News published on Federal Newswire in November 2016

News from November 2016


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Nov. 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


USDOT Issues 30-Day Extension to Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Requiring Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles

News Release: USDOT Issues 30-Day Extension to Public Comment Period for Proposed Rule Requiring Speed Limiters for Large Commercial Vehicles. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today announced a 30-day ...


News Release: United States Attorney G.F. “Pete" Peterman, III announces that Dr. Edd Colbert Jones, III, from Fitzgerald, Georgia, has pled guilty to conspiring to distribute and dispense controlled substances including Oxycodone, Alprazolam and Diazepam. Dr. Jones was indicted on April 12, 2016.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Vandegrift, 29, of Wellsburg, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with production of child pornography. The charge carries a minimum of 15 years in prison, a maximum penalty of 30 years, and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Joseph Fedrick, 42, of Guyana pled guilty to falsifying an application for a U.S. passport in federal court today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


Weymouth Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $700,000 from Employer

News Release: BOSTON - A Weymouth woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a fraud scheme in which she stole approximately $701,826 from her employer.


Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 212,344 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2016/2017 marketing year.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, N.C. - U.S. Attorney Jill Westmoreland Rose announced today that U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. handed down life sentences to two MS-13 gang members convicted of murder.


News Release: CONCORD, N.H. - United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Jorge Medina, 25, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, oxycodone and cocaine. Medina appeared before United States District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to enter his guilty plea.


Mexican National Sentenced to Six Years for Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

News Release: Defendant Attempted to Sell Ten Pounds of Methamphetamine to Undercover Agent.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that United States District Judge Malachy Mannion sentenced Reuben Blajos, age 42, and Manuel Vasquez-Perez, age 40, for assaulting another inmate while incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary Canaan (USP Canaan) in Waymart, Pennsylvania. Both inmates received a 70 month term of imprisonment.


Leaders of Violent Bloods Street Gang Admit Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - Two leaders of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang today admitted their respective roles in a racketeering conspiracy that involved murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and conspiracy to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


El Portal Road (Hwy 140) Within Yosemite National Park to Reopen

News Release: Road Open to Vehicular Traffic at 7:00 pm this Evening.


Baden Tax Collector Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Stealing from Borough, Ambridge School District

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Baden, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to 37 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release on his conviction of mail fraud and filing false income tax returns, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.