News published on Federal Newswire in December 2018

News from December 2018


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Dec. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on the Lying-in-State of President George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol

News Release: Statement of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao on the Lying-in-State of President George H.W. Bush at the U.S. Capitol


News Release: St. Louis, MO - Barbara “Basia" Skudrzyk, a/k/a Barbara “Basia" Najarro, 38, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud.


Former Washington University Official Admits to Embezzling from Medical School

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Barbara “Basia" Skudrzyk, a/k/a Barbara “Basia" Najarro, 38, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to three counts of mail fraud.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FEDERICO CANNON, also known as “Rico," 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm, and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.



Wyden. Grassley Announce Bill to Recoup Millions from Pharma Ripoff

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and senior Finance Committee member Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, today introduced a bill that would fix an issue in Medicaid that has allowed pharmaceutical manufacturers to misclassify their drugs and overcharge taxpayers by hundreds of millions of dollars.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of DEREK JON PADDY, 22, KEVIN ROBERTSON, 32, CHERAI MICHELLE CLARK, 26, and SHANISE FRANCES OSTLUND, 29, for their roles in a burglary on the Red Lake Reservation in the early morning hours of Nov. 24, 2017.


Fraudsters Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Pay Restitution of More Than $491,000 after a Jury Convicted Them of Federal Charges Related to Foreclosure Prevention Fraud Scheme

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - On Dec. 3, 2018, U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Michelle Sylethia Jordan, a/k/a Michelle Harris and Michelle Welsh, age 49; and her husband, Michael Paul Anthony Welsh, a/k/a Michael A. Welsh and Michael Paul S. Welsh, age 45, both of Laurel, Maryland, to 57 months...


News Release: The National Park Service is encouraging public comment on a proposal to remove nonnative mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway. This proposal is to aid in the conservation of a native population of bighorn sheep and protect other park resources and values from the rapidly growing nonnative mountain goat population.


News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore is pleased to announce that the National Park Service (NPS) has executed a lease with Oregon Inlet Marinas, LLC, managed by Russell C. King, to provide for the maintenance and continued operation of Oregon Inlet Marina, also known as Oregon Inlet Fishing Center, for use as a charter boat marina. The lease is for a 20-year period and will commence on Dec. 31, 2018.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa - A local man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of attempted possession with the intent to distribute heroin, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


TSA releases Cybersecurity Roadmap

Release: WASHINGTON - The Transportation Security Administration today released its, which will guide efforts to prioritize cybersecurity measures within TSA and across the transportation systems sector.


News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Workers in Hanford ’s tank farms have begun using new personal monitors to provide further protection from potential exposure to chemical vapors.