News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


Wilmington Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years for Drug Distribution Charge

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced JERMAINE DALE ROGERS, 39, of Wilmington, to 210 months of imprisonment followed by 6 years of supervised release.


U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration this week placed all illicit fentanyl analogues not already regulated by the Controlled Substances Act into Schedule I-the category for substances with no currently accepted medical use-for two years, with the possibility of a one-year extension. This action is expected to reduce these substances’ flow into the country and slow the alarming increase in overdose deaths linked to synthetic opioids.


San Antonio Man Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment for Series of Bank Robberies

News Release: In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 31-year-old David Lee Sartin to 121 months in federal prison for his role in five bank robberies and one attempted bank robbery during the summer of 2016, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio.


Norwich Man Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison for Gun and Drug Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMAEL ARTIS, also known as “Rah," 36, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 106 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for gun and drug offenses.


DHS Acting Press Secretary Statement on January Border Apprehension Numbers

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON – Today, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Press Secretary Tyler Q. Houlton released the following statement on U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) January Southwest Border Migration numbers: “DHS front-line ...


Perdue Announces Emergency Funding for Spotted Lanternfly in Pennsylvania

News Release: (Washington, D.C., February 7, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced $17.5 million in emergency funding to stop the spread of the spotted lanternfly in southeastern Pennsylvania.


Thirty-six Defendants Indicted for Alleged Roles in Transnational Criminal Organization Responsible for More than $530 Million in Losses from Cybercrimes

News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today charging 36 individuals for their alleged roles in the Infraud Organization, an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, personally identifiable information, financial and banking information, computer malware, and other contraband.


Department of Justice Files Denaturalization Complaint Against Diversity Visa Recipient Who Transferred Non-Profit Funds to Specially Designated Global Terrorist

News Release: The Department of Justice today filed a complaint to revoke the naturalization of a Sudan native—who entered the United States on an F-1 student visa and gained lawful permanent resident status through the diversity visa lottery program—for violating and conspiring to violate sanctions imposed against Iraq under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), as well as obstructing Internal Revenue laws.


Rabobank NA Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Pay Over $360 Million

News Release: Rabobank National Association (Rabobank), a Roseville, California subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt and pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge for impairing, impeding and obstructing its primary regulator, ...


New York Doctor Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Health Care Fraud

News Release: A New York surgeon who practiced at hospitals in Brooklyn and Long Island was sentenced today to 156 months in prison for his role in a scheme that involved the submission of millions of dollars in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare.


U.S. Department of Labor Cites Georgia Manufacturer for Safety Violations, Proposes $256,088 in Penalties

News Release: DALTON, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited First Source Worldwide LLC for several workplace safety hazards that put employees at risk of injury. The company faces proposed penalties of $256,088.


What did Commerce Department publish on Feb. 7?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 7 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Feb. 7

The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on Feb. 7?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes notice on Feb. 7

The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 7 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on Feb. 7

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on Feb. 7

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 7 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.