News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


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


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


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


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


BTS Releases May 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: BTS Releases May 2015 U.S. Airline Traffic Data


News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. - This year the U.S. Attorney’s Office participated in a back-to-school backpack drive at Sunset Middle School. Staff members of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Lafayette and Shreveport and federal courthouse employees in Lafayette collected school supplies and 20 backpacks for this school...


News Release: Eight men were indicted for their roles in conspiracy that brought large amounts of heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into Texas and then to the Cleveland area, law enforcement officials said.


News Release: Walter Gardner, Jr., 46, of Centralia, Illinois, was sentenced on Aug. 13, 2015, to a total of 60 months in federal prison on one count of a four-count indictment charging him with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Cocaine, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney...


Taxicab Operator Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Titles Of Salvaged Cars And Re-Using Them As Taxis On Chicago Streets

News Release: CHICAGO - A Northbrook man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges he illegally obtained clean titles for salvaged and rebuilt vehicles and put them to use as taxicabs on the streets of Chicago.


News Release: Aug. 13, 2015 15-056. Julena Campbell or Amy Bartlett. (307)344-2015. e-mail us. Results from an autopsy conducted on Monday afternoon concluded that Lance Crosby, a 63 year old Billings man, died as a result of traumatic injuries sustained from a bear attack. Results from genetic (DNA) analysis of...


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that DANIEL FIGUEROA-MUNGUIA, age 30, a citizen of Honduras, was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to a one-count Bill of Information charging him with illegal reentry into the United States.


News Release: United States Attorney Kenyen R. Brown of the Southern District of Alabama announces that Indictments charging defendants with federal firearms charges were unsealed today. This action follows early morning arrests of many of these defendants, by a multi-agency group of law enforcement led by Special...


News Release: STONEWALL, TEXAS -Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park will celebrate the 107th anniversary of President Johnson's birth with a 10:00 am ceremony on Thursday, August 27. Continuing a tradition begun by Lady Bird Johnson, a wreath will be placed at the president's gravesite on August 27 in the Johnson...


Mountain Lion Struck and Killed by Vehicle on Interstate 5

News Release: THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- A young mountain lion was struck and killed by a vehicle on Interstate 5 near Castaic early Monday morning. Known as P-32, he is the only male known to have dispersed out of the Santa Monica Mountains and into the more contiguous habitat areas to the north.


News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, SD -To celebrate the 99th birthday of the National Park Service, rangers at Wind Cave National Park are leading an evening hike to the top of Rankin Ridge on Tuesday, August 25.



News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Glenn Litton, 47, of Carson City, Nevada, pleaded guilty today to aggravated identity theft arising from false statements he made in an application for a United States Passport, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


MS-13 Member Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Leadership Role in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: MS-13 Member Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Leadership Role in Violent Racketeering Conspiracy.


Berlin Man Facing Federal Indictment for Armed Bank Robbery Carjacking, and Brandishing a Firearm

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - A federal grand jury today indicted Jeff V. Hare, age 53, of Berlin, Maryland, on charges of armed bank robbery, carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.


News Release: BIRMINGHAM -- A federal judge today sentenced a Hoover man to more than seven years in prison for defrauding investors out of more than $3 million through an illegal Ponzi scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance, FBI Special Agent in Charge Roger C. Stanton, Alabama Securities Commission Director Joseph P. Borg and Hoover Police Chief Nick Derzis.