News published on Federal Newswire in June 2019

News from June 2019


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Launches Port Infrastructure Development Program

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces $292.7 Million Notice of Funding Opportunity



Bronx Man Admits Theft Of Government Property And Aggravated Identity Theft

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Bronx, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to obtain and ultimately cash more than $1 million in fraudulent income tax refund checks issued by the United States, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


Jury Unable to Reach a Verdict in Warren Trial

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On June 11, 2019, a jury was unable to agree upon a verdict in the trial of Scott Warren, 36, of Ajo, Arizona on charges relating to transporting and harboring illegal aliens. The case was tried before Senior U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins from May 29, 2019 to June 7, 2019, with jury deliberations on June 7, 10, and 11, 2019.


Union County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison in Scheme to Manipulate Microcap Stock by Touting a ‘Wellness Social Community for People and Their Pets’

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - The owner of a purported business consulting firm was sentenced today to 25 months in prison for operating a $1.1 million scheme that artificially inflated the stock price of a publicly traded company he controlled, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement in support of protestors in Hong Kong who oppose legislation that would allow the extradition of individuals from Hong Kong to Mainland China:


Spring Creek Man Indicted on Assault Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Spring Creek, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon, Assault Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury, and Assault by Strangulation and Suffocation.


California Man Charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Lancaster, California, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KAKRA GYAMBIBI, 38, of Darnestown, Maryland, formerly of Connecticut, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to three months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for health care fraud.


Park Seeking Information on Vandalism

News Release: Capitol Reef National Park staff are seeking information regarding vandalism that occurred on the Temple of the Moon monolith, in the North District (Cathedral Valley). The graffiti was first observed on June 6, 2019 and documented by park staff on June 8, 2019. The graffiti measures 27.5" x 17" and...


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina has wrapped up its 28th Annual Safe Schools Seminars Series. The Safe Schools Seminars bring together law enforcement and school personnel charged with...


Release: RICHMOND, Va. - A Richmond, Virginia, woman was arrested by police at Richmond International Airport on Tuesday, June 11, after a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer found a loaded gun in the traveler’s carry-on bag.


News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A former executive of Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc., pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a conspiracy to bribe an Arkansas state senator to influence public policy for the benefit of the charity and its executives.