News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Nov. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kent Handy, 58, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to distributing oxycodone, a controlled substance, before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: SENTENCING -Anthony Turner, 26, Xavier Ross, 26 & Afraybeom Jackson, 28.


Explo officials sentenced for roles in conspiracy that led to illegal dumping of munitions and explosion at Camp Minden

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced today that officials of Explo Systems, Inc., were sentenced for their roles in a criminal conspiracy. “The defendants sentenced today used Camp Minden here in Northwest Louisiana as the largest illegal dumping ground of military explosives...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - President Donald J. Trump and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) today released the following joint statement...


Historic women, the Arabia and Pioneer Christmas: California Trail Interpretive Center announces December programs

News Release: ELKO, Nev. - Learn about historic Nevada women, a famous steamboat wreck, and enjoy Pioneer Christmas at the California Trail Interpretive Center.


News Release: FILLMORE, Utah-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Little Sahara Recreation Area Visitor Center will close for the winter season from Dec. 1, 2018 to late-February 2019. While the visitor center is closed, the recreation area will remain open to the public. Vault toilets will also remain open during the visitor center closure. Flush toilets and flush/dump stations are turned off to prevent facility damage from freezing winter temperatures.


South American Couple Plead Guilty to Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A South American couple pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud for orchestrating a loan modification scheme.


Grand Jury Returns Indictments Charging Gun, Drug, and Fraud Crimes

News Release: MADISON, WIS. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictments yesterday. You are advised that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.


Louisville Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Distributing Methamphetamine

News Release: COVINGTON, Ky. - Jamel Clay, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, was sentenced on Thursday, by United States District Judge David Bunning, to eight years in federal prison, for possession with the intent to distribute Methamphetamine.


News Release: Charleston, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Ronreguss Santez Grant, 35, of North Charleston, South Carolina, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


North Carolina Man Sentenced for Providing Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization

News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces that today, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle, sentenced BASIT JAVED SHEIKH, 39, of Cary, North Carolina, to 84 months imprisonment followed by a lifetime of supervised release.


News Release: PHOENIX - Pharmacist Vilawoe Aku Boadu, 39, of Peoria, Ariz., was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 120 months in prison. Zinka Sisic, 30, of Phoenix, who worked as a Pharmacy Technician for Boadu, was previously sentenced to 48 months in prison. Boadu and Sisic were both convicted of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and conspiring to launder money involved in a drug trafficking offense.


News Release: Owner of Michigan Trucking Business Sentenced for $2.9 Million Theft and Failure to File Tax Returns.