News published on Federal Newswire in March 2020

News from March 2020


News Release: Gettysburg, PA - Eisenhower 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. As of March 18, Eisenhower National Historic Site, is closed until further notice.


U.S. Department of Labor Extends Emphasis Program in Pennsylvania To Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica

News Release: PHILADELPHIA, PA - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an initiative to increase the focus of agency inspections in Pennsylvania’s maritime, construction, and general industries on identifying, reducing, or eliminating worker exposures to respirable crystalline silica.


USDA Designates Three Oklahoma Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas

News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated three Oklahoma counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers in Cimarron, Texas, and Tillman counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans.


Big Hole National Battlefield is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: WISDOM, Mont. - Big Hole National Battlefield 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. As of March 18, 2020, the visitor center is closed until further notice. Where it is possible to adhere to the latest health guidance, park trails and grounds will remain open.


Las Vegas and Tennessee Residents Sentenced to Prison for Roles in Fraudulent Scheme Targeting Small Business Owners

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Jason Demko, a Canadian national currently residing in Las Vegas, and Michael Guariglia, of Buffalo Valley, Tennessee, were sentenced today to 46 months in prison and five years of probation, respectively, for defrauding small business owners of nearly 12 million dollars, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada and Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse of the FBI.


COVID-19 Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: Atlanta - The Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park 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. As of March 17, 2020 the buildings...


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - Marshall D. Miller, age 44, of Illinois, was sentenced on Monday, March 16th, to time served (i.e. 69 days) in prison for simple possession of fentanyl, by Magistrate Judge George W. Cannon, announced United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert. Judge Cannon also sentenced Miller...


Wind Cave National Park is Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Wind Cave National Park 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. As of noon on March 18, the Wind Cave National Park Visitor Center is closed until further notice.


News Release: Interior, SD - Badlands National Park 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. As of 1:00PM (MDT) March 18, 2020, the Ben Reifel Visitor...


Census Bureau Statement on Facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana

News Release: Earlier today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced a two-week suspension of 2020 Census field operations to help protect the American public and our employees from the coronavirus outbreak.


News Release: Mammoth Cave, KY - Mammoth Cave National Park 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. As of Wednesday, March 18, guided cave tours and...


Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks are Modifying Operations to Implement Latest Health Guidance (Ninety Six)

News Release: GAFFNEY, SC - Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks are 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. As of March 18, 2020, the visitor...


News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found Nicholas Allen responsibly connected to Allens Inc., Siloam Springs, Ark. Allens Inc. failed to pay $9,759,843 to 40 produce sellers for 2,312 lots of produce, which is in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). This is an update regarding Press Release No: 163-19 issued on Dec. 11, 2019.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Bartusek, age 57, of Fairport, New York, was arrested yesterday on an indictment alleging wire fraud and money laundering stemming from his work as Chief Financial Officer (“CFO") for a business in New Hartford, New York. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Susan Ferensic, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Albany Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


Former Journalist Convicted At Trial For Attempted Child Enticement

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that PETER BRIGHT, a former technology editor for an online publication, was convicted in Manhattan federal court Monday of attempted child enticement. BRIGHT was convicted after a one-week jury trial before U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel.


News Release: Memphis, TN -In response to the rapidly changing situation surrounding the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Tennessee is implementing the Contingency Plan and Guidance of the Department of Justice, White House Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Office of Management and Budget, and Office of Personnel Management to mitigate risks to individual employees and the general public.


Ex-Stockbrokers Convicted of Conspiring with Long Island Boiler Rooms to Dump Stock on Unsuspecting Investors

News Release: Defendants Orchestrated Stock Manipulation Scheme That Cost Elderly Victims Millions.


News Release: In collaboration with park concessioners, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area is announcing modifications to concessions operations. Changes implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing.


News Release: PITTSBURGH, Pa. - A resident of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court for violating the Clean Air Act, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: PORTLAND-Today, U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced a series of steps aimed at protecting consumer financial safety and preventing civil rights violations amidst the coronavirus outbreak.