News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


Muskogee Man Sentenced To 75 Months For Possession Of Firearm and Ammunition In Furtherance Of Drug Crime

News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Rien Keith Irving, age 21, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for Felon In Possession Of Firearm & Ammunition, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections...


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Ronald Wayne Leavitt, age 61, of Stansbury Park, Utah, who targeted friends, members of his church, and some of their relatives in a fraud scheme, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in connection with the affinity fraud scheme Wednesday in federal court.


Explore the Many Colors of the Night Sky with a Park Ranger

News Release: Grants, NM - Join a park ranger at El Malpais Visitor Center for an astronomy talk and telescope viewing on March 17, 2018 at 7:30 pm. Explore the many colors that can be found in the inky darkness of pristine night skies during a free 45 minute park ranger program. After the talk, head outside for telescope viewing.


Anita A. Cruz Sentenced to Prison in Ice Trafficking Case

News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant ANITA A. CRUZ, age 60, from Yigo, was sentenced yesterday in District Court, to 30 months imprisonment for Distribution of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, in violation of 21 U.S.C.


Twenty New United States Citizens Naturalized Thursday in Jackson

News Release: Jackson, Miss. - Twenty people from 16 different countries were sworn in as United States citizens today during a Naturalization Ceremony held at the United States District Court in Jackson, Mississippi.


Secretary Nielsen Statement on President Trump's Nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the Next Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen M. Nielsen released the following statement on President Donald J. Trump’s nomination of Vice Admiral Karl L. Schultz to be the 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.


Alabama Resident and Ringleader of Multi-Million Dollar Stolen Identity Tax Refund Fraud Schemes Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

News Release: A Phenix City, Alabama, resident was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for his role in masterminding multiple stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) schemes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. of the Middle District of Alabama.


19 Members and Associates of Tennessee Mongols Motorcycle Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy Including Murder and Kidnapping

News Release: A 62-count second-superseding indictment was returned by a federal grand jury in Nashville, Tennessee yesterday, charging 19 members and associates of the Clarksville, Tennessee chapter of the Mongols Motorcycle Gang with various federal crimes, including racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, ...


Department of Justice Announces Launch of National FOIA Portal

News Release: Today the Department of Justice launched its new redesign of FOIA.gov and the first iteration of the National FOIA Portal, a government-wide FOIA request portal that allows the public to submit a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to any agency from a single place.


Alabama Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIS

News Release: Earlier this week, a one-count information was filed charging Aziz Ihab Sayyed, 23, of Huntsville, Alabama, with attempting to provide services and personnel, namely himself, to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Sayyed pleaded guilty today.


Former Nurse Assistant Charged with Civil Rights Offense for Striking Resident of the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

News Release: The Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Adrian Wiggins, 53, a former Nurse Assistant at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee, with a civil rights offense. The indictment alleges that, on Jan. 8, 2017, Wiggins repeatedly struck an individual identified by the initials W.B., a resident of the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and caused bodily injury as a result.


Former Employee of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Afghanistan Sentenced to Prison for Soliciting Approximately $320,000 in Bribes From Contractors

News Release: A former employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) based in Afghanistan was sentenced today to 100 months in prison for soliciting approximately $320,000 in bribes from Afghan contractors in return for his assistance in U.S. government contracts.


Oregon Pastor Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison for Transporting Child Pornography

News Release: An Oregon man was sentenced today to serve 135 months in prison for transportation of child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer of the District of Colorado.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Royal Bank of Scotland Group

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Edinburgh, Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc, Edinburgh, Scotland, The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, The Royal Bank of Scotland ...


Secretary Ross Statement on President Trump’s Decision to Impose Tariffs on Imported Steel and Aluminum

News Release: Following President Trump’s signing of a Presidential Proclamation imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum products from certain countries, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross released the following statement: “President Trump is taking action today to protect both our national security and industries ...


U.S. Department of Labor Conducting Wage Survey in Georgia Of Workers Engaged in Building and Heavy Construction Projects

News Release: ATLANTA, GA – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is conducting a survey of wages paid to workers in 74 metropolitan Georgia counties on all active building and heavy construction projects to establish prevailing wage rates required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA).


Notice published on March 8 by State Department

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did State Department publish on March 8?

The US State Department published a one page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on March 8?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on March 8

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.