News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a nine page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Aug. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Departments of Commerce and Transportation Announce $109 Million in Grants to Modernize 911 Services for States and Tribal Nations

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Transportation announced more than $109 million in grants to 34 states and two tribal nations as part of the 911 Grant Program, which will help 911 call centers upgrade to Next Generation 911 capabilities.


U.S. Department of Transportation Finalizes Selection of U.S. Airlines and Cities for New Tokyo Haneda Routes

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today issued a final decision selecting four U.S. airlines to provide a total of 12 new daily services to Tokyo’s downtown Haneda airport. The flights will begin as early as March 2020.


Brevard County Man Convicted For Possession Of Child Pornography

News Release: Orlando, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that a federal jury has found James John Edwards (37, Brevard County) guilty of possession of child pornography. Edwards faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and must forfeit a computer and a one-terabyte hard drive that was used in the commission of the offense. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15, 2019.


News Release: Guatemala City-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement following his visit to Guatemala as part of a congressional delegation...


New Bill Seeks to Make Over 500 Violent Criminals (Including Many Rapists and Murderers) Immediately Eligible for Early Release

News Release: Second Look Amendment Re-Victimizes Victims and Ignores Public Safety in the District.



State Department Official Pleads Guilty to Procurement Fraud

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Washington, D.C., woman pleaded guilty today to disclosing confidential State Department bid proposals in an effort to help a furniture company executive win a lucrative government contract to provide furniture to a United States embassy abroad.


Iranian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Facilitate The Illegal Export Of Technology To Iran

News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers and U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of NEGAR GHODSKANI, 40, for her participation in a conspiracy to illegally export controlled technology from the United States to Iran. GHODSKANI, who was indicted on December...


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that Richard Darryl Moon, age 55, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to 2 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition.


Montgomery Woman Sentenced to 72 Months for Filing False Tax Returns

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Thursday, August 8, 2019, a Montgomery woman, Laquanda Gilmore Garrott, 39, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for filing false federal tax returns, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., and Special Agent in Charge Thomas J. Holloman, III of the Internal...


FBI, Law Enforcement Partners Seek Public's Assistance to Locate Michael Wheeler

News Release: FBI, Law Enforcement Partners Seek Public's Assistance to Locate Michael Wheeler.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that Douglas S. Waterbury and his co-defendants will be obligated to pay $850,000 in damages and civil penalties to resolve two Fair Housing Act lawsuits alleging that Waterbury sexually harassed numerous female tenants and prospective tenants for nearly three decades at properties he owned in and around Oswego, New York. The Department filed one of the lawsuits and a group of private plaintiffs brought the other.


Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2019-The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today announced it will continue field evaluation of an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait called ONRAB in five states. This year’s field evaluation is part of a multiyear study addressing operational ...