News published on Federal Newswire in September 2015

News from September 2015


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: Former United Commercial Bank Chief Credit Officer Sentenced to Over Eight Years for Felony Fraud Conviction.


Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Improve Accessibility of Services and Programs

News Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement with Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Improve Accessibility of Services and Programs.


Bristol Attorney Sentenced for Stealing from Law Firm

News Release: Tony Michael Hutchinson to Spend Four Months in Federal Prison.


News Release: Hyde Park, NY -The Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites and other federally-managed places in the Hudson Valley invite all 4th graders to visit free as part of the White House's new Every Kid in a Park program. Starting today, students may go to www.everykidinapark.gov, complete an activity, and obtain a pass good through Aug. 31, 2016. Passes will allow the student and his/her family free entry to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas including national parks.


Efforts by Casey, Wyden, and Cummings Lead to GAO Study of CMS Nursing Home Rating System

News Release: Washington DC- Following a push by U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Representative Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to conduct a review of the federal government’s nursing home rating system.


News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) has selected eight projects to receive funding to construct small- and large-scale pilots for reducing the cost of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and compression through DOE’s Carbon Capture Program.


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Michael J. Ronga (43, Cape Coral) guilty of deprivation of civil rights under color of law and obstruction of justice. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison for the civil rights violation and up to 20 years’ imprisonment for the obstruction charge. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2015.


Albuquerque Man Sentenced to Prison for Laundering Money for Major Narcotics Trafficking Organization

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jerome Eckstein, 39, of Albuquerque, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court to 15 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his money laundering conviction. Eckstein also was fined $46,100.55, reflecting the cost associated with his incarceration and term of supervised release.


News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CARLOS COLON, also known as “Joel," 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for planning to conduct an armed robbery of narcotics stash house.



Bridgeport Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Prison for Planning Drug Robbery

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that CARLOS COLON, also known as “Joel," 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 90 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for planning to conduct an armed robbery of narcotics stash house.


News Release: (WASHINGTON - DEA officials today announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.


Akron man indicted for selling fentanyl that caused fatal overdose

News Release: An Akron man was indicted for selling fentanyl he obtained from China that resulted in a fatal overdose earlier this year, law enforcement officials said.