News published on Federal Newswire in May 2015

News from May 2015


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 44-15

News Release: FMCSA Proposes Revision to Diabetes Standards for Interstate Commercial Drivers. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a proposal to permit individuals with stable, well-controlled insulin-treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) to be qualified to operate trucks and buses ...


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Sippy Lal, 62, of Sacramento, was sentenced to two years in prison today for conspiring to induce aliens to illegally enter the United States for private financial gain, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.


Senators Blumenthal, Murray, Franken, and Colleagues Urge HHS to Ensure Coverage for Critical Mental Health Care

News Release: Dear Secretary Burwell: We are writing to ask that you increase consumer protections for patients seeking coverage for mental health and substance use services and treatments. Under current law, most large and small group and individual health plans are required to provide equal coverage for medical/surgical...


New Iberia man sentenced to 9 years in prison for possessing child pornography

News Release: LAKE CHARLES, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a New Iberia man was sentenced Thursday to 108 months in prison on charges that he downloaded child pornography onto his computer.


Senators Urge Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Provide Support to Students Affected by the Closure of Corinthian Colleges

News Release: Dear Secretary Duncan: We are writing to request that the U.S. Department of Education use its authority to provide additional support to the 16,000 students whose academic careers were abruptly disrupted by the closure of Corinthian Colleges and to the former students at these schools who were equally...


News Release: “Rabid Fan Bandit" admits Multiple Bank Robberies, and Leads Juvenile Crew to Commit More.


Former La Vernia Restaurant Operator and Accomplice Sentenced to Federal Prison for Immigration Document Fraud Scheme

News Release: In San Antonio today, 49-year-old Yolanda Hernandez de Arteaga, the former operator of the Los Compadres Restaurant in LaVernia, TX, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for fraudulently benefiting from a financial scheme which targeted individuals...


Former Officer Sentenced in Absentia to Federal Prison in Connection with Fraudulent U.S. Army Contracts Scheme

News Release: Though she failed to appear in federal court in San Antonio today, 52-year-old former U.S. Army officer Heidi Webster of Manhattan, KS, was sentenced to six years in federal prison for defrauding the United States in connection with U.S. Army contracts worth millions of dollars for medical equipment and personnel announced Acting United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.


Wilkes-Barre Man Sentenced To 80 Months’ Imprisonment For Distribution Of Cocaine

News Release: WILKES-BARRE- The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Senior United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo sentenced Shawn Morse, age 43, of Wilkes-Barre, yesterday to 80 months’ imprisonment for his involvement in the distribution of cocaine between 2010 and April 2013.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that on May 7, 2015, Dan Stephen Daniels, 59, formerly of Columbia, IL, pled guilty to a two-count Indictment charging him, in Count 1, with Receipt of Child Pornography, and, in Count 2, Possession of...


Jefferson County Man Indicted on Child Exploitation Charges

News Release: BEAUMONT, Texas - A 57-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been indicted on child exploitation charges in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.


Twins Found Guilty of Attacking Man In Bias-Related Crime in Northwest Washington

News Release: Victim Was Called Homophobic Names, Attacked on Sidewalk.


News Release: Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that James Conrad Riley, 44, of Kinmundy, Illinois, pled guilty on May 6, 2015, to an Indictment charging him with Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. The prior felony alleged in the Indictment was Retail Theft, for which Riley was convicted in Ogle County, Illinois, on or about Oct. 13, 2004.


OSHA to hold meeting of National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Temporary Workers Work Group

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will hold a meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health's Temporary Workers Work Group on May 13, 2015, in Washington, D.C.