News published on Federal Newswire in September 2019

News from September 2019


Sioux City Man Sentenced to Prison for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender

News Release: In 2007, Cook was convicted of sexual abuse in Nebraska.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Timothy Rock, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on drug charges, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Consumer Protection and Commerce Chair Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today after the Auto Alliance and Global Automakers announced a voluntary commitment to add rear seat reminder systems to new vehicles by Model Year 2025 or sooner in order to help prevent children from dying in hot cars...


News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Kansas man was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for robbing a bank and a pharmacy and attempting to rob a retail store, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


Michigan man admits to heroin distribution

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Anthony Foy, of Detroit Michigan, has admitted to selling heroin, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Gang Member Pleads Guilty After Ballistic Database Links His Guns to Four Drive-By Shootings

News Release: A gang member involved in several drive-by shootings in Dallas pleaded guilty today to multiple gun and drug charges, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox.


Brighter Future for LEDs: NIST Introduces New Lamp Calibration Lab

News Release: Question: How many measurement scientists does it take to screw in an LED lightbulb? Answer: For researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), half as many as it took a few weeks ago.


News Release: CHICAGO - A suburban man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for sharing sexually explicit images of children and sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl he met online.


USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs

News Release: 2020 Enrollment Period to Open in October (Washington, D.C., Sept. 3, 2019) – Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either program by March 15, 2020.


News Release: Resit Tavan, a Turkish Businessman and owner of the Istanbul-based Turkish business Ramor Dis Ticaret Ltd. (also known as the “Ramor Group”) was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in Federal District Court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to 27 months imprisonment in connection with his conviction for conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions by exporting specialized marine equipment from the United States to Iran between 2013 to 2015.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with U.S. Security Associates Inc. (USSA), which was recently acquired by Allied Universal Holdco LLC (Allied Universal) – the largest private security firm in the United States. Prior to its acquisition, USSA provided ...


News Release: A federal court entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against defendants Basic Reset and Biogenyx, as well as their owner, Fred R. Kaufman III, and Kimberly Kaufman, the Department of Justice announced today. The permanent injunction enjoins the defendants from distributing unapproved new drugs and misbranded and adulterated dietary supplements, and a misbranded and adulterated device in violation of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Nationwide  Compliance Assistance Outreach Effort

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Compliance Initiatives (OCI) announced plans for a nationwide, multi-agency compliance assistance outreach effort focused on providing job creators and workers with access to high-quality information about their obligations and rights under the law.


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


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Sept. 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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