News published on Federal Newswire in February 2019

News from February 2019


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Feb. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: BOSTON - A Nahant couple was charged yesterday in federal court in Boston with two counts of tax evasion.


Growing Healthy Kids One Family at a Time

Release: Washington, DC, Feb. 1, 2019 - USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) provides vital nutrition support to nearly 7 million women and children in the United States. As part of our commitment to “Do right and feed everyone," USDA hosted a round table meeting today with state WIC directors, program administrators and participants from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia to discuss program access and client services.


Leakey Man Arrested and Charged with Production of Child Pornography

News Release: In San Antonio this morning, federal and state authorities arrested 36-year-old U.S. Border Patrol Agent Vernon Lee Millican of Leakey, Texas, for production of child pornography, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division; and Special Agent in Charge Javy Pedroza, Department of Homeland Security - Office of Inspector General, El Paso Office.


District Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Thefts at Hotels and Office Building

News Release: Defendant Dresses Professionally, Sneaks Around in Search for Items.


Risch Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from INF Treaty

News Release: Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement on today’s announcement that the United States has given notice that it will withdraw from Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in six months:


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Woodbridge man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for sexually exploiting two minor girls as a prostitution customer.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that multiple Project Safe Childhood (PSC) defendants appeared in federal court this week.


International Drug Courier Sentenced

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Massachusetts man identified by law enforcement as the primary contact between a major international heroin and fentanyl source of supply in the Dominican Republic and a three-state New England drug trafficking operation based primarily in Rhode Island was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr.


McKeesport Man Sentenced to More than 5 Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Law Violations

News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years and eight months in prison and three years’ supervised release on his conviction of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Possession of a Firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: Big Oak Flat Road, Wawona Road, and El Portal Road may be impacted due to heavy precipitation.


McCaul Applauds U.S. Withdrawal from INF Treaty

News Release: Washington D.C. - House Foreign Affairs Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX) released the following statement on today’s announcement that the U.S. will formally withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty.


Jury Convicts Man of Producing Child Pornography

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal jury convicted a Hamilton man today on charges of producing child pornography.



News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Abdul Basier Hashimi, 26, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 12 years and seven months in prison for sex trafficking of a child, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.