News published on Federal Newswire in May 2016

News from May 2016


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a four page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Highway Administration Cuts Ribbon on San Bernardino’s Devore Interchange

News Release: Project to bring congestion relief on major freight route in Southern California


FTA Issues Safety Advisory to Collect Information on Third Rail System Hazards

News Release: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) this week issued Safety Advisory 16-2 to collect information from State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) regarding the condition and safety performance of contact rail (third rail) traction power electrification systems at rail transit agencies within their jurisdiction.


News Digest DOT 59-16

News Release: FMCSA Announces Availability of its 2016 Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus Statistics is an annual publication that contains extensive information on the overall state of the commercial motor ...


FASTLANE Grant Applications Totaling Nearly $9.8 Billion

News Release: 212 Applications Received for Infrastructure Projects


Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison

News Release: ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Joel Elias Gonzalez, 53, formerly of Franklin, N.C. was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking large quantities of crystal methamphetamine, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Gonzalez pleaded guilty in February 2016 to one count of distribution of methamphetamine.


Physician Assistant Ordered To Pay $77,900, Excluded From Medicare And Medicaid, And Sentenced To Six Months' Home Detention For Accepting $12,600 In Illegal Kickbacks

News Release: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN- U.S. Attorney Patrick Miles announced that Ronald Mingle, age 73, a physician assistant from Alma, Michigan, was sentenced to pay $62,900 in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid, a $15,000 fine, and to serve six months of home detention for accepting $12,600 in illegal kickbacks...


News Release: ANDERSONVILLE, Georgia - In April 1866, a group of ladies in Columbus, Georgia announced plans to decorate the graves of soldiers killed in the Civil War with flowers each year. They asked ladies groups across the south to join them in honoring the fallen. What began as a southern tradition was adopted by states across the nation in 1868 and became Memorial Day.


News Release: Part of Crime Prevention and Community Outreach Component of DOJ’s Smart on Crime Initiative.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang sentenced Edward White, age 46, of Waldorf, Maryland, today to 13 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for theft of firearms and use of fire during the commission of a felony, in connection with the robbery and arson of a federally licensed firearms dealer.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that SIDNEY PATTERSON, a/k/a “Duda Man" age 24, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after having previously been found guilty of violating the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization Act “RICO," as well as drug conspiracy, firearms conspiracy and murder charges.


Owings Mills Man Sentenced to Prison for the Robbery of an Owings Mills Jewelry Store Including Kidnapping and Brandishing a Gun

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Grigoriy (Greg) Zilberman, age 25, of Owings Mills, Maryland, today to three years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy, kidnapping, and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, in...


News Release: Tampa, Florida - United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces that a federal jury today found Maurice Williams (25, Temple Terrace) guilty of child sex trafficking and possession of child pornography. He faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for...