News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Bridgeport Twins Plead Guilty to Violent Robbery and Carjacking of Ansonia Delivery Driver

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTOINE SNELL and TREYQUANE SNELL, both 20 of Bridgeport, each pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to a federal robbery offense stemming from a violent robbery and carjacking of a food delivery driver in Ansonia.


Violent Mexican national sentenced for illegally re-entering the United States

News Release: GAINESVILLE, Ga. - Sadat Alvarez-Sanchez, a Mexican national, has been sentenced for illegally entering the United States after having previously been deported.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Mojtaba Biria, age 68, and a citizen of Germany, was sentenced today to time served (approximately 21 months in jail) for conspiring to unlawfully export gas turbine parts from the United States to Iran.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM -An Opelika woman who stole money from the Talladega County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments was sentenced yesterday, announced U.S. Attorney Jay E. Town and FBI Special Agent in Charge Johnnie Sharp, Jr.


Jury convicts Billings man of meth trafficking crimes

News Release: BILLINGS - A jury on Wednesday convicted Billings resident Charles Eugene Venditti of methamphetamine trafficking crimes, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. The trial began on Monday.


St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: St. Louis, MO - Rodney Grant Sullivan, 55, St. Louis, MO, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for Possession of Child Pornography. Sullivan appeared before United States District Judge Ronnie L. White.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Tyler C. Amon, Special Agent in Charge of EPA’s Criminal Investigation Division in New England, announced that ALEKS RAKAJ, 46, of Trumbull, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to one year of probation and a $9,500 fine for illegally removing asbestos at a New Haven property.


News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Matthew G.T. Martin, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, announced today that TYRONE THOMAS WOODS pleaded guilty to multiple bank robberies and a firearm charge.


News Release: Authorities ask any additional potential victims to contact FBI tip line.


USDA Designates 45 Mississippi Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 45 Mississippi counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to the combined effects of freeze, excessive rainfall, flooding, and flash flooding that occurred since Jan. 15, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


News Release: Root Cause Analysis for Microscopic Hair Comparison Analysis Completed.


News Release: DAVENPORT, IA-- On Aug. 12, 2019, Nirander Kumar, age 66, from Bettendorf, Iowa, pled guilty to Failure to Pay Employment Taxes announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. This crime carries a maximum potential penalty of not more than 5 years’ imprisonment, up to a $10,000 fine, a term of supervised release of not more than (3) three years, and a $100 special assessment to the Crime Victims Fund. Kumar’s sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 19, 2019.


USDA Designates 53 Missouri Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 53 Missouri counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to excessive rainfall and flooding that has occurred since March 9, 2019, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.