News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

News from April 2015


The US Commerce Department published a five page proposed rule on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on April 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


February 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Release: February 2015 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)


U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Improved Aviation Safety Rating for India

News Release: NEW DELHI, India – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced today that India complies with international safety standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and has been granted a Category 1 rating under the FAA’s International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program. The announcement was made during a meeting between Secretary Foxx and India’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, in India’s capital city, New Delhi.


FMCSA Orders Shutdown of South Carolina Trucking Company

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Darlington, South Carolina-based trucking company Carnell Pompey, which is doing business as Mortise Trucking Company, USDOT No. 1339109, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered that it immediately shut down.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that FRANCISCO MUNOZ, age 26, a citizen of Honduras and residing in Hammond, was sentenced after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Indictment for illegal use of a social security number.


News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area announces a visual media presentation designed to help you escape, explore, and experience the many diverse recreational opportunities of your park. The program will be on Saturday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. (CT) at the Gateway to the Big South Fork...


News Release: PORTLAND, Ore. - April 8, 2015, Pedro Cervantes-Urbina, 34, originally from the State of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced to 80 months in prison after his federal conviction for conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. When the defendant is released from prison he will serve an additional three years of supervised release.


Dmv Employee Sentenced For Mail Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that Latonya Young, 44, an employee of the Erie County Clerk’s Office who was assigned to work at the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (NYS DMV), who was convicted of mail fraud, was sentenced to time served and one years supervised release by Senior U.S. District Court Judge William M. Skretny.


Jefferson City Man Sentenced For Illegal Firearms

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing firearms.


News Release: Receives 120 months in federal prison.


News Release: This National Volunteer Week, April 12-18, the National Park Service commends Volunteers Mark &Yvonne Knock, who are volunteering with the Outer Banks Group at the Wright Brothers National Memorial Visitor Center and the Museum Resource Center at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.


News Release: Olympic National Park is now accepting volunteer applications for the Olympic Marmot Monitoring Program 2015 survey season. Launched in 2010, the Olympic Marmot Monitoring Program employs teams of volunteers to visit designated survey areas within the park and gather timely and vital information about the Olympic marmot's population presence and distribution.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BERNARD PETTWAY, 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for ramming a law enforcement vehicle and injuring an ATF special agent.


Indictment Returned Against Houston Police Officer And Mexican Citizen

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the return of a Superseding Indictment charging Houston Police Officer Noe Juarez, 46, and Mexican citizen Sergio Grimaldo, 32, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of...


Local Businessman Handed Maximum Sentence For Transporting A Female Employee For Criminal Sexual Conduct

News Release: HOUSTON - Henri De Sola Morris, 68, former president and chief executive officer of Solid Software Solutions LLC, which does business as Edible Software Inc., has been sentenced in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Morris had just began trial in early December 2014 when he elected to enter a guilty plea to transportation.