News published on Federal Newswire in November 2020

News from November 2020


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Nov. 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service (NPS), invites you to participate in a civic engagement meeting to help determine the best way to provide access to, and education about, the recently acquired Spanish-American War Battery on Fort Caroline Road. The Spanish-American...


News Release: Awards Are Part of More than $458 Million in Justice Department Funding Announced by Attorney General Barr.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced three individuals for trafficking methamphetamine in Catawba County, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


Vernal Field Office Plans Pariette Wetlands Prescribed Fire

News Release: VERNAL, Utah- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office (VFO) is planning on implementing a prescribed fire in the Pariette Wetlands, located in Uintah County, Utah during the first part of November (weather pending). The project is in the southern part of Uintah County just north of Ouray and Pelican Lake.


San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: SAN DIEGO - DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day brought in nearly a million pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.


DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

News Release: WASHINGTON - DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day brought in nearly a million pounds of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country, the largest amount ever collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts.


Three Sentenced To Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today, U.S. District Judge Kenneth D. Bell sentenced three individuals for trafficking methamphetamine in Catawba County, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.


News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorneys Melanie K. Pierson (619) 546-7976.


News Release: KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - On November 4, 2020, Brooke Hensley, was sentenced to 126 months in prison for her role in leading a methamphetamine and heroin drug trafficking organization that distributed kilograms of methamphetamine and heroin throughout the Eastern District of Tennessee and elsewhere. Hensley...


News Release: ATLANTA - A pair of Union City, Georgia, brothers have been sentenced after pleading guilty to numerous federal firearms offenses. Antonio Turrentine, a convicted felon, was sentenced for dealing firearms without a license and possessing firearms after having been convicted of a felony offense. His older brother, Dominique Turrentine, was sentenced for unlicensed firearms dealing.


Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years for Child Exploitation Crimes

News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A Vienna man was sentenced today to 130 months in prison followed by 20 years of supervised release for possessing images of child sexual abuse and the transfer of obscene material to minors.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Brandon Wilson, 27, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with delay or destruction of mail. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: ABINGDON, Va. - Uzma Ehtesham, a Wise, Virginia psychiatrist who defrauded Virginia Medicaid and Medicare by fraudulently billing these programs for services, pleaded guilty today to federal health care fraud. Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar and Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced today.


News Release: KANAB, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) will transition to a winter schedule for the monument’s four visitor centers beginning November 20.


Merced County Man Indicted for Unlawfully Possessing Ammunition

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Angelo Frank Salaz, 31, of Los Banos, charging him with being a felon in possession of ammunition, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.


Blaise Prebo named Reclamation Project Manager of the Year

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that Blaise Prebo is Reclamation’s Project Manager of the Year. Prebo is a project manager working in Reclamation’s Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region in Grand Coulee, Washington. He was recognized during a Reclamation-wide virtual award ceremony.