News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


Notice published on Oct. 3 by Commerce Department

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Agriculture Department on Oct. 3

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Oct. 3

The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 3?

The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on Oct. 3 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Commerce Department on Oct. 3

The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Commerce Department publishes rule on Oct. 3

The US Commerce Department published a seven page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Oct. 3 by Federal Reserve System

The US Federal Reserve System published a two page rule on Oct. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Ten Previously Deported Aliens Charged With Illegal Reentry

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that ten previously deported aliens were indicted separately on Oct. 2, 2019, by a federal grand jury for illegal reentry into the United States. These matters arose in counties throughout the District including Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Luzerne, and Northumberland Counties.


Retired City Clerk  Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A retired city clerk of Caney, Kan., pleaded guilty today to embezzling city funds, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Two Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Heroin in Stockton

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Ivan Martinez-Lopez, 29, a Mexican national, and Saul Moreno-Lemus, 22, of Reedley, charging them with conspiracy to distribute heroin and possession with intent to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Food Insecurity in U.S. Households in 2018 is Down from 2017, Continuing Trend and Returning to Pre-Recession (2007) Level

Release: By Alisha Coleman-Jensen. Food Assistance Branch, Economic Research Service. In 2018, food insecurity returned to the pre-recession level of 11.1 percent, last observed in 2007. It is down from 11.8 percent in 2017 and a high of 14.9 percent in 2011. USDA’s Economic Research Service recently released...


Wichita Woman Sentenced for Four Commercial Robberies

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman was sentenced today to 40 months in federal prison for taking part in four commercial robberies, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking and Faces a Minimum of 15 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that on Oct. 3, 2019, Christopher L. Childs (age 47), of Hartford, Wisconsin, entered a guilty plea before United States District Judge Pamela Pepper to one count of sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a)(1) & 1591(b)(1).



News Release: TWIN FALLS, Idaho -Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls District Fire Management program transferred five wildland fire engines to the Bliss Rural Fire District, Notch Butte Rangeland Fire Protection Association, Raft River Rural Fire Protection District, Saylor Creek Rangeland Fire Protection Association and the Shoshone Basin Rangeland Fire Protection Association.


Omaha Man Sentenced to 66 Months for Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Casey Kountze, age 41, was sentenced in federal court today in Omaha, Nebraska, for distribution of child pornography. Senior District Court Judge Laurie Smith Camp sentenced Kountze to 66 months’ imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After completing his term of imprisonment, Kountze will begin a five-year term of supervised release.


Cameron Collins And Stephen Zarsky Plead Guilty To Insider Trading Scheme Involving Former Congressman Christopher Collins

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that CAMERON COLLINS, the son of former United States Congressman Christopher Collins, and STEPHEN ZARSKY, the father of CAMERON COLLINS’s fiancée, pled guilty to participating in a scheme to commit insider trading in the stock of Innate Immunotherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company for which Christopher Collins served on the board of directors.


Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Kanawha County woman was sentenced to federal prison for a heroin trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Valerie Ramey, 42, of Hernshaw, was sentenced to 72 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin.


Four People Charged, Fifth Pleads Guilty, In $4.5 Million Health Care Fraud Conspiracy Targeting State Health Benefits Programs

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - Four people, including two doctors, are scheduled to appear in court today on charges they defrauded New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers of $4.5 million by submitting fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary prescriptions, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. A fifth individual, a physician’s assistant, has pleaded guilty to participating in the health care fraud conspiracy.