News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Two top-level managers in a drug-trafficking organization today admitted their roles in distributing significant amounts of illegal drugs in Camden, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: LEXINGTON, Ky. - On Monday, a Lexington man was sentenced, by Senior U.S. District Judge Joseph M. Hood, for his involvement in a health care fraud conspiracy. Samuel L. Ford, 40, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison and 36 months of supervised release, for his role in submitting fraudulent claims for urine drug testing to insurers that administer the Kentucky Medicaid program.


News Release: Beyond the Icons: America’s Lesser-Known National Parks, the newest exhibit in Biscayne National Park’s Dante Fascell Visitor Center Gallery, features 25 prints with corresponding stories by Sandra Ramos. She wants the images to educate and engage audiences with the importance of these public lands...


Snapshot: S&T, Canadian counterparts evaluate AUDREY in use case

News Release: Paramedics must make numerous life-saving decisions, often in the back of an ambulance with limited time. While they at times call doctors for additional medical directives, precious seconds tick away for the patient during these back-and-forth conversations. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ...


News Release: Defendant lied about his inappropriate sexual contacts with multiple probationers under his supervision.


News Release: PITTSBURGH - An accounting coordinator at a Pittsburgh-area non-profit organization has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of bank fraud and mail fraud, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI"), and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD"), announced...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on charges of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: SAN ANTONIO - In San Antonio today a federal judge sentenced 38-year-old former Central Texas Detention Facility - G.E.O. employee Jewel Roberto Jefferson to 40 months in federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to inmates inside the federal detention facility, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy, U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, and U.S. Marshal Susan Pamerleau.


East Side Realtor Convicted of Attempting to Engage in Sex with a Minor

News Release: PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A realtor from the East Side of Providence has been found guilty by a federal court jury in Providence of attempting to entice a 10 year-old girl into sexual activity.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm today sentenced Steven Hadley Hassan, age 52, of Frederick, Maryland, to 40 years in federal prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually abusing minors to produce child pornography and transporting those images to the United States.


Oak Ridge Moves Closer to Vision 2020 as Crews Kick Off Another Demolition

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - As old, unneeded buildings continue to disappear at the Oak Ridge Site’s East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP), another will soon be torn down and added to the list - the K-1423 Toll Enrichment Facility.


156th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga

News Release: Fort Oglethorpe, GA: Visitors are invited to join the staff and volunteers of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park as we commemorate the 156th Anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga with a series of ranger-guided tours, hikes, lectures, and living history demonstrations. Programs are scheduled to begin Friday, Sept. 13, and to conclude Sunday, September 22.


Sioux Falls Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on August 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Possessing Firearm

News Release: DAYTON - Dontae T. Tucker, 34, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 48 months in prison for possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.