News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


News Release: BOSTON - A Brazilian national pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for illegally reentering the United States after being deported.


Key Committee Lawmakers Question How DHS Granted Relief to Shipbuilder

News Release: Washington, D.C. -Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Full Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Bob Gibbs...


News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - A Portsmouth man was sentenced today to 40 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and uttering counterfeit obligations.


Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end

News Release: The season produced 18 named storms, including six hurricanes of which three were “major" (Category 3, 4 or 5). NOAA’s outlook called for 10-17 named storms, 5-9 hurricanes and 2-4 major hurricanes, and accurately predicted the overall activity of the season.


Judiciary Committee Schedules Impeachment Hearing for December 4

News Release: Today, House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) noticed a hearing titled “The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment" for December 4, 2019 at 10: 0am. The hearing will be the first impeachment inquiry hearing in the House Judiciary ...


News Release: RALEIGH - United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr. announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced DEMETRIUS AUSHELLE SUGGS, 39, of Greenville, NC to a total of 102 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release.


Mexican Woman Who Used a Fraudulent Social Security Card Convicted after Jury Trial

News Release: Illegally Worked under Someone Else’s Name and Social Security Number.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


New 2018 Service Annual Survey Data Released

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data tables from the 2018 Service Annual Survey (SAS) and a data visualization. The SAS table package provides statistics on revenue, payroll, sources of revenue, expenses, exports, inventory, revenue from electronic sources and other selected industry-specific...


News Release: A national U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA ) survey, published recently in Plant Disease, provides the first large-scale, systematic insight into how wheat and barley growers manage Fusarium head blight (FHB), also known as scab, and where they get information on how to control this destructive disease.


Five Charged in Online Romance Scams Targeting Seniors

News Release: Rhode Island woman among the victims of scams that netted more than $2 million.


Former Oklahoma Probation Officer Sentenced for Committing Sexual Assault

News Release: Former Oklahoma Probation Officer Sentenced for Committing Sexual Assault.


Former Indiana Resident Pleads Guilty to Concealing Terrorism Financing

News Release: Former Indiana Resident Pleads Guilty to Concealing Terrorism Financing.


News Release: EUGENE, Ore.-A Chinese national pleaded guilty today for directing a scheme whereby hundreds of endangered and vulnerable turtles were purchased in the U.S. and smuggled via U.S. mail and commercial airline flights to China.


Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Seasonal Flu

News Release: Energy and Commerce Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO) announced today that the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee will hold a hearing on Wednesday, December 4, at 10:30 am in the John D. Dingell Hearing Room, 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled “Flu Season: U.S. Public Health Preparedness and Response."


Skip the Stores Spend Black Friday at Gateway

News Release: You could spend Black Friday inside shopping.


News Release: Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Brian Swain, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service’s (USSS) Miami Field Office; and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office announced that Yujing Zhang, 33, a Chinese national, was...


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY -Thomas Fairbanks, age 66, of Logan, Utah, who faces a five-count indictment alleging he devised schemes to defraud investors, including a vulnerable adult, will be in federal court Dec. 5, 2019, at 10:15 a.m. for an initial appearance. The indictment alleges Fairbanks devised a scheme to defraud investors using materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises, and omissions of material facts.


Stoughton Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl

News Release: BOSTON - A Stoughton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine.


News Release: From smartphone games and personal email accounts to international banking and hospital records, software is everywhere. It entertains, boosts efficiency, and even saves lives. Unfortunately, for every new program developed, there is likely a hacker ready to disrupt and exploit it. That’s why it is vital for software designers, developers, and cybersecurity experts to keep apprised of potential weaknesses that could cause substantial damage to their computer systems.