News published on Federal Newswire in December 2016

News from December 2016


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Dec. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOT Launches Innovative Infrastructure Financing Tool to Provide up to Nearly $2 Billion to Seattle Transit Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that four transit projects in the Seattle area could receive up to nearly $2 billion in financing through an innovative infrastructure financing tool created by the Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau.


Grand Jury Indicts Man for Sex Trafficking of Children, Production of Child Pornography and Drug Charges

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Joshua Manuel Treat, 20, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury today on charges of sex trafficking of children, use of interstate commerce in furtherance of prostitution, production of child pornography, and distribution of drugs to a person under 21 years old.


United States Sues Barclays Bank to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

News Release: United States Sues Barclays Bank to Recover Civil Penalties for Fraud in the Sale of Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities.


Brady Applauds USTR Action to Protect the U.S. Beef Industry From Unfair European Union Trade Practices

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is scheduling a public hearing and seeking public comments in connection with the European Union’s ban of U.S. beef products.


Two Men Charged with Illegal Firearm Following Police Chase, Collision

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two men were charged in federal court today with illegally possessing a firearm following a head-on collision with a police vehicle in a Quik Trip parking lot while attempting to flee from officers.


Suffolk Man Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Lionel Nelson Williams, 26, of Suffolk, was charged today with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Williams was arrested yesterday in Suffolk and will have his detention and preliminary hearings on Tuesday morning at the federal courthouse in Norfolk.


News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the Energy Department (DOE) announced $18 million in support of five projects for research, development, and demonstration of innovative plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) and direct injection propane engine technologies, as well as community-based projects to accelerate the adoption of light, medium and heavy duty vehicles that operate on fuels such as biodiesel, electricity, E85, hydrogen, natural gas, and propane.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he sexually abused a woman on a flight from India to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Juan Velazquez, 26, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to distributing cocaine and participating in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Doña Ana County, N.M.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A United States commercial airline pilot who held a U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Global Entry Card today admitted smuggling $195,736 in undeclared currency into the country at Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Pharmacist Admits Illegally Distributing Oxycodone From Medford, New Jersey ‘Pill Mills’

News Release: CAMDEN, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, pharmacist today admitted his role in a long-running conspiracy to illegally distribute and dispense large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled substances from two pharmacies located in Medford, New Jersey, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


New Jersey Resident Charged With Sex Assault On Airplane

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man appeared in federal court today to face charges that he sexually abused a woman on a flight from India to Newark Liberty International Airport, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Point Arena Couple Indicted for Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Tion Makeise Foster, 21, and Monica Merlin Morales, 25, both of Point Arena, charging them with sex trafficking a minor and conspiracy to traffic a minor, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


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