News published on Federal Newswire in March 2017

News from March 2017


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FORT WORTH - Tony Eugene Lyon, 52, of Fort Worth, Texas, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John McBryde to serve 120 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in November 2016 to a felony offense stemming from a $5 million dollar cattle scheme he orchestrated, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.


Conyers: House GOP Keeps Attacking the Intelligence Community, Ignoring Their Warnings

News Release: Earlier today, three senior Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. intelligence community, arguing that “unauthorized and felonious disclosures. . are increasingly casting a pall over not only our country’s intelligence apparatus but also the American people’s trust in the efficacy and integrity of the intelligence community."


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A Redlands man has been arrested after being charged in federal court with selling rifles without a license.


District Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Girl

News Release: Abuse Took Place While Girl Was Staying With Defendant.


Physician And Medical Assistant Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Large Quantities Of Oxycodone For Non-Medical Necessity

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Dr. Henri Wetselaar, MD, 93, and David A. Litwin, 58, were found guilty of conspiracy to distribute and distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada.


Correction: Water Subcommittee to Examine the Role of the Brownfields Program in Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America

News Release: Washington - The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment will hold a hearing next Tuesday to examine the federal brownfields program carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency, how the program has been successful in revitalizing communities and spurring economic growth, and potential improvements to the program.


Questions and Answers: Moving Baled Hay From Areas Under Quarantine for Imported Fire Ant

Release: Imported fire ants can harm agriculture and injure animals and people with their painful stings and venom. These invasive pests can move to new, non-infested areas by hitchhiking on agricultural commodities, including baled hay. To prevent that from happening, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) ...


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Carl Javan Ross, age 30, of Essex, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for receipt and possession of child pornography. Judge Motz ordered that the federal sentence be consecutive to the...


Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictments Against New Jersey Men and Two Vermonters For Drug-Related Crimes

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and the Vermont State Police announce.


News Release: DALLAS - An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Dallas this week, and unsealed today, charges eight individuals with offenses related to their participation in a health care fraud scheme, announced John Parker, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Wendy Collins, age 46, of Woodbine, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to wire fraud, in connection with a scheme in which she stole more than $4.5 million from her employer.


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard Neal (D-MA) today released the following statement after House Republicans pulled a vote on the TrumpCare bill...


Two Oklahoma Residents Plead Guilty to Susanville Prison Tax Fraud Scheme

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Edwin Forrest Ludwig III, 61, and Donald Loyde Harned, 72, both of Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud the United States with false claims for federal tax refunds, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.