News from August 2016
By USDA Wire | Aug 1, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 1, 2016
The US Labor Department published a six page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 1, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published an eight page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOE Gazette | Aug 1, 2016
The US Energy Department published a nine page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Aug. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a Final Rule that will improve the process for ensuring the safety and reliability of new transit buses funded with FTA dollars. The new rule will establish a set of minimum performance standards, a standardized scoring system, and a pass-fail threshold that will better inform local transit agencies as they evaluate and purchase buses for use in their communities.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: Portland, Maine: United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that John C. Barry, 69, of Portland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to a year and a day in prison for embezzlement and making false entries in credit union records. He was also order to pay $533,791 in restitution. He pled guilty to the charges on Nov. 18, 2015.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: CINCINNATI - Christopher Lee Cornell, 22, of Green Township, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to one count of attempting to kill government employees, one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence and one count of attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Two men pleaded guilty today to federal drug charges, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jamel Proctor, 31, of New York City, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. In a separate drug prosecution, Darnell Lamar Anderson, 38, of Huntington, entered his guilty plea to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to impeding a U.S. Postal Service employee by physically attacking her while she was delivering the mail.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug.1, 2016 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced today a new Federal Marketing Order and Agreement regulating the handling for pecans grown in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas. A final rule implementing the program will be published in the Aug. 4, 2016, Federal Register.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: Kīlauea is putting on quite a show for park visitors eager to see a volcanic eruption - just like it was 100 years ago today when Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park was established on Aug. 1, 1916.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: PLANO, Texas - A Dallas physician has been convicted of conspiracy to sell illegal prescriptions in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury turned a one-count indictment charging John T. Dellick, 22, of Canfield, with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, said Carole S. Rendon, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: IRWIN, Idaho - The Bureau of Reclamation will resume construction activities at Palisades Dam Aug. 15, to replace aging overhead utilities with an underground system.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced that a consent motion for entry of order and settlement agreement were filed in federal court today, involving the sale of a property located at 3300 Queen City Drive, Charlotte, N.C., formerly known as Red Roof Inn.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Johnny Ramirez, 33, of Albuquerque, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court to violating federal drug trafficking laws. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Ramirez will be sentenced to 84 months in federal prison followed by a term of supervised release to be determined by the court.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed repairs to the Santa Clara Conduit levee/access road located in Santa Clara County, California.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Raushi J. Conrad, 42, of Bristow, was arrested today on charges of conspiracy to pay and receive bribes, and acceptance of bribes by a public official.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 1, 2016
News Release: ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of children, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
