News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a three page rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: #OfficerWellness. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut will implement an online messaging campaign in September during National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month to highlight the importance of law enforcement wellness and suicide prevention. According to Badge of Life, more officers...


McCaskill Statement on Administration’s Move to End DACA Program

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program...


Local Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Failing to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: Spokane- Joseph H. Harrington, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Daniel Herrera Gonzales was sentenced after having previously pleaded guilty on May 17, 2017 to the charge of failing to register as a sex offender. Senior United States District Judge...


Former Federal Corrections Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes from Inmates

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - A former federal corrections officer, Latoya Sebree, 37, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes and providing contraband to federal inmates, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.


News Release: The FBI’s New York Field Office Warns Against Hurricane Harvey Fraud.


Collaring the Mice that Carry Lyme Disease-Causing Ticks

News Release: White-footed mice in Howard County, Maryland are being collared as part of a study to improve control of the ticks that spread Lyme disease. The mouse collaring research, never before done in Maryland, is a partnership of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks (HCRP ), and University of Maryland (UMD ).


News Release: Faces at Least 10 Years in Prison.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - A former federal corrections officer, Latoya Sebree, 37, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes and providing contraband to federal inmates, announced Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley.



News Release: A North Lawrence man was sentenced to more than three years in prison for dumping wastewater into tributaries of the Tuscarawas River.


News Release: August 21 -- Aug. 29, 2017.


News Release: From October 2017 through March 2018, the National Park Service (NPS) will continue managing white-tailed deer at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site. Gettysburg and Eisenhower national parks are reducing the number of deer in the parks directly by shooting. All venison will once again be donated to Gettysburg area food banks.


News Release: Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that FABIO PORFIRIO LOBO was sentenced to 288 months in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States. LOBO pled guilty on May 16, 2016, before U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield, who imposed today’s sentence. LOBO’s father, Porfirio Lobo, served as president of Honduras between 2010 and 2014.


Arkansas Man Facing Federal Firearms Charges for Illegally Selling Handguns and Semi-Automatic Rifles in the Chicago Area

News Release: CHICAGO - An Arkansas man was charged today with federal firearms violations for illegally selling numerous handguns, rifles and a shotgun in Chicago and nearby suburbs.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal jury today found Michael Carey Clemans, 57, of Sacramento, guilty of attempted travel and travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, conspiracy to travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct, and buying of children, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert...