York Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIL

News Release: Akhror Saidakhmetov, 21, a citizen of Kazakhstan and a resident of Brooklyn, New York, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization.


Las Vegas Sands Corporation Agrees to Pay Nearly $7 Million Penalty to Resolve FCPA Charges Related to China and Macao

News Release: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Sands), a Nevada-based gaming and resort company, agreed to pay a $6.96 million criminal penalty to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with business transactions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Macao.


Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera Extradited to United States

News Release: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” has been extradited and is en route to the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the “Sinaloa Cartel.” Guzman Loera is charged in six separate ...


Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera Has Arrived in the United States

News Release: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel.


US Labor Department, Amazon to establish registered apprenticeship program to train veterans for technical careers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has signed an agreement with Amazon to establish a registered apprenticeship program to train veterans for in-demand technical careers at the online technology giant.


Rule published on Jan. 19 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on Jan. 19?

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Agriculture Department on Jan. 19

The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes rule on Jan. 19

The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Jan. 19?

The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Commerce Department on Jan. 19

The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes rule on Jan. 19

The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Jan. 19 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Jan. 19?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on Jan. 19

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.