News published on Federal Newswire in March 2014

News from March 2014


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page rule on March 28, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 31-13

News Release: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Proposes New Passenger Train Door Rules. The Federal Railroad Administration today announced a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) intended to improve the integrity of passenger train exterior side door safety systems. The proposed rule would create new safety ...


Sixth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Plot To Rob Florida PNC Banks At Gunpoint

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, John A. Bolduc, Chief, Port St. Lucie Police Department, Ken J. Mascara, St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office, Sean Baldwin...


Two Armed Robbers Exiled To Over 11 Years In Prison For Stealing Prescription Drugs And Cash From A Woodbine Pharmacy

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Anthony Sering and Anthony Alascio, both age 28, of Anne Arundel County, today each to 135 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to commit robbery. Judge Hollander also entered an order that the defendants pay $4,095 in restitution.


Shawn Benge Appointed Acting Superintendent (Homestead)

News Release: Shawn Benge has been appointed the acting Superintendent for both Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks effective March 31 2014. Shawn will be on a 90 day assignment to fill the position held by retiring Superintendent Dan Kimball for the past ten years.


Schenectady Man Arraigned On Fraud Scheme Involving False Advertisements Of Motor Vehicles

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - On Thursday, March 27, 2014, FREDERICK HOLLINGSHED, a/k/a FRANKLIN HOLLINGSHED, 47, of Schenectady, NY, was arraigned on a ten-count indictment charging him with wire fraud, misuse of a social security number, and possession with intent to use or transfer false identification documents...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events...


Illegal Alien Carrying Numerous Assault-Style Rifles in His Vehicle’s Trunk

News Release: DALLAS - Jesus Gonzales, 25, who pleaded guilty in May 2013 to a one-count indictment charging possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn to 40 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.


Reducing Costs & Saving Lives Through Disaster Mitigation to be Subject of Hearing

News Release: Next week, a hearing of the Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, chaired by U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA), will hold a hearing on disaster mitigation and what local communities and individuals can do to reduce their risks, lower costs, and protect their homes and families.


News Release: KEENE, Calif. - César E. Chávez, National Monument and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s (USCIS) Fresno Field Office will present a naturalization ceremony on March 31. Twenty-three people will be sworn in as citizens by USCIS Fresno Field Office Director Jonathan Crawford at the visitor...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Rafael Douglas, 20, of Capitol Heights, Md., was sentenced today to a 17-year prison term for his role in a murder that took place in broad daylight during an attempted robbery in Southeast Washington, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.


News Release: St. Louis, MO - THOMAS GREG MARTIN was sentenced to six months of home confinement, 120 hours of community service and three years of probation for receiving misbranded Botox® from a foreign, unlicensed drug wholesaler, some of which had counterfeit exterior packaging. Additionally, as part of his earlier plea, he agreed to the forfeiture of $32,000.


News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that SCOT ZARKIEWICZ, the co-founder and former President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, and principal owner of SingleClick Systems Corp. (“SingleClick"), a Delaware-incorporated, New Jersey-based software...


Big South Fork Seeking Farmers Interested in Leasing Hay Fields

News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area has over twenty fields at seven locations in both Tennessee and Kentucky that need to be maintained as open grass fields. The park is making some of those fields available for hay production. The fields are managed by the park for a variety of purposes including protecting historic landscapes, maintaining open areas for wildlife and native plants and for hunting.


Former Mutual Benefits Corporation Head Convicted For His Role In $1 Billion MBC Scheme

News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and George L. Piro, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announce that defendant Joel Steinger, a/k/a “Joel Steiner," (“Steinger") pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. to...


News Release: In Midland this afternoon, 26-year-old Aryan Circle member Kevin Dwain Rickman (a.k.a. “Birdie") of Midland, was sentenced to life in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine and retaliating against a witness announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Douglas E. Lindquist, El Paso Division.


News Release: HOUSTON - Cody Matthew Tackett, 23, has entered a plea of guilty to a criminal information charging him with making a hoax bomb threat, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson.