News published on Federal Newswire in June 2020

News from June 2020


The US Agriculture Department published a three page rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page proposed rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a nine page proposed rule on June 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Julie M. Wheeler, 43, of Beckley, was sentenced by Senior United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. to 42 months in federal prison for federal health care fraud, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. After serving her prison sentence, she will be placed on supervised...


Foxx: Educational Choice is Powerful

News Release: Republican Leader of the Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC), issued this statement following today’s Supreme Court ruling in Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue...


Arizona Man Sentenced For Illegally Manufacturing Ammunition Without A License

News Release: Illegally Manufactured Ammunition Linked to October 2017 Mass Shooting in Las Vegas.


News Release: CODY, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Cody Field Office hosted the Conservation Outdoor Recreation Education (CORE) youth group for another rewarding week of personal growth and public land stewardship projects in the northern Bighorn Basin.


News Release: Fairview Heights, Ill. - U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft and FBI Special Agent in Charge Sean M.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that SUBURBAN PHARMACY LTC INC., (“Suburban Pharmacy"), a pharmacy located in West Hartford, Connecticut, has entered...


Wyden Statement on Trump U.S.-China Trade Deal

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released the following statement on Donald Trump’s record on the U.S.-China Trade Deal...


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Miller, 30, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiring to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: GUILTY PLEA - TRAVON WILSON. On June 23, Travon Wilson, 32, pled guilty to transportation of stolen money, securities, and goods in interstate commerce. Wilson and his co-conspirators travelled around the United States to commit burglaries of cash safes. The group target grocery stores, check-cashing...


University of Virginia Agrees to Settle Claims Associated with Federal Grants

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The University of Virginia, located in Charlottesville, has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it did not properly account for certain rebates and credits the university received on purchases it made in connection with federal grants and awards (Federal Awards).


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JULIO MARTINEZ, 41, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in the illegal purchase of two firearms.


News Release: Madison, Wis. - Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Charles Dickerson, 46, Madison, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty last Friday to possession with intent to distribute cocaine in front of U.S. District Judge William M. Conley. Immediately following the guilty plea, Judge Conley sentenced Dickerson to 60 months in prison.


McCaul Statement on Iran Arms Embargo

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Republican Leader Michael McCaul released the following statement regarding the urgent need to renew the expiring UN arms embargo on Iran. McCaul previously co-led a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed by 387 House Members encouraging robust diplomacy to prevent the expiration of the embargo and of U.N. travel restrictions on Iranians engaged in proliferation activities.


3 Men Indicted for Carjacking and Using a Firearm During a Crime of Violence

News Release: MEMPHIS, TN- Elden Collins, 25, KolonjiWarren, 24, and Kristopher Harris, 23, have been indicted for the federal offenses of carjacking and using a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the indictment today.


System Reliability, Remote Monitoring Support Hanford Groundwater Treatment

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic this spring, Hanford Site groundwater treatment continued largely uninterrupted and remains on track to meet EM’s goal of treating at least 2.2 billion gallons of contaminated groundwater in fiscal 2020.