News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

News from November 2013


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Nov. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Work Scheduled along Hurricane Ridge Road: Minor Delays Anticipated

News Release: Motorists traveling on Hurricane Ridge Road may encounter delays of up to 15 minutes as park crews install 700 feet of conduit between Hills Entrance Station and the road gate beginning Tuesday, November 19. Work is expected to be completed by Thanksgiving.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Effective today, the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) made the synthetic phenethylamines 25I-NBOMe, 25C-NBOMe, and 25B-NBOMe Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances (CSA) for the next two years. These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens such as LSD. They have been encountered as powders; liquid solutions; soaked onto blotter paper; and laced on edible items.


BLM Colorado State Office Posts Sale Notice for February Oil and Gas Lease Sale (11-15-13)

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado will offer nine parcels totaling 7,435 acres during the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for 9 a.m., Feb. 13, 2014, at the Colorado State Office in Lakewood.All the parcels are located within the Little Snake Field Office. A single parcel...


Former Omaha Police Officer Sentenced for Improper Computer Searches

News Release: United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon, sentenced Kevin Cave, age 36 of Bellevue, Nebraska, following his conviction for Exceeding Authorized Access to a Protected Computer. Cave was sentenced to three years of probation and fined $8.000.00.


Sulphur Men Plead Guilty To Making And Distributing Counterfeit Money

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that Shaun Daigle, 34, and Patrick Murray, 46, both of Sulphur, La., pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen Kay, to conspiring to counterfeit U.S. currency.


Alorton Man Pleads Guilty To “Crack” Cocaine Distribution

News Release: On Nov. 14, 2013, Dione J. Joyce, a thirty-one year old Alorton, Illinois, man pled guilty in federal district court, in East St. Louis, to distribution of cocaine base, in the form commonly known as “crack" cocaine, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton...


Co-Defendant Of Bridgeport Mayor Sentenced For Lying To The Federal Bureau Of Investigation

News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that on Nov. 15, 2013, Paul R. Kramer, 63, of Vincennes, Indiana, was sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of home confinement and was ordered to pay fines and special assessments of $700.00, after pleading guilty to two counts of making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).


Discovery of Halloween Hall

News Release: What began as a routine climb to a cave passage high inside the ceiling of the main cavern at Carlsbad Caverns National Park, turned into a night of excitement for two cavers who discovered a colorful new room on Halloween night.


BLM to Hold Oil and Gas Lease Sale November 21, 2013

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is offering oil and gas leasing mineral rights on 17 parcels totaling 5,554 acres on Federal mineral estate administered by the BLM's Roswell and Carlsbad Field Offices in New Mexico. This lease sale was originally scheduled for Oct. 16, 2013, however, because of...


News Release: Grand Canyon, AZ - Last week, fire managers successfully treated 800 acres with prescribed fire (Rx) in one of the last remaining unburned areas on the South Rim. "In over 90 years of recorded fire history, the majority of the project area had never experienced fire" said District Fire Management Officer, Dan Pearson. "The Horsethief Rx is essential not only for ecological reasons, but also for the reduction of wildfire risk to the South Rim Village".


Sixth Defendant In New York-Based Armed Robbery Crew Convicted Of Gruesome North Carolina Murder

News Release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, Wendell Alomar-Cabrera, a citizen of the Dominican Republic, pled guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to the Oct. 16, 2006, murder of Luis Sifuentes in Durham, North Carolina. The proceeding took place before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis. When sentenced, Alomar-Cabrera faces up to life imprisonment.


Hearing on Redeveloping Federal Property through Public Private Partnerships

News Release: Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee Chairman Lou Barletta (R-PA) will lead a Congressional hearing on Tuesday on Federal Triangle South in Washington, D.C. as a case study for redeveloping underutilized federal properties through public private partnerships.


Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

News Release: ATLANTA - Hugh Maddux, the former owner of a dental practice in Newnan, Ga., has been sentenced for drug distribution.


News Release: Channel Islands National Park Superintendent Russell Galipeau invites the public to learn about the Draft General Management Plan and Wilderness Study/Environmental Impact Statement for Channel Islands National Park.


News Release: One Defendant Was a Police Officer with the Dallas Independent School District.