News published on Federal Newswire in November 2017

News from November 2017


Acting Secretary Elaine Duke Announcement on Temporary Protected Status for Nicaragua And Honduras

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Today, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Nicaragua with a delayed effective date of 12 months to allow for an ...


USDA to Re-engage Stakeholders on Revisions to Biotechnology Regulations

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced it is withdrawing a proposed rule to revise the Agency’s biotechnology regulations and will re-engage with stakeholders to determine the most effective, science-based approach for regulating the products of modern biotechnology while protecting plant health.


USDA Invests in Broadband Infrastructure in Unserved and Underserved Rural Areas

News Release: Residents and Businesses in North-Central West Virginia to Get Internet Access with USDA Assistance Buckhannon, W.Va., Nov. 6, 2017 – Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett today announced that USDA is investing more than $200 million in infrastructure projects to bring broadband to hundreds of unserved and underserved rural communities.


Man Sentenced to Over 27 Years for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to Terrorists and Soliciting the Murder of a Federal Judge

News Release: Yahya Farooq Mohammad, 39, was sentenced today to 27 ½ years in prison for one count of conspiracy to provide and conceal material support or resources to terrorists and one count of solicitation to commit a crime of violence.


Two Cartel Members Sentenced to Life Prison Terms in Slaying of ICE Special Agent Jaime Zapata and Attempted Murder of ICE Special Agent Victor Avila

News Release: Two Mexican nationals were sentenced today to two terms of life in prison for the murder of a federal officer, attempted murder of a federal officer, and related offenses in the killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) Special Agent Jaime Zapata and the attempted murder of ICE HSI Special Agent Victor Avila on Feb. 15, 2011, in Mexico.


Denaturalization Sought Against Four Somalia-Born Individuals Who Falsely Claimed to be a Family and Were Admitted to the United States on Diversity Immigrant Visas

News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced today that the United States filed civil complaints in the District of Minnesota against four individuals who allegedly fraudulently obtained their naturalized U.S. citizenship. The complaints ...


Owner of Florida Pharmacy Pleads Guilty in $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme; Real Properties, Cars and a 50-Foot Boat Will Be Forfeited

News Release: The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, pleaded guilty today for his role in the scheme. Seven other individuals have previously pleaded guilty in connection ...


Seattle Area Man Convicted of Multiple Counts of Sex Trafficking by Force, Fraud, or Coercion, Sex Trafficking of a Minor, and Production of Child Pornography

News Release: WASHINGTON – A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted of 17 federal felonies today in the U.S. District Court in Seattle for his scheme to recruit young women and girls and force them to engage in prostitution, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore of the Justice Department’s Civil ...


Two Associates of La Cosa Nostra Plead Guilty to Extortion-Related Charges

News Release: Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra (LCN) crime family pleaded guilty today to extortion-related charges.


Randal K. Quarles sworn in as member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and as Vice Chair for Supervision

News Release: Chair Yellen swears in Randal K. Quarles as governor and Vice Chair for Supervision as wife Hope Eccles holds the Bible.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Nov. 6

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published on Nov. 6 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Nov. 6?

The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Nov. 6

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Interior Department publishes proposed rule on Nov. 6

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Nov. 6

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Nov. 6 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Nov. 6?

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Nov. 6

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Nov. 6

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.