News published on Federal Newswire in December 2015

News from December 2015


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Dec. 14, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


October Airline On-Time Performance Up From Previous Year, Month

News Release: WASHINGTON – The reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 87.0 percent in October 2015, up from both the 80.0 percent on-time rate in October 2014 and the 86.5 percent mark in September 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Air Travel Consumer Report released today. October 2015’s on-time arrival rate was the third highest of the 250 months with comparable records.


Gwinn Felon, Kevin Leonard Houle, Sentenced To Prison For Possessing A Firearm

News Release: MARQUETTE, MICHIGAN - Kevin Leonard Houle, 42, of Gwinn, Michigan, was sentenced to 84 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr. announced today. U.S. District Judge R. Allan Edgar also ordered Houle to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term.


Thirty-Four Facing Federal and Tribal Charges Arising Out of Methamphetamine Trafficking on Mescalero Apache Reservation

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Thirty-four individuals are facing federal and tribal drug charges as the result of an 18-month multi-agency investigation spearheaded by the DEA and BIA into methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Eighteen defendants, including five members of the Mescalero Apache...


Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Documents for the San Luis Solar Project

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the San Luis Solar Project.


Topeka Man Sentenced For Carjacking

News Release: TOPEKA KAN. - A Topeka man was sentenced Monday to three years in federal prison for carjacking, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


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News Release: Federal and Tribal Officials to Announce Results of Significant Investigation in Mescalero Apache Nation and Southern New Mexico on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Joseph Romano, 31, previously employed at The Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center (“PICC") and the Riverside Correctional Facility, pleaded guilty today to attempted extortion which interfered with interstate commerce and two counts of attempted distribution of controlled substances. Romano agreed to deliver OxyContin pills to a prisoner in exchange for $1,000.


National Institute of Standards and Technology Presents 2015 Awards to Outstanding Employees

News Release: GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recognized current and former employees for their research, administrative and support activities that support NIST's mission in a ceremony Dec. 9, 2015. Their efforts help NIST promote innovation with collaborations and research that bring advances to fields such as nanotechnology, cybersecurity and health care.


News Release: Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL.


Pennsylvania man convicted of heroin trafficking

News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Raheem Cuffee, 31, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was convicted of heroin trafficking in federal court, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: Arches and Canyonlands national parks are open all year, but the park's visitor center operations change with the arrival of winter.


Northfield Vermont Man Charged With Unlawfully Possessing And Transferring Explosives

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Mark McCloud, 45, of Northfield, Vermont has been charged in United States District Court with: (1) unlawfully possessing explosive devices; and, (2) unlawfully transferring an explosive device, in violation of federal law.


Former Glen Burnie Man Pleads Guilty to a Robbery Conspiracy and to the August 2014 Robbery of an Exxon Gas Station

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Robin Tyrone Smith, age 27, formerly of Glen Burnie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to a robbery conspiracy and to the armed robbery of an Exxon Station convenience store on August 7, 2014.


News Release: FARGO - U. S. Attorney Christopher C. Myers announced that on Dec. 14, 2015, Alan Douglas Eslinger, 44, Grand Forks, North Dakota, was sentenced before U. S. District Judge Ralph R. Erickson to serve 16 years in prison for one count of Receipt of Child Pornography and three counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Judge Erickson also sentenced Eslinger to serve a lifetime of supervised release and pay a $400 special assessment to the Crime Victims Fund.


California Man Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering Charge in Kansas

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A California man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal money laundering charge in Kansas, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.


News Release: LAS VEGAS - A local doctor who sold prescriptions for pain medications to persons who did not have a medical necessity for them, and deposited the cash proceeds in a manner designed to avoid tax laws, has been sentenced to two years in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to forfeit over $1.3 million.


News Release: U.S. Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL.