News published on Federal Newswire in October 2020

News from October 2020


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: FORT WAYNE - Said El-Khatib, 34, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady to 60 months in prison, followed by 2 years of supervised release announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Metropolitan Area Police Departments Need Your Help Locating Jordan Collier Singletary

News Release: The FBI Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force and Denver Metropolitan Area Police Departments Need Your Help Locating Jordan Collier Singletary.


Chemist sent to prison for embezzling millions

News Release: HOUSTON - A 66-year-old Texas man has been ordered to federal prison after he admitted to wire fraud in his connection to stealing millions from a Deer Park corporation, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur Announces Almost $1.7 Million in Federal Grants to Improve Services for Crime Victims in Maryland

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur today announced $1,697,084 in U.S. Department of Justice grants to improve services for crime victims in Maryland. The grants, awarded by the Department’s Office of Justice Programs, are part of over $144 million distributed nationwide to enhance the response to victims of crime throughout the United States.


Former Gulfport Woman Pleads Guilty to Mail Theft Conspiracy

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Sabrina Nicole Cooper, a/k/a Sabrina Cooper Morrison a/k/a Sabrina Nicole Morrison a/k/a Niki Morrison, 37, formerly of Gulfport, pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden, to conspiring to commit theft of mail, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst and Special Agent in Charge Chris Cave with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General, Southern Area Field Office.



California man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

News Release: GREAT FALLS - A California man today was sentenced to 30 months in prison after he admitted to illegally possessing a firearm, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Two militant fighters for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, arrived here today in FBI custody on charges related to their alleged participation in a brutal hostage-taking scheme that resulted in the deaths of four American citizens, as well as the deaths of British and Japanese nationals, in Syria.


Postal Employee Arrested for Dumping Mail, Including Election Ballots Sent to West Orange Residents

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail carrier from Hudson County was arrested today for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections and intended to be delivered to West Orange residents, from his assigned routes in Orange and West Orange, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced.


News Release: 11.75 Kilos of Suspected Heroin And Over 2 Kilos Of Suspected Fentanyl Found in Van.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging 10 alleged members of the Eight Tray Gangsta (ETG) Crips gang in Baltimore with racketeering and drug conspiracies, murder and assault with a dangerous weapon in aid of racketeering, robbery, and related firearms charges. The superseding indictment was returned on Sept. 30, 2020, and unsealed upon the arrest of six of the defendants. Four other defendants were already in custody.


South Florida Federal Prosecutors Charge Eleven Individuals in Telemedicine Fraud Scheme, Part of Nationwide Federal Law Enforcement Effort

News Release: Miami, Fl. -- Ten Florida residents and one Boston resident have been charged in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in a massive nationwide prescription medication telemedicine scheme. The announcements are part of a federal law enforcement effort to crack down on health care fraud nationwide.