News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page proposed rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on March 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Gulfport Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that HECTOR EFRAIN LOBOS-CERNA, age 42, of Gulfport, Mississippi, was indicted Thursday, March 14, 2019 by a federal grand jury on one count of possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(B).


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Darius Eric Wilder, age 41, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to 35 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for committing arson, and for using, carrying and possessing a destructive device during and in furtherance of a crime of violence, related to the firebombing of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment. A federal jury convicted Wilder of those charges on Aug. 16, 2018.


News Release: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - Intel Corporation and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will build the first supercomputer with a performance of one exaFLOP in the United States. The system being developed at DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory in Chicago, named “Aurora", will be used to dramatically advance scientific...


News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A real estate broker, who failed to file federal income tax returns for nearly 20 years and attempted to evade more than half a million dollars in income taxes, was convicted today by a jury in Las Vegas, Nevada, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman and U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


Littleton Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Trafficking

News Release: CONCORD - Christian Taveras-Polanco, a/k/a Lemuel Cruz Cepeda, 40, of Littleton, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today.


Berkeley County man sentenced for drug distribution

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Ellis Reginald Fennell, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced to 24 months incarceration for a drug distribution charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced STEVEN J. EVERHARDT, age 52, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to serve 97 months in federal prison following his conviction for possession of child pornography. EVERHARDT will also be required to serve...


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Detroit man who helped sell heroin in Huntington between 2014 and 2016 pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Charles Deshawn Lockhart, 27, entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin in federal court in Huntington. Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the FBI Drug Task Force and the Huntington Police Department.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Chance Allen Good, of Stanley, Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Former Stockton Couple Convicted of Human Trafficking Charges Related to Forced Labor of Foreign Nationals

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After an 11-day trial, a federal jury found Satish Kartan, 45, and his wife, Sharmistha Barai, 40, guilty on March 14 of conspiracy to obtain forced labor and two counts of obtaining forced labor. In addition, Kartan was found guilty of fraud in foreign labor contracting. Assistant...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a complaint to Shane M. Lynch (Lynch), doing business as Lynch Cattle Company LLC, Stratford, Oklahoma, for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Nelson Rodriguez, age 39, of Amsterdam, New York, pled guilty today to possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm by a felon.


Project Safe Neighborhoods Efforts Spur Record Breaking Number of Federal Gun Prosecutions and Significant Violent Crime Reductions in Huntington

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced a record-breaking number of federal gun prosecutions in 2018 as part of on-going Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) efforts to reduce violent crime in Huntington. In early 2018, soon after taking office, Stuart joined forces with the Huntington...