News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


The US Justice Department published a six page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a seven page proposed rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that a federal grand jury in Scranton returned a second superseding indictment on Jan. 30, 2018, charging two additional defendants, Arthur Taylor, age 35, of Tobyhanna, PA and Jordan Capone, age 23, of Mt. Pocono, PA, with participating in Monroe County-based drug and sex trafficking conspiracies.


Couple Pleads Guilty to $2.7 Million Bank Fraud Scheme

News Release: BOSTON - A Rockland couple pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to engaging in a scheme to embezzle more than $2.7 million from Bank of America using fraudulent donations to non-profit organizations.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Lamont Butcher, age 42, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeremy Jorge, 21, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: BOSTON - A Rockland couple pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to engaging in a scheme to embezzle more than $2.7 million from Bank of America using fraudulent donations to non-profit organizations.


News Release: Pipestone, MN: Pipestone National Monument and other National Park Service (NPS) sites, around the country, proudly join the nation in observing President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018.


Former Controller at Portland Industrial Facility Indicted for Embezzlement

News Release: David G. King, 51, of Gallatin, Tennessee, was indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury and charged with four counts of wire fraud, announced United States Attorney Don Cochran of the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area invites students in the surrounding school systems of McCreary and Wayne counties in Kentucky and Scott, Fentress, Morgan, and Pickett counties in Tennessee to earn their Every Kid in a Park pass.


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Luis Garcia was not a responsibly connected member of MRP Cuts LLC, McAllen, Texas.


News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Earlier this week, National Park Service biologists recovered the remains of a female mountain lion near Malibu Canyon Road. The adult female known as P-23 appeared to have been struck by a vehicle days earlier.


East Hartford Man Sentenced to More than 6 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOEL GONZALEZ, also known as “Tuti," 34, of East Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford to 77 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for distributing heroin.