News published on Federal Newswire in March 2017

News from March 2017


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Conspiracy Used Information from California Death Records to Seek Tax Refunds.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Veronica Valenzuela, 41, of Columbus, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 156 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for her methamphetamine trafficking conviction.


News Release: McALLEN, Texas - A 20-year-old Pharr man has been convicted of both conspiracy to commit hostage taking and conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. The federal jury sitting in McAllen convicted Luis Gerardo Betancourt in absentia following a five-day trial and less than three hours of deliberation.


Murray Slams GOP Vote to Thwart Retirement Programs as “Indefensible,” Urges GOP to “Reverse Course”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, issued the following statement on today’s vote by Senate Republicans to thwart cities from expanding retirement savings programs for over 2 million workers, including workers in Seattle, Washington...


Two indicted on firearms charges

News Release: Two men were indicted on firearms charges, said David A. Sierleja, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Wyden, Blumenauer Announce Bipartisan Path to Marijuana Reform

News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., along with senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., today introduced three pieces of legislation to preserve the integrity of state marijuana laws and provide a path for responsible...


Member of Bloods Gang Sentenced to 101 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: Earlier today, Justin Smith, a Bloods gang member, was sentenced to 101 months imprisonment by United States District Judge I. Leo Glasser for his role in leading an illegal drug distribution operation in Brooklyn and carrying multiple firearms to further his drug distribution activities.


Hanford Occupational Medical Contractor Earns 92 Percent of Fee

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM’s Richland Operations Office (RL) awarded occupational medical services contractor HPM Corporation (HPMC) nearly 92 percent of its available fee for fiscal year 2016.


News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced a Park Forest man to 57 years in prison for leading a crew of armed robbers that targeted cell phone stores in the Chicago suburbs.


Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement Partner with the Community to Launch Greenville Safe Neighborhoods

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has partnered with the Greenville Police Department, along with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, the South Carolina Department of Probation...


News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - The management and operations contractor at the Savannah River Site joined EM’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) to modify a one-of-a-kind robotic recovery crawler for different uses instead of buying a new one, saving about $500,000 in taxpayer dollars.


Apopka Resident Pleads Guilty To Multiple Gun And Drug Charges

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Acting United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow announces that Jesse B. Ingram, Jr. (34, Apopka) yesterday pleaded guilty to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm; two counts of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute and attempting to distribute heroin;...


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - A safety advocate of nearly 40 years recently received a top honor for promoting safety across the Hanford Site.


News Release: Defendant Also Ordered to Forfeit $70,000 in Drug Proceeds and Five Firearms.


Corker Decries Venezuelan Supreme Court Assuming Legislative Power

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today decried the Venezuelan Supreme Court for assuming legislative authority that he blamed on President Nicolas Maduro as an effort to consolidate power.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for positions on the National Sheep Industry Improvement Center Board of Directors.


Shreveport Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - Acting U.S. Attorney Alexander C. Van Hook announced that a Shreveport woman was sentenced Monday to 46 months in prison for her role in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation in Caddo, Bossier, DeSoto and Red River parishes.