News published on Federal Newswire in April 2019

News from April 2019


NIST Tool Enables More Comprehensive Tests on High-Risk Software

News Release: We entrust our lives to software every time we step aboard a high-tech aircraft or modern car. A long-term research effort guided by two researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their collaborators has developed new tools to make this type of safety-critical software even safer.


News Release: Washington - On April 16, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued an administrative complaint against Larson Livestock Inc. and Carson Larson (Larson) of Columbia, S.D., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act. Larson will have until 20 days following receipt of the complaint to respond directly to the USDA Administrative Law Judge or be found in violation and subject to penalty.


Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Over $46 Million for Defrauding Customers, Including the United States, in Connection with Test Result Falsification Scheme

News Release: Aluminum Extrusion Manufacturer Agrees to Pay Over $46 Million for Defrauding Customers, Including the United States, in Connection with Test Result Falsification Scheme.


News Release: Inmate was brokering major drug sales within prison walls, co-conspirator scheduled for sentencing next month.


News Release: Memphis, TN - A federal jury has found a West Tennessee man guilty of being a felon in possession of a stolen firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee announced the guilty verdict today.


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ- At 1:05 p.m. today, Grand Canyon National Park rangers responded to a call reporting that a person needed help at rocky point west of Pipe Creek Vista.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a three-indictment against a 23-year-old Mexican citizen for assault on three Border Patrol (BP) agents, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: A Tulsa man has been sentenced today in U.S. District Court for dealing methamphetamine, brandishing a loaded gun at investigators and counterfeiting money, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.


News Release: Jury Finds Pennsylvania Biofuel Company Owners Guilty of Tax and False Statements Conspiracy.


News Release: Memphis, TN - John Lott was sentenced to 420 months imprisonment for his role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, the possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence, and aiding and abetting an attempted robbery. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the sentence today.


News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank joined the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in announcing that DEA will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, April 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public...


News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ways & Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin informed him that the IRS would not meet the April 23 deadline to furnish six years of President Trump’s personal and business tax returns...


Hearing Advisory

News Release: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 10:00 AM.


U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2018 Voting and Registration Data

News Release: New Data Show Voter Turnout From Midterm Elections.


News Release: RALEIGH - Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, announces the arrest after a federal grand jury sitting in Raleigh previously returned an indictment charging FURMAN ALEXANDER FORD, 49, of Raleigh with eleven counts each of Mail Fraud and Wire Fraud.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned a three-indictment against a 23-year-old Mexican citizen for assault on three Border Patrol (BP) agents, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


U.S. Department of Labor Partners with Southeast’s Industry Leaders, Landscaping Employers to Sponsor Safety Stand-Down, April 29-30, 2019

News Release: ATLANTA, GA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is partnering with the Associated General Contractors of Georgia Inc., and industry employers to sponsor safety stand-down events at worksites in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi, April 29-30, 2019, from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. EDT.


Kittery Man Charged with Federal Interstate Domestic Violence Crimes

News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Nelson Jean Dion, 52, of Kittery, was charged by criminal complaint in U.S. District Court with two counts of interstate travel to violate a protection order. Dion appeared before a United States Magistrate Judge in Portland Tuesday afternoon and was ordered detained pending a court hearing on April 30, 2019.


Atlanta sex trafficker sentenced to 21 years

News Release: ATLANTA - Quintavious Obie has been sentenced to federal prison for engaging in sex trafficking and witness tampering. The defendant was originally indicted for sex trafficking in 2018 but continued to harass and intimidate victims and was charged with witness tampering as well.


Augusta Man Pleads Guilty to Firearms Charge

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Ryan D. Merrill, 39, of Augusta, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to possessing an unregistered silencer. Merrill was indicted in October 2018.