News published on Federal Newswire in August 2014

News from August 2014


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a six page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Aug. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BTS Releases May 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: BTS 38-14 BTS Releases May 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data


Former Correctional Officer And Spouse Plead Guilty To Bribery And Conspiracy

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Joel Gonzalez, a former U.S. Bureau of Prisons correctional officer, and Lisa Gonzalez, his wife, have admitted to accepting bribes from the family of an inmate in exchange for introducing contraband into the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Three Rivers, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


News Release: A contract to temporarily relocate the Enchanted Valley Chalet was awarded yesterday to Monroe House Moving, Inc. of Sequim, Washington. The award amount is $124,000. The move is tentatively set to occur during the first two weeks of September, as long as weather, visibility and trail conditions allow. Once all materials and personnel are onsite, moving the building will take about one week to complete.


News Release: The National Park Service is starting work on the second part of the project to repair the facilities and rebuild the eroded shoreline in the Bird Island Basin Campground. Minor disruptions of various activities in the immediate area may occur. Please note that none of the work should affect the use of the nearby Bird Island Basin boat ramp.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Demerius Rivera, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to 18 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.


News Release: Tucson, AZ - For the second time this week, monsoon season storms have caused flash flooding in the Saguaro National Park’s Tucson Mountain (West) District. The rain this afternoon damaged and washed out segments of the Scenic Bajada Loop Drive, including all of Hohokam Road except the segment leading...


News Release: WARTBURG, Tennessee: Four high school students from Morgan County recently finished the summer working on a Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) team at the Obed Wild and Scenic River. The crew members were selected from Morgan Central High School and Sunbright High School and included Savannah Christian...


Ex-detroit Man Gets 9 Years For Selling Heroin

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Darrell Shawton Collins, 36, formerly of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced today to nine years in federal prison for selling heroin in Charleston’s East End, announced U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr.


News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Minnesota. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. SYNTHETIC DRUGS. U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the sentencing of JAMES CARLSON, 57, the former owner of Last Place on Earth (LPOE), and LAVA HAUGEN, 34, who were. convicted on October 7, 2013...


News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Donnell Young, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Paula Reid, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service (USSS), Miami Field Office, announce that La...


Man Who Stole Explosives From Forest Service Pleads Guilty

News Release: BILLINGS - A Wyoming man who stole over 500 pounds of explosives from the U.S. Forest Service has pleaded guilty to federal charges arising from the theft. Budd Nesius, a 33-year old resident of Wheatland, Wyoming pleaded guilty to possession of stolen explosives. He faces 10 years in prison, $250,000...


Rhode Island Man Sentenced For Failing To Register As A Sex Offender

News Release: BOSTON - A Rhode Island man was sentenced today for failing to register as a sex offender.


News Release: Jackson, Miss - Travis Butler, 28, of Meridian, Chester Brad Williams, 49, of Meridian, and David Lucas Wimberly, 34, of Quitman, have been indicted for their involvement in the killing of a Louisiana Black Bear in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, and their subsequent obstruction of the investigation into that killing, U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Davis announced today. The Louisiana Black Blear is a protected species under the Endangered Species Act.