News published on Federal Newswire in February 2015

News from February 2015


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Feb. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 15-15

News Release: BTS Treatment of Confidential Commercial Information. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is seeking comments on whether airframe and aircraft engine cost information from major U.S. airlines should be made public or should remain confidential. The period ...


Texarkana Man Sentenced To Over Six Years For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

News Release: Texarkana, Arkansas - Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Christopher Demarkus Nard, aka Joseph Nard, aka “Killa Chris", age 29, of Texarkana, Texas, was sentenced today to 75 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm. The Honorable Harry F. Barnes presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Texarkana.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Timber Lake, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Third Degree Burglary.


Three Military Bases Partner with Energy Department to Train Veterans for Solar Jobs

News Release: WASHINGTON -- Today, the first class of Marine trainees at Camp Pendleton will graduate from the Energy Department’s solar job training pilot program, which is aimed at preparing service members for careers in the solar industry as solar photovoltaic system installers, sales representatives, system inspectors...


Law Enforcement Tackles Drug Sales Near Schools In San Francisco

News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce Balzano, and San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr announced that 19 people have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of drug trafficking near schools and playgrounds in San Francisco.


ENGEL STATEMENT ON MINSK CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia...


News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of HOPE Initiative which Seeks to Reduce the Number of Opioid-Related Deaths in New Mexico.


News Release: Ever wonder what it might feel like to climb and actually stand atop the Grand Teton? Visitors can now experience the Grand's 13,770-foot summit via a web-based interactive program and make this exhilarating trek without the physical effort, and possible anxieties, associated with such a lofty goal. Come take a virtual climb of Grand Teton National Park's most iconic peak and discover the legacy of mountaineering in the Teton Range of northwestern Wyoming.


News Release: Concord, MA. Are you ready for spring? Get fit by walking the Battle Road Trail? Getting the story of the British march to Concord April 1775? Minute Man National Historical Park announces it spring season beginning March 3, 2015.


La Plant Man Indicted For Sexual Abuse

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a La Plant, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abuse of a Minor.


News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Jason Lewis Schwamberger, age 39, of Baltimore, today to three years in prison, followed by 20 years of supervised release. Judge Russell ordered that upon his release from prison, Schwamberger must register as a sex offender in the place where he resides, where he is an employee, and where he is a student, under the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA).


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Eagle Butte, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault with a Dangerous Weapon was sentenced on Feb. 10, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


Healthcare Company Executives Sentenced to Prison for Fraud and Kickbacks

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced that IMEH U. EBERE, age 55, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and SHEILA R. HIVES, age 51, of Baker, Louisiana, have each been sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson for health care fraud offenses in connection with their roles at...