News published on Federal Newswire in July 2019

News from July 2019


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on July 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Award Recipients

News Release: Dozens of U.S. small businesses will receive $11.9 million to address our nation’s transportation challenges.


News Release: Abingdon, VIRGINIA - Two identical twin sisters, and one of their sons, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to charges of conspiring to commit healthcare fraud and making a false statement in relation to the Social Security Act, United States Attorney Thomas T. Cullen and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced.


News Release: HONOLULU - Mark Lipetz, 50, owner and operator of the South Maui Clinic in Kihei, Maui, pleaded guilty today in federal court to two counts of health care fraud and one count of acquiring a controlled substance through misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. Sentencing is scheduled for December 5, 2019 before U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi.


News Release: DES MOINES, Iowa - Jona Shitaleni Paulus, age 33, of Ames, was charged by a grand jury on July 18, 2019, with one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography. The Indictment alleges Paulus knowingly received and possessed child pornography on his cell phone in April of 2019.


News Release: Carlos Argueta and Co-Conspirators Murdered an MS-13 Member for Violating the Gang’s Rules and Attempted to Kill a Suspected Rival Gang Member in Brentwood.


Two Plead Guilty in West End Drug Case

News Release: PITTSBURGH - Two residents of Pittsburgh, PA, have pleaded guilty in federal court to charges arising from a wiretap investigation into drug trafficking in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Vandegrift, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Elizabeth A. Wolford to attempted receipt of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum penalty of five years in prison, a maximum penalty of 20 years, and a $250,000 fine.


Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Child Pornography

News Release: MADISON, WIS. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew Slaughter, 37, Rockford, Illinois, was sentenced on July 18 by U.S. District Judge James Peterson to 10 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography. This sentence will run...


Member of Violent “Trained To Go” Gang Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Federal Racketeering and Drug Conspiracies

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Timothy Floyd, a/k/a Tim Rod, age 28, of Baltimore, to 30 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to participate in a drug distribution conspiracy and a violent racketeering enterprise ...