News published on Federal Newswire in February 2020

News from February 2020


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a six page rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Feb. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOT Announces Small Business Innovation Research Program Funding Opportunities

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) opened the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fiscal Year 2020 Phase I Solicitation, featuring 12 research topics. The Solicitation will be open February 6, 2020 through 5:00 PM ET on March 9, 2020.


Deputy Under Secretary Lipps Issues Statement on the January 2020 Unemployment Figures

Release: Washington, DC, February 7, 2020 - U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Brandon Lipps issued the following statement on the employment statistics released today.


Snow Hill Man Sentenced to 20 Years’ Imprisonment on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: United States Attorney Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced JEREMY DWIGHT LANE, 38, of Raleigh to 240 months’ imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release. LANE was named in an 11-count Indictment on August...


Three-Time Convicted Shreveport Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearms Charge

News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney David C. Joseph announced that Angelo Demario Young, 30, of Shreveport, pleaded guilty on Feb. 3, 2020, before Chief U.S. District Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr., to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge for Threatening a Member of Congress

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Darryl Albert Varnum, age 43, of Westminster, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to the federal charge of making a threatening communication, specifically to threatening a member of Congress.


News Release: Calvin A. Shivers Named Assistant Director of the Criminal Investigative Division.


Jacksonville Man Charged with Producing Images Depicting the Sexual Abuse of a Child

News Release: Jacksonville, Florida - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announced the return of an indictment charging Columbus Donavan Jeffrey (41, Jacksonville) with two counts of producing images depicting the sexual abuse of a child. If convicted on all counts, Jeffrey faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years, and up to 60 years, in federal prison. Jeffrey was arrested on Oct. 3, 2019, on related state charges, and is currently detained pending trial.


News Release: Indianapolis - United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced federal charges against five individuals, who are alleged to have operated a drug trafficking organization, in Anderson, Ind. and Indianapolis. The defendants were indicted on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and marijuana, distribution of methamphetamine and marijuana, and unlawful use of a communication facility.


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of MICHAEL MATTHEWS, 58, to 180 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm. MATTHEWS, who was charged on January 4, 2019, was sentenced yesterday before Judge Eric C. Tostrud in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minnesota.


Indiana, Kentucky drug trafficking organization dismantled

News Release: Members and associates of Evansville Grim Reapers Motorcycle Club trafficked large quantities of methamphetamine.