News published on Federal Newswire in August 2019

News from August 2019


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today published the Record of Decision approving the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (NCA), located near Sierra Vista. The approved plan prioritizes active resource management and allows for a broad array of management tools for ecosystem restoration and conservation stewardship.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on August 5, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro’s latest appeal regarding his 2011 conviction on multiple public corruption...


Bank Robber Pleads Guilty to Brazen Heist

News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Adam Gordon (619) 546-6720 and Matthew Brehm (619) 546-8983.


News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, ILL. - Eight men were federally indicted today after attempting to have sex with children under the age of 18, U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft announced today. The cases are part of "Operation Independence Day," a nationwide initiative to combat child sex trafficking.


Convictions for Former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro Upheld

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on August 5, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit denied former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert C. Cordaro’s latest appeal regarding his 2011 conviction on multiple public corruption...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to steal high-end sport utility vehicles and pick-ups from out-of-state dealerships and transport them to Kansas City for sale on the black market.


SPRU Marks Major Milestone With Completion of Field Work, Site Restoration

News Release: NISKAYUNA, N.Y. - EM recently completed deactivation, decontamination, demolition, and site restoration at the Separations Process Research Unit (SPRU) nuclear facilities at the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory.


Crews Safely Finish Lighting Renovations at Savannah River Site Facility

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM crews recently completed extensive lighting renovations across a facility supporting many critical missions at the Savannah River Site (SRS).


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Gina Carol McCauley, of Beverly, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 60 months incarceration for her role in a methamphetamine distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Grassley Presses Comptroller General on Foreign Threats to Taxpayer-funded Research

News Release: Dear Mr. Dodaro: Private and public universities and colleges are a primary recipient of federal awards for research, and a majority of these institutions are tax-exempt entities as defined by the Internal Revenue Code because of their educational and scientific purposes. Taxpayer money supports billions...


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Gabriel Murillo, 44, of San Bernadino County, California, who was convicted of attempted online enticement of a minor, was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford.


News Release: Once again, the Port Oneida Rural Historic District of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) will be full of activities both Friday and Saturday, August 9-10, for the annual Port Oneida Fair. Beginning at 10:00 a.m. each day, and running until 4:00 p.m., visitors are invited to...


Innocence Lost National Initiative and Operation Independence Day 2019: FBI Announces New Program Focusing on the Recovery of Child Victims from Commercial Sex Trafficking

News Release: DETROIT - The Department of Justice announced today the FBI-led recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through Operation Independence Day. This initiative - a revamping of a previously successful program - was executed during the month of July through 161 operations conducted nationwide.


News Release: Memphis, TN - The Department of Justice announced today the FBI-led recovery or identification of 103 child victims and the arrest of 67 sex traffickers through Operation Independence Day. This initiative - a revamping of a previously successful program - was executed during the month of July through 161 operations conducted nationwide.