News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

News from May 2014


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BTS Releases March 2014 Passenger Airline Employment Data

News Release: http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/press_releases/bts025_14


U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates $2.1 Billion in Grant and Loan Funds to Extend Subway Service in West Los Angeles

News Release: DOT 50-14 WASHINGTON – U.S Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced $2.1 billion in federal grant and loan agreements to help build the 3.9-mile Westside Purple Line Extension from downtown Los Angeles to the City of Beverly Hills—expanding transit options in one of the most congested ...


Leesville Man Sentenced To 240 Months In Prison For Receiving Child Pornography

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. -United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that Elliot R. Duke, 30, of Leesville, La., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Patricia Minaldi, to 240 months in prison and a lifetime of supervised release for receiving child pornography.


Former Piedmont Jail Supervisor Found Guilty Of Conspiracy, False Tax Returns, And Bank Fraud

News Release: RICHMOND, Va. - William A. Coles, Jr., 49, of Pamplin, Va., was convicted by a federal jury today on seven counts involving conspiracy with his wife, Sybil Coles, to defraud the United States, assisting in the preparation and filing of false tax returns, and bank fraud. Coles faces a maximum penalty of 48 years of incarceration when he is sentenced by United States District Judge Henry E. Hudson on Aug. 21, 2014.


AFM Systems Take a Tip from Nanowires

News Release: In response to requests from the semiconductor industry,* a team of PML researchers has demonstrated that atomic force microscope (AFM) probe tips made from its near-perfect gallium nitride nanowires are superior in many respects to standard silicon or platinum tips in measurements of critical importance to microchip fabrication, nanobiotechnology, and other endeavors.


News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - PAUL SCROM, age 63, of Albany, New York, pled guilty today in Albany before Senior United States District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy to one count of distribution of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Andrew W. Vale, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.


Madera County Man Indicted for Pipe Bombs Found at School and Gas Station

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Today a federal grand jury indicted the man alleged to be responsible for pipe bombs found at a Chowchilla Shell Gas Station on March 28, 2014, and at the Crossroads Christian School in Madera on May 4, 2014, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Administrator Of Student Health Insurance For Virginia Tech Sentenced

News Release: GM-Southwest, Former CEO, Previously Admitted To Overstating Amount Of Claims Paid By More Than $1 Million.


Anamosa Man Charged With Manufacturing Meth Near A School

News Release: Zackery Lee Smock, age 36, from Anamosa, Iowa, has been charged with one count of attempted manufacture of methamphetamine by a drug felon near a school. The charge is contained in an Indictment filed May 7, 2014, in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids.


News Release: United States Attorney Anne M. Tompkins Western District Of North Carolina.


Fairfield County Hedge Fund Executives Plead Guilty To Federal Conspiracy Offense

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Thursday, May 22, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General, today...