News published on Federal Newswire in March 2019

News from March 2019


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page proposed rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page proposed rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a nine page proposed rule on March 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Oklahoma City Home Builder Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to Pay $941,475.60

News Release: OKLAHOMA CITY - GREGORY L. COBBS, 60, of Oklahoma City, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for committing wire fraud, announced Robert J. Troester of the U.S. Attorney’s Office. He has also been ordered to pay $941,475.60 in restitution to ten victims.


Driver of Ridesharing Service Pleads Guilty in White Plains Federal Court to Kidnapping a Rider

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that HARBIR PARMAR pled guilty in White Plains federal court to kidnapping and wire fraud. PARMAR was arrested on Oct. 16, 2018, and pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti.


Engel Statement on White House Foreign Affairs Budget Request

News Release: Bronx, NY-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement...


News Release: TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA - Kevin Robert Lee, 35, of Tallahassee, Florida, was arraigned on Friday in the U.S. District Court in Tallahassee after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with twenty counts of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, theft from a lending institution, and three counts of filing a false tax return. The indictment was announced by Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill sentenced Craig Shults, 52, of Huntington Beach, today to six years in prison for threatening to harm a federal judge, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


News Release: COTTONWOOD, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management’s Cottonwood Field Office is recruiting for seasonal positions for the upcoming 2019 field season. Recruitment begins March 11 and runs through March 22. Positions include park rangers (recreation and river patrol), range aids and/or technicians. Job vacancies and instructions on how to apply can be found online at www.usajobs.gov.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, La. - Theodore Hines, 37, of Alexandria, was sentenced last week to 51 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Dee D. Drell for possession of a firearm by a felon, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced. He was also sentenced Thursday to two years of supervised release and was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.


Former Nevada Senate Majority Leader Pleads Guilty to Misusing $250,000 of Donor Money for Personal Expenses

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Nevada State Senate Majority Leader Kelvin Atkinson, who resigned his position last week, pleaded guilty in federal court to a wire fraud scheme involving the misuse of at least $249,000 of donor money on personal expenses. Those expenses included operating a Las Vegas night club, payments to personal credit cards, and leasing a luxury car.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina --- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that she hosted a discussion entitled, “China’s Threat to Our National Security: An Economic and Private Sector Perspective." The discussion featured William R. Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and...