News published on Federal Newswire in February 2018

News from February 2018


Notice published on Feb. 20 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Feb. 20

The US Commerce Department published a seven page proposed rule on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Agriculture Department publish on Feb. 20?

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Feb. 20

The US Agriculture Department published a four page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Feb. 20

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Feb. 20 by Agriculture Department

The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


FBI Seeks Information on 2005 Disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, Jr.

News Release: FBI Seeks Information on 2005 Disappearance of Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone, Jr.


Former Jewelry Store Manager Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud

News Release: Frank Dunkow, 52, of Wellington, pled guilty before United States District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg, to bank fraud involving his repeated sales of jewelry to individuals using counterfeit credit cards in 2010-2011.


Former Youth Organizer Sent to Prison for Production of Child Pornography

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A former teen mentor and founder of a nonprofit youth organization has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of sexual exploitation of a child, otherwise known as production of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Luzerne County Man Guilty Of Participating In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: SCRANTON-The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced today that Charles Davis, III, age 46, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2018, before Senior U.S. District Court Judge James M. Munley, to conspiring with others to distribute heroin in Luzerne County during February through November 2014.


Sarasota Man Indicted for Receipt and Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces the return of an indictment charging Adam Daniel Young (27, Sarasota) with one count of receiving and two counts of possessing child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in federal prison on each count.


Local Man Sent to Prison for Robbing Two Banks

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison for his conviction of bank robbery, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Johnathan Samuel Borden, 32, pleaded guilty Nov. 20, 2017.


Columbia Father, Son Charged with Marijuana Trafficking, Illegal Firearm

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Timothy A. Garrison, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Columbia, Mo., father and son were charged in federal court today with possessing marijuana to distribute.


Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine in South Eastern New Mexico

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kenneth Dickerson, 56, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges under a plea agreement requiring him to be sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court


Technology on Hanford Vehicles Improve Accuracy, Save Time

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Office of River Protection (ORP) contractor Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS) recently added technology to improve how it manages general purpose vehicles and installed self-powered GPS units on large pieces of equipment.


Reclamation released draft environmental document for five-year Warren Act groundwater conveyance contracts in the Tehama-Colusa Canal

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Draft Environmental Assessment for proposed five-year Warren Act contracts with water service contractors within the Sacramento Canals Unit of the Central Valley Project.


Dominican national pleads guilty to role in national conspiracy to sell US identity documents to illegal aliens

News Release: WASHINGTON - A Dominican national pleaded guilty Feb. 16 for his role in a scheme to sell the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents to individuals illegally residing in the United States.


Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine in Southeastern New Mexico

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Kenneth Dickerson, 56, of Carlsbad, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to methamphetamine trafficking charges under a plea agreement requiring him to be sentenced to 36 months of imprisonment followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.


Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Heroin And Fentanyl That Led To The Deaths Of Two People

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Aaron J. McDuffie, aka “G", 23, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to distribution of heroin and butyryl fentanyl causing death, and distribution of fentanyl, butyryl fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl causing death before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. The charges carry a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $1,000,000 fine.


Area Man Sentenced for Preparing False Tax Returns

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated that Desmond Lamar Williams was sentenced for Preparation of False Tax Returns, a violation of Title 26, United States Code, § 7206(2). Chief United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten, of Columbia, sentenced Williams to 24 months in jail after a sentencing hearing.