News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Friday, July 19 marked the final day of a two-week long capture and translocation operation which moved 76 mountain goats from Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest to the northern Cascade Mountains. Since September 2018, 174 mountain goats have been translocated. An additional two-week period is planned for mid-August. Capture and translocation may continue into 2020 depending on this year’s results.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Marshals have increased to $10,000 the amount of the reward for information leading to the capture of a man wanted in the July 2018 killing of a 10-year-old girl in D.C.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Leavenworth man was sentenced today to 154 months in federal prison for armed bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Justice Department to Host Webinars on up to $167 Million Available to Improve Crime Victims Services for Alaska Native Villages, American Indian Tribes

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska will host a Department of Justice webinar that will review application procedures and the benefits to Alaska Native villages and American Indian tribes of awards to be made under the Department’s.


Sinaloa Cartel Associate Sentenced to 10 Year Prison Term for Drug Trafficking

News Release: Spokane - William D. Hyslop, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jose Luis Muniz, age 38, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of ...


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. B U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced late yesterday Keith Antonio Barnett, 47, of Gastonia, N.C., to 23 years in prison and six years of supervised release on drug conspiracy and related drug charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Two residents of Philadelphia, Pa., were indicted on July 9, 2019, by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: An Akron man was indicted in federal court of firearms and drug charges for having a loaded handgun, methamphetamine, carfentanil and crack cocaine.


Former Synovus Employee Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding Bank and Tax Evasion

News Release: MACON - A former commercial banker for Synovus was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison this morning after he admitted to defrauding the bank and evading taxes on his illegal earnings, said Charles E. Peeler, the United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. John D. Evans, 48, of Columbus...


News Release: UKIAH, Calif. - The Bureau of Land Management Ukiah Field Office and partners from the off-highway vehicle community invite the public to celebrate the reopening of the South Cow Mountain OHV Management Area on Saturday, July 27. Everyone is welcome to come out to this free, family friendly celebration.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Mark W. Pletcher (619) 546-9714.


News Release: An Elyria man who stabbed a woman during a carjacking was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.


Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) Weekly Report on Enrollment, Production and Payments Now Available

News Release: Authorized by the 2018 Farm Bill, DMC replaces the Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy). The program offers protection to dairy producers when the difference between the all-milk price and the average feed cost (the margin) falls below a certain dollar amount selected by the producer.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging DESI WILLIAMS, 38, of Waterbury, with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Philadelphia-Based Pharmacy Owners Agree to Pay $400,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - United States Attorney William McSwain announced that the owners of E-Z Pharmacy II in Philadelphia have agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve liability under the False Claims Act.


News Release: WEST VALLEY, N.Y. - Workers at EM’s West Valley Demonstration Project (WVDP) recently shipped a large transformer to a recycling facility, bringing the site’s cost savings from recycling to more than $14,000 to date.


Release: The U.S. Department of State delivered to Congress its U.S.-Caribbean 2020 report on July 23, 2019. The Report to Congress on Progress of Public Law (P.L.) 114-291: Efforts to Implement the Strategy for U.S. Engagement with the Caribbean Region, reflects the United States Government’s deepening engagement...


Conservation Reuse Efforts at Pennsylvania Sites

News Release: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management sites at Canonsburg and Burrell, Pennsylvania, are part of the habitat restoration and enhancement components emphasized in LM’s Beneficial Reuse Management Plan.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Spinal Implant Company, Its CEO, And Another Executive For Illegally Paying Millions Of Dollars In Kickbacks To Surgeons In Exchange For Using Its Products

News Release: Suit Alleges Approximately Half of Company’s Spinal Product Sales Were for Procedures Performed by Surgeons Who Received Payments from Company.