News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 11, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)

News Release: March 2016 Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI)


News Digest - DOT 53-16

News Release: FMCSA Issues Safety Advisory for the Immediate Repair and Retesting of TYTAL Cargo Tanks. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is issuing a safety advisory to provide notice to owners and operators of cargo tank motor vehicles manufactured by Trailers Y Tanques De Aluminio (TYTAL), ...


SENATE DEMS: FDA Rule is Critical Step to Protecting Children and Teens from Tobacco Products

News Release: The Honorable Sylvia M. Burwell. Secretary. U.S. Department of Health and Humans Services. 200 Independence Avenue, SW. Washington, D.C. 20201. The Honorable Robert M. Califf. Commissioner. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. 10903 New Hampshire Avenue. Silver Spring, M.D. 20993. Dear Secretary Burwell...


Crownpoint Man Sentenced to Prison for Federal Statutory Rape Conviction

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Emanuel Yazzie, 23, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Crownpoint, N.M., was sentenced this morning in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M., to 36 months in prison followed by ten years of supervised release for his sexual abuse of a minor conviction. Yazzie also will be required to register as a sex offender.


News Release: A federal indictment was unsealed today in the District of Puerto Rico charging 50 members of La Asociación ÑETA with racketeering, drug trafficking and murder, announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez for the District of Puerto Rico. The defendants include the leadership of the enterprise...


News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III the return of indictments charging Marque Amason (49) and William Soong (27, both of Fort Myers Beach, with fraud-related offenses in connection with their submission of false claims to British Petroleum (“BP") Deepwater Horizon oil spill...


News Release: James L. Porter, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today that David Mitchell Carter, 50, of Olney, Illinois, was sentenced on May 10, 2016, on the charge of Theft of Government Funds in the United States District Court in Benton, Illinois. The theft charge...


Former Tribal Corrections Officer Sentenced for Sexually Abusing an Inmate and Violating Her Civil Rights

News Release: Defendant Prosecuted as Part of Federal Initiative to Address the Epidemic Incidence of Violence Against Native America Women.


Ohio Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison For Intersate Travel to Engage in a Sexual Act with a Child

News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Antoine Lebeux Michael, age 42, of New Boston, Ohio, was sentenced to 360 months in federal prison without the possibility of parole and lifetime supervised release for one count of Interstate...


Cresson Man Charged with Making False Statements on Loan Applications

News Release: JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - On May 11, 2016, a Cambria County resident was indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on charges of making false statements on loan applications, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.


Louisiana Woman Indicted for Preparing False Tax Returns, Contempt of Court, Forging a Federal Judge’s Signature and Bank Fraud Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury sitting in New Orleans, Louisiana, returned an indictment on May 6, which was unsealed today, against a LaPlace, Louisiana, woman charging her with 37 counts of aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, eight counts of contempt of court, one count...