News from July 2016
By DOT News Wire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced selections for an expanded Low or No-Emission (Low-No) Bus Competitive Grant Program that reflects growing interest in new technology buses. Twenty transit providers in 13 states will receive a share ...
By DOT News Wire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a final rule requiring FTA grantees to develop management plans for their public transportation assets, including vehicles, facilities, equipment, and other infrastructure. Transit asset management (TAM) is an essential practice for providing safer, more reliable transit service nationwide, while helping lower operating costs.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: 1st-Quarter 2016 Air Fare Data
By DOT News Wire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: PHMSA Seeks Comment on Insurance for Railroad Carriers Transporting Hazardous Materials. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today issued a notice and request for comment on the levels and structure of insurance for railroad carriers transporting hazardous materials. PHMSA ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: The National Park Service invites visitors of all ages to join in the celebration of its 100th birthday throughout the month of August.With special events across the country, and free admission to all 412 national parks from August 25 through Aug. 28, the NPS is encouraging everyone to #FindYourPark / #EncuentraTuParque for the centennial.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: Law enforcement rangers from the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management and Wardens from California Department of Fish and Wildlife located and destroyed two large marijuana cultivation sites within Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The first raid took place in the Crystal Creek...
By US DOT Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: The July/August 2016 issue of FAA Safety Briefing focuses on the world of student pilots and airmen-in-training. Building on our previous student pilot-themed editions in 2012 and 2014, this issue provides tips and resources for success in initial pilot certification. It also explores the new Airman ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: On July 22, 2016, Louay Ibrahim Hussein had his initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Lois Bloom. Hussein is charged in connection with his leadership role in a wide-ranging scheme to distribute large quantities of high-grade counterfeit U.S...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - Two men who earned the moniker the “Cowboy Gun Bandits" for brandishing a large-caliber revolver during a series of robberies - starting with gas stations and culminating in a bank robbery that netted them over $55,000 - were convicted today in federal court.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: CEDAR RAPIDS, IA - The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently settled access complaints against three local restaurants under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA"). The Hacienda Las Glorias, Lone Star Steakhouse, and The Irish Democrat, all covered under Title III of the ADA, agreed to comply with the Act’s provisions ensuring equal access within the restaurants.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan filed a lawsuit today to recover damages from the COPOCO Community Credit Union, alleging that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing protected servicemembers’ motor vehicles without obtaining the necessary court orders.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: AUSTIN - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested nine individuals in the Austin area, including ringleaders Xavier (aka “Javi") and Eulalio (aka “Chico"), for conspiring to distribute heroin announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: CHICAGO - A federal judge today sentenced the head of a Schaumburg home health company to six years in prison for scheming to bill Medicare for millions of dollars in unnecessary services.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts on all 19 counts as charged against a Houston doctor for distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced U.S. Atttorney Kenneth Magidson.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: PHOENIX - On July 25, 2016, Christopher Nigel Benn, 24, of Fredonia, Ariz., an enrolled member of the Kaibab Band of Paiute Indian Tribe, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton to 25 years’ imprisonment after Benn had previously pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact of a minor. The Court also imposed a lifetime term of supervised release to follow Benn’s term of imprisonment.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Wilmington man was charged and arrested today in connection with making threats over Facebook to burn a local mosque and harm Muslims and with unlawfully possessing ammunition.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Ruben Cantu, 43, of Hobbs, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 100 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. He will be on supervised release for two years after completing his prison sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: BOSTON - A Wilmington man was charged and arrested today in connection with making threats over Facebook to burn a local mosque and harm Muslims and with unlawfully possessing ammunition.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 26, 2016
News Release: North Las Vegas, NV - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held an oversight hearing on improving management and utilization of federal lands in and around North Las Vegas. Chairman Rob Bishop (R-UT), Rep. Cresent Hardy (R-NV), Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA), Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) and a panel of expert witnesses gathered to discuss a path forward to better serve the local community.
