News published on Federal Newswire in January 2020

News from January 2020


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Washington Bible Media Advisory

News Release: The George Washington bible will be removed for safekeeping due to emergency repairs that will be made to the dome in the grand rotunda of Federal Hall. The repair project will begin in late January and is expected to be complete by late June 2020. During this period, the Federal Hall rotunda will be...


Man Who Made $4,000 a Month Selling Drugs Sentenced to Federal Prison

News Release: Long Criminal History Includes 26 Adult Convictions.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Jerome Francis Canty, age 23, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition, and to violating his supervised release from a Jan. 31, 2018 federal conviction for illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon.


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A federal jury convicted a Virginia man yesterday after a two-day trial, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. The jury found Jeffrey William Sexton, Jr., 27, of Virginia Beach, guilty of traveling across state lines to engage in illicit sexual activity with a minor on June 1, 2019.


Two Men Indicted In Topeka Bank Robbery Case

News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - Two men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges arising from an armed bank robbery at a Topeka bank in December, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: BLUEFIELD, W.Va. - A federal jury convicted a Virginia man yesterday after a two-day trial, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. The jury found Jeffrey William Sexton, Jr., 27, of Virginia Beach, guilty of traveling across state lines to engage in illicit sexual activity with a minor on June 1, 2019.


Indian National Pleads Guilty to Owning, Funding, and Operating India-Based Call Centers That Scammed U.S. Victims Out of Millions of Dollars

News Release: Indian National Pleads Guilty to Owning, Funding, and Operating India-Based Call Centers That Scammed U.S. Victims Out of Millions of Dollars.


News Release: AUGUSTA, GA: A Grovetown man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that include possession of a pipe bomb.


News Release: A man who cut off his GPS ankle monitor while on release after pleading guilty to unlawfully possessing a silencer was sentenced January 6, 2020, to more than two years in federal prison.


News Release: BOSTON-John H. Nardozzi, a certified public accountant for former State Senator Brian Joyce, was sentenced today for conspiring with the late senator to defraud the IRS from 2011 through 2014.


News Release: Washington - As part of its commitment to ensuring fair and competitive markets for the livestock, meat and poultry industries, on Nov. 12, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached a consent decision against Sisseton Livestock Inc. (Sisseton) of Sisseton, S.D., for alleged violations of the Packers and Stockyards (P&S) Act.


News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Parnian Djafarzadeh, aka Parnian Clark, aka Saundra Djafarzadeh, pleaded guilty to possessing stolen mail, filing a false claim, and committing wire fraud in connection with a multi-year tax fraud scheme, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigation, Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter. The guilty pleas were accepted by the Honorable Charles R. Breyer, Senior United States District Judge.


Two Former Employees of Montgomery Doctor Receive Prison Sentences for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

News Release: Montgomery, Alabama - Two Montgomery area women were sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances by forging prescriptions, announced United States Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. and DEA Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge Clay A. Morris. On December...


Movie Screenings on Sundays at National Park Visitor Center

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Join a ranger and fellow visitors for a screening of a national park, or outdoor-themed, film at Indiana Dunes National Park. The Indiana Dunes Visitor Center will have movie screenings on Sundays, Jan. 12, 19, and 26, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.


News Release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Jorge Costilla-Sanchez has pleaded guilty to an international drug trafficking conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana into the United States.