News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


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


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


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


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


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


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


The US Energy Department published a five page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.



News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. B U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that George Torres, 53, of Buffalo N.Y., who was convicted of unlawfully possessing with intent to distribute more than 200 grams of heroin and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, was sentenced to 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. The court also ordered the forfeiture of $368,270.00 in drug proceeds and three firearms.


News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that Brandon Davis, 24, from Wytheville, Virginia, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.


News Release: HOUSTON - Kirk Lawrence Brannan, 60, a real estate and tax attorney in Lake Jackson, has turned himself in to authorities following the return of a federal indictment alleging he and others participated in a mortgage fraud scheme involving properties in Surfside and Freeport, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


Leading Economists Warn About Challenges Facing Middle Class

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-To launch their new Middle Class Prosperity Project, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today held the first in a series of congressional forums to hear directly from leading economists about how the nation’s economic system has been rigged against the middle class over the past several decades.


Fort Lawn Man Sentenced for Social Security Fraud

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina---- United States Attorney Bill Nettles stated that Gerald W. Costner, age 71, of Fort Lawn, South Carolina has been sentenced in federal court in Columbia, South Carolina, for theft of government funds, a violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641. Chief United States District Judge Terry L. Wooten of Columbia sentenced Costner to five months imprisonment and ordered him to pay restitution of $92,925.00.


International effort leads to rescue of 22-month-old Romanian baby being molested

News Release: This weekend, special agents and investigators in the United States and European Union scrambled to rescue a 22-month-old Romanian baby after learning that she was being sexually abused. It was 1:13 a.m. on Saturday when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents with the HSI Attaché Liaison Office at Europol in The Hague received disturbing information revealing an active abuse situation.