News published on Federal Newswire in September 2018

News from September 2018


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Sept. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Tuba City Man Sentenced to Prison for Assaulting Navajo Nation Officer

News Release: PHOENIX - This week, Raymond Wilson Jr., 25, of Tuba City, Ariz., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Wilson, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, had previously pleaded guilty to assault on a federal officer.


FAA Aviation Workforce Symposium

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will hold its first Aviation Workforce Symposium on September 13 to discuss how to attract more young people to the aviation industry, improve the quality and efficiency of training, and build better partnerships to support our next generation of pilots and aviation technicians.


Cape Cod National Seashore to Host Jane Paradise’s Exhibit, Dune Shacks of Provincetown

News Release: EASTHAM, Mass. - Photographs by Jane Paradise will be featured at Cape Cod National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center in October. The exhibit is part of the seashore’s ongoing series - Perspectives: Seeing Cape Cod National Seashore Through Art.


News Release: Former state senator Bertram C. Johnson, 44, of Highland Park, was sentenced today to 90 days in prison, followed by two years of supervised release with 90 days of home confinement and 480 hours of community service, and over $23,000 in restitution, after having pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft from a federally funded program, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider.


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced NIKI HOSEA JOYNER, 45, of Farmville, North Carolina to 60 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY- Following coordination with local communities, county and State government, Tribes and other stakeholders, the Bureau of Land Management has established an Interim Final Supplementary Rule (Rule) to implement a 2,004-acre long-term target shooting closure in the Eastern Lake Mountains of Utah County, Utah. The Rule continues to allow for activities, including lawful hunting, and access to or through the Lake Mountains.


Ohio Man Charged with Child Pornography Offenses

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Boston, today announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging ROBERT DUDUKOVICH, 24, of Wakeman, Ohio, with five counts of distribution of child pornography and one count of aiding and abetting the transportation of child pornography.


News Release: North Korean Hacking Team Allegedly Responsible for WannaCry Ransomware, Destructive Cyberattack on Sony Pictures, and Cybertheft from Bangladesh Bank.


Glastonbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy and Tax Offenses Related to Kickback Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED CHOUDHRY, 60, of Glastonbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to eight months of imprisonment, followed by four months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a kickback scheme.


Former CFO of Long Island Real Estate Company Arrested for Multi-Million-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme

News Release: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip charging Kwesi T. Bovell with wire fraud during his tenure as chief financial officer of The Mulholland Group, a real estate company located in Manhasset, Long Island (hereinafter Mulholland). The complaint alleges that Bovell...


Colombian alien sentenced to 3 years in prison for using stolen id to obtain driver’s license in Monroe

News Release: MONROE, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that an illegal alien from Colombia was sentenced Wednesday to 36 months in prison for using a stolen birth certificate and Social Security card to obtain identification cards in Monroe.


Glastonbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy and Tax Offenses Related to Kickback Scheme

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVED CHOUDHRY, 60, of Glastonbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to eight months of imprisonment, followed by four months of home confinement and three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax offenses related to a kickback scheme.


Fleming County Farmer Indicted for Crop Insurance Fraud

News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Flemingsburg man was indicted today for engaging in crop insurance fraud.


Managing Director of a Broker-Dealer Pleads Guilty to Participating in a $86 Million Market Manipulation Scheme

News Release: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Michael Morris, a registered broker and managing director of Halcyon Cabot Partners, Ltd. (“Halcyon"), pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud for his participation in an $86 million market manipulation scheme involving the publicly traded company CodeSmart Holdings, Inc. (“CodeSmart"), which traded under the ticker symbol ITEN. The proceeding was before United States District Judge Eric N. Vitaliano.