News published on Federal Newswire in July 2016

News from July 2016


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Transportation, and California’s Air Resources Board Issue Draft Technical Assessment Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Cars and Light Trucks

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) today took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the National Program for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards for light duty cars ...


FRA and TxDOT Outline Passenger Rail Options Between Oklahoma City and Southern Texas, Seek Public Input

News Release: Public hearings and comment period on 10 proposed options to begin


News Digest DOT 90-16

News Release: FMCSA Announces Three-Month Extension of Unified Registration System Effective Date. FMCSA is delaying the implementation of the final stage of the Unified Registration System (URS) until Jan. 14, 2017, with a new full compliance date of Apr. 14, 2017. The agency is currently updating its information ...


News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Misael Ledesma-Renteria, a/k/a “Miguel Angel Barreto-Mora," a/k/a “Misael Renteria," was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Brian Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin.


Shon Shoram Sentenced to Four Years Imprisonment for Armed Robbery of Pharmacy in South Burlington, Vermont

News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Shon Paul Shoram, age 38, of Putney, Vermont, was sentenced on July 18, 2016 in the U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont, for armed robbery of a pharmacy in South Burlington, Vermont. Chief Judge Christina Reiss sentenced Shoram to four years of imprisonment followed by the statutory maximum of five years of supervised release.


News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Gardena man who was found guilty of sex trafficking seven girls, most of whom had been coerced or forced to work as prostitutes, was sentenced today to 40 years in federal prison.


Virginia Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Killing a Climber in National Park in Maryland

News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced David DiPaolo, age 34, of Bristow, Virginia, today to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Geoffrey Farrar, in Carderock, a popular rock climbing area within the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park.


Reclamation Increases Friant Division 2016 Class 1 Water Supply Allocation to 75 Percent Along With an Exchange Agreement to Support South-of-Delta Operations

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announces an additional increase in the water supply allocation to the Friant Division contractors of their Class 1 water from 65


Guyanese National Sentenced to Over 21 Years for Mortgage Fraud

News Release: Ravindranauth “Ravi" Roopnarine, 56, of Guyana, was sentenced by United States District Judge Jose E. Martinez on July 14, 2016 to 262 months in prison, following his conviction by a federal jury on charges stemming from his leadership and participation in an extensive mortgage fraud scheme. Following...


Joint Statement from Congressional Leaders on Violence in South Sudan

News Release: WASHINGTON-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN), Ranking Member Ben Cardin (D-MD), and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) released the following statement Monday regarding the escalating violence in South Sudan that has put the peace agreement at grave risk...


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A former office manager for a Lawrence property management company pleaded guilty Monday to embezzlement, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Navajo Woman from Standing Rock, N.M., Pleads Guilty to Federal Assault Charge

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Chelsey A. Billy, 21, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Standing Rock, N.M., pled guilty today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to an assault charge. Under the terms of her plea agreement, Billy will be sentenced to 30 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal jury has convicted Elijah Iverson, 38, of Tonawanda, NY, of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, maintaining a drug involved premises, possession ...


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Dodge City woman was sentenced Monday to 260 months in federal prison for making a video of herself engaged in a sex act with a child under five years old and uploading the video to the Internet, Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


News Release: Defendant Stole Wallets From Victims at Two Restaurants.


St. Lawrence County Felon Sentenced to 46 Months for Firearm, Ammunition Possession

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Clayton T. Brothers, age 40, of Russell, New York, was sentenced today to 46 months in prison, to be followed by 3 years of supervised release, for illegally possessing a firearm and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition.


News Release: Skagway - A young adult brown bear was seriously injured during a “hazing" attempt by a Skagway Police Department (SPD) officer in the National Park Service (NPS) Dyea Campground on the evening of Saturday, July 16. The bear may still be alive and SPD Officers and NPS Rangers will maintain increased presence in the Dyea area in the coming days.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today that Monica R. Romaszko, 62, of West Seneca, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade the payment of federal income taxes, before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.