News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

News from December 2015


News Release: Alejo Mijares-Chaves, aka Alejo Minares-Chavez, Pedro Najera-Mijares, Nacho Mijares-Chaves, 44, of Mexico, was sentenced by Chief Federal District Court Judge Nancy D. Freudenthal on Dec. 29, 2015, for illegal re-entry of a previously deported alien into the United States. Mijares-Chaves was arrested...


News Release: United States Attorney Andrew M. Luger today announced the guilty pleas of FRANCIS SELLNER, 66, and EUGENE SELLNER, 63, for income tax evasion. EUGENE SELLNER was charged on December 9, 2015, and FRANCIS SELLNER was charged on Dec. 10, 2015, by felony information, each with one count of tax evasion.


2015: The Year in Pictures

News Release: In 2015 the Energy and Commerce Committee’s extensive work attracted plenty of interest. See below for some of the committee’s 2015 highlights in photos.


2015: The Year in Pictures

News Release: In 2015 the Energy and Commerce Committee’s extensive work attracted plenty of interest. See below for some of the committee’s 2015 highlights in photos.


2015: The Year in Pictures

News Release: In 2015 the Energy and Commerce Committee’s extensive work attracted plenty of interest. See below for some of the committee’s 2015 highlights in photos.


Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Documents for Delta Salinity Stations Refurbishment Project

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for a project to refurbish the San Andreas and Staten Island salinity stations within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.


Modesto Pair Indicted for Selling Large-Caliber Firearms

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Orlando Rangel, 31, and George Boone, 38, both of Modesto, charging them with being a felon in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. In addition, Rangel was charged with possession of a stolen firearm.


Winterport Man Pleads Guilty to Escaping from Re-Entry Center

News Release: Bangor, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Brandon Caparotta, 24, of Winterport, Maine pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to escape from federal custody.


Towpath Repair and Resurfacing

News Release: The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park announces the award for towpath repairs between Mile Marker 117-123, just above Licking Creek to Lock 52. The work will start approximately the 4th of January. The total construction period will run approximately 3 months. The towpath will remain open to visitors with only minor (10-15 minute) delays expected.


News Release: In a Dec. 29, 2015, order, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon approved a settlement agreement between the Justice Department, a class of private plaintiffs and the state of Oregon, which resolved the department’s and the class plaintiffs’ claims against the state under the Americans with ...


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has jointly sought and received court approval to terminate a settlement agreement with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) in Columbus, Ohio, regarding the deployment of tasers in the Franklin County jails. The move recognizes the successful implementation ...


News Release: Defendant also Charged with Being ‘Straw Purchaser’ of Two Assault Rifles Later Used in San Bernardino Attack that Killed 14 People Enrique Marquez Jr., 24, of Riverside, California, a longtime friend of Sayed Rizwan Farook, the male shooter in the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, was named today in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with conspiring with Farook in 2011 and 2012 to provide material support to terrorists.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Chemical Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application filed by Chemical Bank, Midland, Michigan, to establish a mobile branch in several counties in Michigan.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.