News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published an eight page proposed rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page rule on Feb. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Maritime Administration Announces More Than $280 Million in Grants for Nation’s Ports

News Release: New grants will provide critical infrastructure support


Former Indian Health Services Doctor Indicted on Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wagner, South Dakota, man formerly employed as a physician for Indian Health Services at the Wagner Indian Health Service Clinic has been indicted by a federal grand jury for four Counts of Sexual Abuse and four Counts of Abusive Sexual Contact involving his patients.


Three Associates of Nuestra Familia Prison Gang Plead Guilty to Federal RICO Conspiracy

News Release: SAN JOSE - Johnny Magdaleno, a/k/a Soldier Boy, Rodney Luis Romero, a/k/a Speedy, and Carlos Cervantes, a/k/a Lil Huero, a/k/a Doug, pleaded guilty today to racketeering conspiracy charges for their respective roles as associates of the Nuestra Familia prison gang, announced United States Attorney David...


Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Trafficking “Ghost Guns” and Drugs

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A North Carolina man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine, cocaine, and firearms without serial numbers, also known as “ghost guns", from North Carolina to Virginia.


Montgomery Woman Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Her Participation in Multiple Armed Robberies

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - On Feb. 12, 2020, Diamond Markayla Mathis, 24, a resident of Montgomery, Alabama, was sentenced to 132 months in federal prison for her role in committing multiple armed robberies and violating federal firearms laws, announced U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., FBI Special...


Las Vegas Man Sent to Prison for Scheme to Defraud Mortgage Lender

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Robert Lyle Buckhannon, 59, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff to serve 24 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a California mortgage lender in connection with a ...


News Release: Philadelphia, PA - Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force arrested Felix Aldencis Peguero Mendez, 61, for homicide and related charges, at approximately 3:30 p.m. on February 13th in the 600 block of East Lancaster Avenue in Reading Pennsylvania. Peguero Mendez was wanted in the Dominican...


Former Indian Health Services Doctor Indicted on Multiple Counts of Sexual Abuse and Abusive Sexual Contact

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Wagner, South Dakota, man formerly employed as a physician for Indian Health Services at the Wagner Indian Health Service Clinic has been indicted by a federal grand jury for four Counts of Sexual Abuse and four Counts of Abusive Sexual Contact involving his patients.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Defendants in three separate Project Guardian cases appeared in federal court this week announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.


News Release: The staff of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine’s Day by announcing that the much-loved and popular James K. Carr Trail to Whiskeytown Falls will open at 9:00 AM on February 14.


Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug and Bribery Charges

News Release: TUCSON, Ariz. - On Feb. 13, 2020, Jose Antonio Yanez, 50, of Pirtleville, Ariz., was sentenced to 72 months in prison by United States District Judge James A. Soto. Yanez had previously pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana, Receiving a Bribe, and Importation of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance. Yanez was also ordered to pay $340,434 in restitution to United States Border Patrol, for salary he received while he was involved in the conspiracy.


All Democratic Committee Members Object to DeVos’ Proposed Rule Harming Student Survivors of Sexual Assault

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, led all Democratic Members of the Committee in a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos requesting information about a proposed rule that would encourage schools to pursue fewer investigations of sexual harassment and assault. The Department is poised to finalize the rule soon.