News from July 2016
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
The US Interior Department published a two page rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Jul 21, 2016
The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on July 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: FMCSA Issues Final Rule to Implement Eight Non-Discretionary Provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule to effectuate eight non-discretionary provisions mandated by the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act).
By DOT News Wire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: May 2016 Passenger Airline Employment Data
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: HOUSTON - A former correctional officer has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of sexual abuse of a ward, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. James Graves, 45, pleaded guilty May 2, 2016, admitting he engaged in a sexual relationship with two inmates while he was employed at the Federal Prison Camp (FPC) in Bryan.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: LOS ANGELES - An Oregon man was sentenced today to six months in federal prison for a computer hacking scheme that gave him illegal access to 363 Apple and Google e-mail accounts, including those belonging to members of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Andre Antoine Walker, age 23, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 162 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for bank robbery conspiracy, bank robbery, armed bank robbery and brandishing a firearm in relation to a bank robbery. Judge Bennett also ordered Walker to pay restitution of $10,593.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - Sophia Dix, 35, of Newport News, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison for wire fraud. Dix was also sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $97,584.94.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Washington, D.C. - A newly released report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlights the urgent need for new natural gas regulations to minimize methane loss and ensure taxpayers receive their fair share for the production of natural gas on federal lands. The report, Interior Could Do...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Ocala, Florida - Senior U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges today sentenced Kenneth Everette Robinson, Jr. (31, Marion County) to 15 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. The Court also ordered him to forfeit the semi-automatic firearm and ammunition involved in the offense. Robinson previously pleaded guilty on Jan. 19, 2016.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sent letters to 18 executive-branch agencies requesting information on how they comply with the Hatch Act. The Hatch Act prohibits using funds from the United States Treasury to pay for costs associated with political activity by executive branch employees.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: El Dorado, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Melinda Gwin, age 49, of Hamburg, Arkansas, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison followed by three (3) years supervised release on one count of Bank Fraud. The Honorable Susan O. Hickey...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Anchorage, Alaska - U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that an Anchorage woman was indicted in federal court on one count of committing a health care fraud scheme against the State of Alaska Medicaid program.
By USDA Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
Release: Washington, DC, July 21, 2016 - Today, the Obama Administration is announcing four final rules that implement important provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) building on the progress schools across the country have already made in the improved nutritional quality of meals served in...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that charges relating to the improper disposal of mailed items were filed against David T. Clocker on July 20. Clocker, age 34, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was charged with one count of misdemeanor destruction of mail in a Criminal Information filed today in U.S. District Court in Scranton.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas man who robbed a convenience store, two liquor stores, a payday loan company, and an electronics retailer in the Las Vegas area during the summer of 2014, was sentenced today to 1,354 months or over 112 years in prison and five years of supervised release, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Louis Elmy, age 51, of Wilkes-Barre, pleaded guilty before United States District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik today in Scranton to extortion and a firearms violation.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 21, 2016
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the appointment of Jeffrey Oestericher as the Chief of the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Mr. Oestericher follows Sara Shudofsky, who served as the...
