News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

News from May 2014


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


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


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


The US Interior Department published a one page rule on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a four page proposed rule on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


U.S. DOT Takes New Emergency Actions as Part of Comprehensive Strategy to Keep Crude Oil Shipments Safe

News Release: Emergency order requires railroads transporting crude to notify state emergency response commissions; safety advisory urges use of tank cars with highest integrity


News Release: BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Alan Ketchen, a/k/a “AJ", 42 -, of Bangor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute MDPV, a chemical compound commonly referred to as “bath salts" or “monkey dust" and to maintaining a drug-involved premise.


News Release: Muskogee, Oklahoma - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that JUSTIN SLATE THRONEBERRY, age 32, of Ardmore, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Delay Or Destruction Of Mail By Postal Employee, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1703.


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), Miami Field Office, announce that Richard Altomare, 65, of Palm Beach County, was sentenced yesterday for his participation in a securities fraud “pump and dump" scheme. Altomare was sentenced to 37 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., May 7, 2014 - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on “Keeping the Lights On and Reducing Catastrophic Forest Fire Risk: Proper Management of Electricity Rights of Way on Federal Lands." The hearing examined the need for improved management and better...


Federal, State And Local Authorities Dismantle National Spice Distribution Organization Reaching Into Colorado Communities

News Release: Indictments represent the most significant investigation to date in the United States regarding synthetic cannabinoid trafficking which resulted in more than 220 Spice-related emergency room visits and at least one death in Colorado last year.


Three Topeka Men Indicted on Federal Gun Charges in Unrelated Cases

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - Three Topeka men were indicted Wednesday on federal gun charges in unrelated cases, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.