News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on March 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Hosts Celebration of Women’s History Month

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today hosted an event at U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) headquarters celebrating Women’s History Month. Participants were able to learn about women’s roles in key technological advances and prepare current and future generations of women leaders to achieve their full potential.


News Release: Gary Dimick sold more than 25,000 30-milligram oxycodone tablets over seven years.


Colombian Drug Kingpin Found Guilty By Miami Federal Jury

News Release: (MIAMI) - A Miami jury found Henry de Jesus Lopez Londoño, a/k/a “Mi Sangre," 47, a citizen of Colombia, guilty today of conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine with the knowledge that it would be unlawfully imported into the United States. Sentencing is set for May 30, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. in Miami. The defendant faces a maximum statutory sentence of life in prison.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - According to court records unsealed today, a Paris, Ky. man was indicted on March 1, 2018, and charged with crop insurance fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering-related offenses.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - Brent E. Clark, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to a 60-month term of imprisonment at each count of conviction, to run concurrently, to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release, at each count to run concurrently, on charges of distribution of...


Los Angeles Dentist Charged in Health Care Fraud Scheme

News Release: A Los Angeles, California-based dentist was charged in an indictment unsealed on Monday for his alleged participation in a health care fraud and identity theft scheme.


News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A West Texas man was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 327 months in federal prison and 20 years of supervised release, following his guilty plea in November 2017 to two counts of producing child pornography.


News Release: 2030 Marks Important Demographic Milestones for U.S. Population.


News Release: Fort Worth, Texas - Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor convicted Nygul Anderson, 19, and Albert Gonzalez, 18, of two additional counts for their role in an extortion and kidnapping scheme that occurred in Fort Worth in October 2017, announced Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.


USDA Invests $276 Million in Rural Electric Infrastructure

News Release: Washington - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $276 million in rural electric infrastructure (PDF, 60 KB) to improve system efficiency and reliability. This announcement comes the day before Secretary Perdue is set to testify...


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Susquehanna Supply Company, Inc., of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information of willfully committing an OSHA violation that resulted in an employee’s death.


News Release: “Joseph Percoco was found guilty of taking over $300,000 in cash bribes by selling something priceless that was not his to sell - the sacred obligation to honestly and faithfully serve the citizens of New York. As every schoolchild knows, but he corruptly chose to disregard, government officials who...