News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


Bent's Old Fort Remains Open to Visitors

News Release: La Junta, CO - Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. In accordance with this guidance, Frontier...


The National Parks of Southern Idaho are Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: The National Parks of Southern Idaho are modifying operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of March 18, visitor facilities at Craters of the Moon National Monument...


Raleigh Man Sentenced to 10 Years' Imprisonment on Child Pornography Charges

News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced DUSTIN LEE BISHOP, 32, of Raleigh, NC to 120 months’ imprisonment, followed by an eight-year term of supervised release.


News Release: DENVER - United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn today announced that the operators of Sunset Mesa Funeral Home in Montrose, Colorado, were arrested for illegally selling body parts or entire bodies without the consent of the family of the deceased. The two operators, Megan Hess, age 43, and her mother...


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.- Karanjit Singh Khatkar, 23, and Jagroop Singh Khatkar, 24, residents of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, were sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release for conspiring to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme to steal bitcoin from an Oregon resident.


Omaha Man Convicted for Possession of Child Pornography

News Release: United States Attorney Joe Kelly announced that Cecil Gunnels, Jr., 36, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on March 13, 2020 in Omaha by United States District Judge Robert F. Rossiter, Jr. for possession of child pornography. Gunnels was sentenced to 97 months in prison to run concurrent to a 15- to...


Berkeley County couple sentenced for fraud

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Jimmie and Thanikwa Thompson, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, were sentenced today for to wire fraud, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Effective Monday March 16th at 11:59PM flights from the United Kingdom and Ireland will also be added to the previously announced arrival restrictions that are in effect for the Schengen Area, China, and Iran. DHS will soon publish a Notice of Arrival Restrictions in the Federal Register outlining specifics.


USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers

News Release: WASHINGTON, March 16, 2020 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff that will lead a department-wide effort focused on serving beginning farmers and ranchers.


News Release: A man who did not file tax returns for several years in a row pleaded guilty Friday, Mar. 13, 2020, to evading his income taxes, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.


News Release: A federal jury in Salt Lake City, Utah, convicted California businessman Lev Aslan Dermen, also known as Levon Termendzhyan, of criminal charges today relating to a $1 billion renewable fuel tax credit fraud scheme, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice ...


News Release: A federal court in Tampa, Florida has permanently barred Steven Doletzky, formerly doing business as Liberty Tax Service, from operating a tax return preparation business and preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court also ordered Doletzky to disgorge ...


Federal banking agencies encourage banks to use Federal Reserve discount window

News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today released a statement encouraging banks to use the Federal Reserve's "discount window" so that they can continue supporting households and businesses.


UPDATED: U.S. Department of Labor and Cisco Systems Inc.  Enter Agreement to Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination in San Jose

News Release: SAN JOSE, CA – Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2,000,000 in lost wages and interest to affected employees in San Jose, California, and provide at least $2,750,000 in pay-equity adjustments to its employees nationwide in the next five years in an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA) after ...


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Investments to Support  Ex-Offenders’ Successful Reentry into Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $25 million in available funding for organizations that help young adults enter the workforce following involvement with the justice system. The funding is available under the Young Adult Reentry Partnership 2020 ...


UPDATED: U.S. Department of Labor and Cisco Systems Inc.  Enter Agreement to Resolve Alleged Pay Discrimination in San Jose

News Release: SAN JOSE, CA – Cisco Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $2,000,000 in lost wages and interest to affected employees in San Jose, California, and provide at least $2,750,000 in pay-equity adjustments to its employees nationwide in the next five years in an Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA) after ...


U.S. Department of Labor Announces Investments to Support  Ex-Offenders’ Successful Reentry into Workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $25 million in available funding for organizations that help young adults enter the workforce following involvement with the justice system. The funding is available under the Young Adult Reentry Partnership 2020 ...


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on March 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.