News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Aug. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Celebrates Opening of Sacramento Light Rail Extension, Expanding Transit Options in California’s Capital Region

News Release: SACRAMENTO – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today celebrated the opening of Sacramento’s Blue Line light rail extension to Cosumnes River College (CRC), which will significantly improve transit options for residents traveling between downtown Sacramento and ...


U.S. Departments of Transportation, Education, and Labor Release Joint Transportation Jobs Report

News Release: Data indicates that transportation industry growth will add 417,000 skilled and semi-skilled job openings from 2012 to 2022


Whitefield Man Indicted For Illegal Transportation Of Hazardous Materials

News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - A federal grand jury in the District of New Hampshire has indicted Lewis Scott Niles, 54, of Whitefield, New Hampshire, on four counts of illegal transportation of hazardous materials, reports Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith.


Bishop: President Obama’s Energy Agenda is Powering Dependency

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT) today issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s remarks at the Eighth Annual National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada.


Former Springfield Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Springfield, Mo., man who was a fugitive from justice in Mexico for nearly seven years pleaded guilty in federal court today to tax evasion.


Man Sentenced to Three Months Prison For Illegally Re-Entering the United States from Mexico

News Release: A man who illegally re-entered the country was sentenced on Aug. 20, 2015, to three months in federal prison.


Chicago Woman Indicted For Stealing Identities Of Nursing-Home Residents And Using Their Names To Claim Refunds From Fraudulent Tax Returns

News Release: CHICAGO -A Chicago woman sought federal tax refunds through a series of fraudulent returns she filed in the names of other people, including a number of nursing-home residents who had no knowledge that their personal information was being used, according to a federal indictment announced today.


News Release: Assaulting a US Park Ranger lands two women in jail.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of IRS Criminal Investigation in New England, announced that JOHN ZELEPOS, 49, of North Stonington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 12 months...


Highland Links - The Greens are Going Green

News Release: Superintendent George Price is pleased to announce an innovative turf management project in collaboration with Johnson Golf Management, operators of the Highland Links Golf Course concession in Truro at Cape Cod National Seashore. With the guidance of Charles "Chip" Osborne, an expert in sustainable...


News Release: McALLEN, Texas ‐ A McAllen area doctor, previously indicted in an illegal kickback scheme, has been charged on new allegations of health care fraud for his scheme to defraud Medicare, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Spice Distribution Kingpin John Bowen Sentenced To 60 Months In Federal Prison

News Release: DENVER - U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer sentenced John Bowen, age 68, of Las Vegas to 60 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release for his role as the kingpin in a Conspiracy to Defraud the United States, Distribute Controlled Substances, and Money Laundering, ...


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Shannon Jerome Hinton, 25, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Gregory Edward Allen, 28, of Bridgeport, Ohio, were sentenced in federal court today for selling heroin and cocaine near playgrounds located in the Northern District of West Virginia, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Anthony Perez, 41, of Deming, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 60months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction.


News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Huntington woman who brought a concealed weapon into the federal building in Huntington pleaded guilty today in federal court, announced United States Attorney Booth Goodwin. Whitney H. Borders, 29, entered a guilty plea before Chief Judge Robert C. Chambers to unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.


Fake Hospice Nurse Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: Defendant Saw and Purported to Treat 243 Hospice Patients.