News published on Federal Newswire in January 2015

News from January 2015


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published an eight page rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Jan. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Fines Southwest $1.6 Million for Violating Tarmac Delay Rule

News Release: Largest Civil Penalty Assessed Against a Carrier for Violating Tarmac Delay Rules


October 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data

News Release: October 2014 U.S. Airline Traffic Data


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A former United Parcel Service driver was found guilty today of federal gun trafficking charges for stealing dozens of guns going through the shipping company’s Ontario hub and providing them to another man who sold the weapons on the street.


News Release: BOSTON - A Miami man operating throughout South Florida was sentenced on Jan. 9, 2015, for his role in an oxycodone distribution conspiracy involving thousands of oxycodone pills and stolen identities of Puerto Rican residents.


Tulsa Man Sentenced To 9 Years For Bank Robbery

News Release: TULSA, Okla.-United States District Chief Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Aaron Joseph Rock, 24, of Tulsa, to serve 110 months in prison today for robbing a bank in Sand Springs, U.S. Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. announced.


News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Mexican national Rogelio Portillo Vasquez, 38, was sentenced to 24 months in prison today for illegal reentry into the country, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced today.


News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A former United Parcel Service driver was found guilty today of federal gun trafficking charges for stealing dozens of guns going through the shipping company’s Ontario hub and providing them to another man who sold the weapons on the street.


Morris County, New Jersey, Man Admits Receiving Images of Child Pornography

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Boonton, New Jersey, man today admitted using a computer in his home to download images of child sexual abuse, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: A 59-count federal indictment was unsealed today charging three Toledo residents for their roles in a conspiracy in which they are accused of forging a will to fraudulently gain control of an estate worth approximately $2.2 million, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


Boise Man Pleads Guilty to Internet Sex Crime

News Release: BOISE - William Bryon Chest, 41, of Boise, Idaho, pleaded guilty today to transfer and attempted transfer of obscene images to minors, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Sentencing is scheduled for March 26, 2015, before United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge.


Former Law Enforcement Officer Sentenced To 25 Years For Child Sexual Enticement

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway today sentenced Brian John McRee, Sr. (51, Jacksonville) to 25 years in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and for possessing child pornography. The Court also ordered him to serve a lifetime of supervision following his release from prison and to forfeit the electronic devices that he had used to commit the crimes. McRee pleaded guilty on Aug. 28, 2014.


New York Business Must Pay $3.5 Million for Trafficking Contraband Cigarettes

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a retail business operating on a reservation in the state of New York pleaded guilty in federal court today to its role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud and contraband cigarette trafficking, for which it must pay a total of more than $3.5 million in fine, forfeiture and restitution.


News Release: FORMER U.S. BORDER PATROL AGENT SENTENCED TO 2 YEARS IN PRISON.