News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bozeman Woman Sentenced to Nine Months for Defrauding Court-Appointed Clients

News Release: MISSOULA-Ellen Lorraine Van Ausdol, a Bozeman resident who ran a money management service for court-appointed clients, was sentenced today to nine months in prison and three years supervised release for stealing her clients’ funds and spending most of the money on gambling expenses, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Fourth Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes and Kickbacks from Pharmaceutical Company in Exchange for Prescribing Fentanyl Drug

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JEFFREY GOLDSTEIN, a doctor who practiced in Manhattan, pled guilty today to conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, in connection with a scheme to prescribe Subsys, a potent fentanyl-based spray...


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS QUINTANA, 28, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


News Release: Data Tool Now Includes Employment and Wages for the Nation, States and Counties.


News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) announced that SINGEO I. SINGENES, age 63, and INNOCENCIA ESIROM, age 56, were sentenced in U.S. District Court today by Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood. SINGENES and ESIROM were convicted...


News Release: MONTROSE, Colo. - Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Uncompahgre Field Office and the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests issued respective decisions on a proposed oil and gas development project on existing Federal leases 12 miles northeast of Paonia, Colo.


Grant County man admits to methamphetamine distribution

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jared Judy, of Petersburg, West Virginia, has admitted to methamphetamine distribution, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Duke Jimenez, 36, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of production and possession of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 42 years in prison and a lifetime of supervised released by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


Phenix City Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, Hector Manuel Bossio, 43, of Phenix City, Alabama, was sentenced to 35 years in prison for federal drug and firearms charges, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., and Special Agent in Charge Marcus S. Watson with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Mars, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to four years’ (48 months’) imprisonment, followed by 8 years’ supervised release, on his conviction of possession of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Little Sahara Recreation Area Visitor Center reopens

News Release: FILLMORE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Little Sahara Recreation Area Visitor Center will reopen on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, for the late-summer and fall visitors. Located less than two-hours from the Wasatch Front, Little Sahara offers outstanding off-highway vehicle and camping opportunities in “Utah’s Largest Sandbox".


Fatality at Wahweap Swim Beach

News Release: National Park Service (NPS) Dispatch at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area received a report at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Friday, August 16 of a missing person and presumed drowning at Swim Beach on Lake Powell. Swim Beach is located in the Wahweap District of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area near Page, Arizona, at the Utah/Arizona state line.


News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Santiago Velazquez-Cordova, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Lance E. Walker to time served for entering the United States after being removed or deported. He has been in custody since March 28, 2019, and pleaded guilty on June 21, 2019.


Lowell Woman Charged with Stealing Approximately $182,000 from Employer

News Release: BOSTON - A Lowell woman was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston in connection with embezzling approximately $182,000 from a veterinary hospital that employed her.


Wilkes Barre Man Sentenced to 188 Months’ Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on Aug. 14, 2019, Jeffrey Stevens, age 36, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 188 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release, by United States District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.