News published on Federal Newswire in February 2014

News from February 2014


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page proposed rule on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BTS Releases November 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data; Systemwide Passengers Down 2.2 Percent from November 2012

News Release: BTS Releases November 2013 U.S. Airline Traffic Data; Systemwide Passengers Down 2.2 Percent from November 2012


USDA Seeks Nominees to the United States Potato Board

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations for the United States Potato Board. The board is composed of producers, importers and a public member, with approximately one-third of the board appointed each year.


News Release: Ocala, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that Renita Mount Rayner (53, St. Petersburg) today pleaded guilty to three counts of robbery of a federally-insured financial institution, and one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. She faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. Rayner was indicted on Dec. 18, 2013.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Chillicothe, Mo., husband and wife pleaded guilty in federal court today to charges involving the wife’s embezzlement of nearly $4 million from her employer and their jointly filing a false income tax return not claiming the income from the wire fraud scheme.


Child Pornography Charged Filed On Sheffield Lake Man

News Release: William D. Emery, 28, of Sheffield Village, Ohio, was charged with receiving, distributing and possessing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Sex Trafficker In Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, Sentenced To Over 19 Years In Prison

News Release: SAIPAN, CNMI - On Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in the U.S. District Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced Chang Ru Meng Backman, age 41, of the People’s Republic of China, to 235 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for sex trafficking. Chief Judge Manglona also ordered Backman to pay $9,750 in restitution to the victim.


Thornton Woman Indicted For Aiding And Assisting In The Preparation Of False Tax Returns

News Release: DENVER - Geraldine Juanita Sotelo, age 64, of Thornton, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver on Jan. 28, 2014 on charges of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, the United States Attorney’s Office and IRS - Criminal Investigation announced. The indictment...


News Release: Portland, Ore. - Salvador Martinez-Perez, 53, East Wenatchee, Washington, appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Dennis J. Hubel and plead not guilty to a federal indictment charging him with four counts of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.


Anchorage Drug Trafficker Receives Ten Year Sentence

News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Albert Diaz Gumataotao, III, a resident of Anchorage, has been sentenced in federal court in Anchorage to 120 months in prison for his conviction of the crime of drug trafficking conspiracy.


News Release: Departamento de Justicia. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Eastern District of California. PARA DIVULGACION INMEDIATA. Jueves, 13 de febrero de 2014. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Un gran jurado federal devolvió hoy 32 acusaciones en contra de Francisco Félix, 40, de Mountain House; Alejandro Martínez, 25, de Patterson; Miguel...