News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


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

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


News Release: SAN DIEGO - Rabobank National Association (Rabobank), a California subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A., pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and agreed to pay $368,701,259 - the largest financial penalty in the Southern District of California - as part of a plea agreement to settle allegations that it hid deficiencies in its anti-money laundering program.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 21 year old Brownsville resident has been ordered to federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Ernesto Alonso Valdez pleaded guilty Aug. 31, 2017.


FBI Cautions Public to be Wary of Online Romance Scams

News Release: FBI Cautions Public to be Wary of Online Romance Scams.


News Release: CHICAGO - An Indiana man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to commit violence at women’s reproductive health services clinics in Chicago and northwest Indiana.


Public input deadline extended for Revised Draft Resource Management Plan

News Release: LAS VEGAS - The Bureau of Land Management has extended the deadline for public input on the Revised Draft Southern Nevada District Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.


Young Undocumented Alien Sentenced For Smuggling Drugs

News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A 26 year old undocumented alien from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to import methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: FBI Announces the Arrest of an Alleged Bank Robber.


Two Palm Beach County Residents Sentenced to Prison for Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: Jean Germain, 24, of West Palm Beach, was sentenced to 134 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,129,809. Richekad Jean, 26, of Belle Glade, was sentenced to 57 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $250,234.


Census Bureau Releases the Response Outreach Area Mapper Web Application

News Release: Feb. 7, 2018 - Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the Response Outreach Area Mapper (ROAM) web application. This interactive map makes it easier to identify areas that typically have low response rates for censuses and surveys.


Taos County Businessman Sentenced to Prison for Federal Tax Conviction and Ordered to Pay $182,771 in Restitution

News Release: Owner of Café and Ski Shop in Red River, N.M., Sentenced for Filing False Tax Return.


Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration Cover Up of Evidence Showing Proposed Rule Change Would Allow Employers to Steal Billions of Dollars in Tips from Workers

News Release: Dear Secretary Acosta: We write to express our deep concern regarding reports that the Department of Labor (DOL) concealed evidence from the public showing that DOL’s proposed tip rule would result in employees losing billions of dollars in tips. DOL is forcing through a regulation that would take money...


News Release: CHICAGO - An Indiana man is facing federal charges for allegedly threatening to commit violence at women’s reproductive health services clinics in Chicago and northwest Indiana.


News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz.- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Kingman Field Office (KFO) invites the public to comment on two applications from the Golden Vertex Corporation for two 25-year rights-of-way (ROW).


News Release: Updated Feb. 22: A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against all three defendants on Feb. 21. They are set for a counsel determination hearing Feb. 26, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge Dena Hanovice Palermo in Houston federal court. They are charged with conspiracy...


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.


News Release: NEWNAN, Ga. - Lloyd Christopher Young has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for receipt and possession of child pornography. Most of the images were of children between five to twelve years old, but Young collected pictures of infants as well.



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.


ICYMI: Shuster Delivers Keynote at the FAA Commercial Space Transportation Conference

News Release: Thank you very much - it’s a pleasure to be here today. This is an exciting time for commercial space transportation and the transportation industry as a whole.