News published on Federal Newswire in April 2018

News from April 2018


News Release: SANTA ANA, California - Three Orange County men have been charged in a scheme to use the synthetic opioid fentanyl and a similar drug to manufacture and distribute counterfeit pharmaceutical pills designed to look like brand-name oxycodone pills.


Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charge Stemming from Norwich Overdose Death

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FELIX LOPEZ, also known as “Pablo," 23, of Hartford, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today before Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to one count of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, cocaine base (“crack cocaine") and fentanyl.


Co-Owner & CEO of Computer Company Sentenced for Conspiring to Steal Intellectual Property

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - The co-owner and CEO of TERiX Computer Company, Inc. was sentenced in U.S. District Court today for his role in fraudulently obtaining more than $10 million worth of intellectual property. Bernd D. Appleby, 66, of San Jose, Calif., was sentenced to 24 months in prison and two years of supervised release and ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.


Canal Winchester Man Charged with Robbing Victims at Gunpoint During Sales of Items Posted on Let Go, Craigslist

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - Dezjuan O. Myers, 21, of Canal Winchester, Ohio, was arrested today and charged with interstate robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.


Akron man faces at least 20 years in prison after jury convicts him of selling fentanyl that killed Akron woman

News Release: A jury convicted an Akron man of selling fentanyl that caused the death of an Akron woman, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman said.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton released the following statement on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) March Southwest Border Migration numbers: “The crisis at our Southwest border is real. The number of illegal border crossings during ...


VIDEO: Perdue and McMahon Join Forces on #BackToOurRoots RV Tour

News Release: (Washington, D.C., April 5, 2018) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following video highlighting day two of U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue's third "Back to Our Roots" RV tour where he was joined by Administrator Linda McMahon, the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA).


News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Fort Pierce, Florida, has returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging a Hobe Sound, Florida, resident with tax evasion, mail fraud, wire fraud, theft of government funds, and Social Security disability fraud announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, has returned an indictment, which was unsealed today, charging a woman with filing false tax returns and wire fraud, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. for the Middle District of Alabama.


News Release: The Justice Department today announced that three East Los Angeles men have agreed to plead guilty to federal civil rights and racketeering charges for participating in the 2014 firebombing of African-American residences inside the Ramona Gardens Housing Development. On the night of May 11, 2014, eight ...


News Release: Randall Fox, one-time captain of the fishing vessel Native Sun, was found guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of discharging oily waste directly into the ocean, a felony violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships. The jury deliberated 5 hours following a three-day trial before U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. Randall Fox faces a maximum of six years in prison and a criminal fine of up to $250,000.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi A.S.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Turkiye Cumhuriyeti Ziraat Bankasi A.S.


News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the affirmative final determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of tool chests and cabinets from China and Vietnam.


Grain-Handling Industry and Safety Professionals Announce ‘Stand-Up for Grain Engulfment Prevention Week,’ April 9-13

News Release: KANSAS CITY, MO ‒ To raise awareness about grain engulfment prevention and other hazards in the grain handling industry, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) formed an alliance to provide information, guidance, ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a seven page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.