News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


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


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


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


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


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


National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force Submits Report to USDOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

News Release: Today, the National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force submitted its report on in-flight sexual misconduct on commercial flights.


2020 Census Updates: Operational Updates, 2020census.gov Update Launched, Motivation Ads Begin

News Release: The 2020 Census is well underway and is ready for America to respond as the first invitations are arriving in the mail at an estimated 140 million households between last Thursday, March 12 and this Friday, March 20. The public is encouraged to respond to the 2020 Census online, over the phone, or through the mail with their paper questionnaire as soon as possible.


News Release: BOSTON - Four individuals were arrested today on charges that they distributed large quantities of fentanyl throughout southeastern Massachusetts.


Armed Career Criminal Sentenced to 15 Years for Illegally Possessing Firearm

News Release: Jacksonville, FL - U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard today sentenced Timothy Tijwan Doctor (42, Jacksonville) to 15 years in federal prison for possessing a firearms as a convicted felon. Due to his extensive felony criminal history, Doctor qualified as an Armed Career Criminal and faced an enhanced penalty.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Randy Matthew Peraza, 47, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma appeared in federal court in Roswell, New Mexico today for an initial appearance on a criminal complaint charging him with bank robbery.


BLM seeks public comment on direct sale of land  for expansion of San Jose Cemetery

News Release: SOCORRO, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management Socorro Field Office is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMP) and subsequent Non-Competitive Direct Sale of a 2.72-acre parcel of public land. The parcel is located in the unincorporated...


News Release: ROCKFORD - A Rockford man pleaded guilty Friday before U.S. District Judge Philip G. Reinhard to charges of transportation of child pornography via the internet and possession of child pornography.


News Release: A Waterloo man who unlawfully possessed a gun while a drug user was sentenced today to over three years in prison.


Release: NANTUCKET - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has postponed the “Express" recruitment event that had been scheduled for Saturday, March 28, to assist individuals interested in applying for vacancies at Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK). A new date for the event has not yet been scheduled.


Individual Indicted and Arrested for Bank Fraud and Money Laundering

News Release: SAN JUAN, P.R. - On March 13, FBI agents arrested Wilson Nieves-Santiago who is facing 27 counts of bank fraud and two counts of money laundering, announced United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Amy Little, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to five years probation for her role in a heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl distribution operation, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Charleston Woman Pleads Guilty to Federal Meth and Gun Charges

News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman caught with multiple pounds of methamphetamine and a firearm last year pled guilty to drug and gun charges today in federal court, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Krista Lynn Morris, 34, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a drug user.


Torrington Man Charged with Threatening to Kill California Congressman

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that ROBERT M. PHELPS, 62, of Torrington, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with threatening to murder U.S. Representative Adam Schiff of California.


News Release: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act creates emergency paid sick leave, as well as paid family leave in the case of school closures, for working families impacted by COVID-19. It does so by requiring employers with up to 500 employees to provide paid sick leave and paid family leave, while providing a refundable payroll tax credit to employers to cover 100 percent of the cost of wages. There is also a refundable income tax credit for self-employed individuals.


Corsica Man Indicted for Fraud and Money Laundering in Multi-Million-Dollar Cattle Ponzi Scheme

News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Corsica, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for nine counts of Wire Fraud, six counts of Mail Fraud, and seventeen counts of Money Laundering.