News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on March 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Oronogo, Joplin Men Charged with Kidnapping Webb City Woman

News Release: Threatened to Kill Her, Unless She Recanted Testimony.


Cedar Rapids Woman Pleads Guilty to Lying to a Federal Grand Jury

News Release: A woman who made false statements before a federal grand jury pled guilty today in federal court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 4, examining the Interior Department’s budget request for fiscal year 2021 and assess the impacts of the Trump administration’s ongoing attacks on agency missions and career staff morale. The administration witness will be Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget Susan Combs.


News Release: Fort Payne, Ala. - Little River Canyon National Preserve is excited to announce that free Ranger-led hikes and programs will be offered on Saturdays and Sundays this March.


Santa Fe Springs ‘Shotcaller’ and Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for RICO Offenses, Including Rival Gangster’s Murder

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Mexican Mafia member and “shotcaller" of the Santa Fe Springs and Whittier-based Canta Ranas street gang was sentenced today to life plus an additional 30 years in federal prison for leading the wide-ranging criminal enterprise and for murdering a rival gangster at a San Gabriel Valley restaurant in 2016.


Broken Arrow Woman Convicted for Stealing $654,579 from Her Employer

News Release: A Broken Arrow woman pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to charges related to the embezzlement of $654,579 while she was employed with the Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority (TCPFA).


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Linwood Davis, age 25, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm. Davis was charged federally last year for his alleged participation in a drug distribution conspiracy operating in Northwest Baltimore near the intersection of Liberty Heights Avenue and Garrison Boulevard, and for illegally possessing a firearm.


Democrats Holding March 19 Field Hearing in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Public Health, Environmental Impacts of Expanded Oil and Gas Drilling

News Release: Washington, D.C. - The House Natural Resources Committee will hold a field hearing in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Thursday, March 19, to explore the environmental and public health impacts of oil and gas development, and how the Trump administration’s efforts to open new drilling in California have impacted local communities. The hearing is at 10:00 a.m. Pacific time at the headquarters of Direct Relief at 6100 Wallace Becknell Rd.


Chinese national convicted of laundering drug money for traffickers in Mexico

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a Chinese national Thursday of laundering illegal narcotics proceeds on behalf of drug traffickers in Mexico.


News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian C. Turner, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced that NORMAN KLOSEK, also known as Rich Klosek, 35, of Enfield, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to offenses related to his illegal sale of numerous firearms.


Reclamation and California State Parks announce restoration and reopening of Birdsall Road river access

News Release: AUBURN, Calif. - Reclamation and California State Parks today announced that the Birdsall Road access to the North Fork American River near Auburn is restored and reopened to public access and use.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Frank Howe Jr., 24, of Rock Springs, New Mexico pleaded guilty on Feb. 28 in federal court in Albuquerque to assault resulting in serious bodily injury.


CORONAVIRUS: Murray, Democrats Ask Scalia How He Plans to Protect Workers

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and eight Democratic senators requested Secretary of Labor Eugene Scalia provide details about the Department’s coronavirus preparedness and response efforts and how the Department plans to protect the safety, health, and economic security of workers and their families in light of the increasing threat from the coronavirus.


Young Offender Pleads Guilty to Multiple Armed Carjackings

News Release: Memphis, TN - Isaiah Miller, 19, has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced the guilty plea today.


New Haven Gang Member Sentenced to More than 8 Years in Federal Prison

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DEJUAN WARD, also known as “Hot Boi," 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 97 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a violent street gang.


News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Manchester, Maine man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Bangor to threatening a federal agent, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced.


News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - Death Valley National Park seeks public comments on a preliminary grant proposal to prevent illegal off-road driving in the park and to restore damage already done.