News published on Federal Newswire in December 2019

News from December 2019


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Dec. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


HOPI WEAVER, DAVIS MAHO, TO VISIT MONTEZUMA CASTLE AND TUZIGOOT NATIONAL MONUMENTS (Camp Verde)

News Release: The National Park Service is pleased to announce the return of Davis Maho, Hopi weaver, for a weekend of demonstrations. Davis was an Artist in Residence at Tuzigoot National Monument in 2018. He will be at Tuzigoot on Saturday, December 28th, and Montezuma Castle on Sunday, December 29th from 10:00am-2:00pm.


Foxx, Walberg Support NLRB Efforts to End Ambush Elections

News Release: Today, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a final rule on union elections that will give workers adequate time to make an informed decision on whether or not to join a union. Republican Workforce Leaders on the Education and Labor Committee, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), issued the following statement in support of the rule...


News Release: Two Dallas Men Plead Guilty to Hate Crimes After Using Dating App to Target Gay Men for Violent Crimes.


News Release: Alfalfa is often called the "Queen of the Forages" due to its high yield, feed quality for ruminant animals, nitrogen fixation and pollinator habitat among other environmental services. But this royal member of the legume family is no match against the host of microbes that cause the disease complex known as "crown rot.".


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a 10-count indictment charging ANTHONY TEIXEIRA, 50, of Danbury, with wire fraud offenses related to an embezzlement scheme. The indictment was returned on Dec. 11, 2019, and Texiera was arrested yesterday.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Willie Lee Lewis (48, Ocala) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Lewis had pleaded guilty on March 12, 2019.


News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging DEMETRICE DEVON MILLER, 29, with being a felon in possession of two firearms.1 On Dec. 12, 2019, MILLER made his initial appearance before Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


BLM California issues policy to reduce wildfire risk around power lines on public lands

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Building on the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to reduce the threat of wildfires through active management, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) California State Office today issued a new policy to limit fire risk from power lines crossing BLM-managed public lands.


Woburn Man Sentenced for Being a Felon in Possession Of Firearm and Ammunition

News Release: BOSTON - A Woburn man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.


News Release: ROCKFORD - A former Loves Park woman pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to wire fraud.


FAA Proposes to Revoke Executive Air Express’ Air Carrier Certificate

News Release: WASHINGTON-The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes to revoke the air carrier certificate of Executive Air Express of Nashville, Tenn., for allegedly using unauthorized aircraft in 30 passenger-carrying flights.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A criminal indictment was unsealed this week in federal court in Charlotte, following the arrest of Arlando M. Henderson by the FBI in San Diego, California. Henderson, 29, of Charlotte, is charged with financial institution fraud and related charges, for stealing more than $88,000 in cash from the vault of the bank where he was employed, and then committing a separate loan fraud in connection with the purchase of a luxury automobile.


News Release: More Than $5.2 Million Awarded in Oklahoma.


News Release: BALTIMORE - Davon Nelson, age 34, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to federal charges of distribution of fentanyl and conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. As part of his plea agreement, Nelson also admitted that he attempted to obstruct justice during the investigation of his case. This case is part of a federal-state initiative announced last year to combat the fentanyl crisis in Maryland.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that Japher Rajab, 42, of Rapid City, South Dakota, was convicted of Attempted Enticement of a Minor Using the Internet following a three-day federal jury trial held in U.S. District Court in Rapid City. The guilty verdict was returned on Dec. 11, 2019.


Ocala Man Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Prison On Federal Firearms And Drug Charges

News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior United States District Judge James D. Whittemore has sentenced Anthony David Diehlman (41, Ocala) to six years and six months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Diehlman had pleaded guilty on July 9, 2019.