News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on May 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


News Release: Haleakalā National Park and the Pacific Whale Foundation are recruiting local volunteers for Waele ma Haleakalā, the twice-monthly invasive plant removal project. Waele translates to weed, clear, or remove weeds. A deeper meaning is that by caring for the land, the land will take care of you. The next...


Randolph County man sentenced for unlawful possession of a firearm

News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Eric Joseph Wilson, Jr., of Coalton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 15 months incarceration for illegally possessing a firearm, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: SALAMANCA, N.Y. - A team of high school students takes a practical exam at a wildlife station during last week’s Cattaraugus County Envirothon. Teams of students tested their knowledge of aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, soils, and management of public rangelands. Randolph Central School, the winner...


Bergen County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Provide Material Support To ISIS

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Fort Lee, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito, Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers, and Special Agent in Charge Gregory W. Ehrie of the FBI’s Newark Division announced.


News Release: ST JOHN, VIRGIN ISLANDS - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 304,408 visitors to Virgin Islands National Park in 2017 spent $42,473,900 in communities near the park. That spending supported 563 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $61,113,100.


Census Bureau Begins Conducting Economic Census

News Release: MAY 1, 2018 - The 2017 Economic Census is officially underway today as the U.S. Census Bureau began notifying businesses nationwide by mail with instructions on how to complete the survey online. Conducted once every five years, this is the first time the Census Bureau will conduct the survey almost entirely online. Only small businesses in U.S. territories will receive a paper form.


Georgia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Marijuana Trafficking Offense

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that SHAMAR MADDEN, also known as “Sheist," 38, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to one count of conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana.


News Release: SKYWARN spotters play a pivotal role in helping the National Weather Service (NWS) identify and report dangerous storms that can rip through an area causing major damage. On Aug. 2, 2015, Northern Michigan experienced thunderstorms with 100 mph winds that knocked down trees and damaged homes and businesses...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Craig Jerabeck, 57, of Rochester, NY pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and filing a false tax return before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.


KC Man Indicted for Illegal Firearms After Sharing Video of Himself Pointing a Gun at Another Man

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today after he distributed a video of himself holding a gun to the head of a blindfolded man.


Two Men Arrested for Possession of Fentanyl With Intent to Distribute

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Two men who were arrested with approximately one kilogram of fentanyl made their initial appearances today in Trenton federal court, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Goodlatte, Gowdy Request Information on Daniel Richman’s Handling of Comey Memos

News Release: Washington, DC - Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide documents and information related to Daniel Richman’s status at the FBI and/or DOJ as well as his handling of former FBI Director Comey’s memos.