News published on Federal Newswire in October 2016

News from October 2016


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a seven page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5 Million for Emergency Repairs to Roads and Bridges Damaged by Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina

News Release: WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $5 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help begin road and bridge repairs damaged by Hurricane Matthew in North Carolina.


News Digest - DOT 123-16

News Release: FMCSA Issues Final Rule to Assist Current and Former Military Personnel in Obtaining Commercial Driver’s Licenses. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) issued a final rule amending its commercial driver’s license (CDL) regulations to ease the transition of military personnel into ...


News Release: A former Cleveland Housing Network official was sentenced to 30 months in prison for taking bribes and steering contracts, law enforcement officials said.


Former President & CEO of Monarch Mortgage Pleads Guilty to Concealment of Bankruptcy Assets

News Release: NORFOLK, Va. - The former president and chief executive officer of Monarch Mortgage, which is a part of Monarch Bank in Virginia Beach, pleaded guilty today to concealing approximately $350,000 in bankruptcy assets.


News Release: WASHINGTON - The husband of the former Deputy Chief of Mission in Rabat, Morocco, pleaded guilty today to sexually abusing a former household staff member from 2010 to 2013, announced U.S. Attorney Channing D. Phillips, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, and Director Bill A. Miller of the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS).


Felon Sentenced for Possessing Firearm and Transporting an Individual for the Purpose of Prostitution

News Release: EUGENE, Ore. - On Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sentenced Barry Phillip Armstrong, 34, of Los Angeles, to 84 months in prison for felon in possession of a firearm and interstate transportation for prostitution. Following his prison sentence, Armstrong will be on supervised release for three years.


OSHA cites Omega Demolition Corp. after worker fatally crushedby 40-ton beam on I-90 bridge construction project in Des Plaines

News Release: CHICAGO - A federal investigation has determined that an overstressed 40-ton beam fell and caused the death of a 47-year-old laborer doing demolition of Chicago's Interstate 90 and Touhy Road overpass in April.


Tulalip Tribal Member Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Assault, Witness Tampering, and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

News Release: An enrolled member of the Tulalip Tribes was sentenced October 7, 2016 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to nine years in prison and four years of supervised release for seven charges involving his repeated assault of an intimate partner, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. BRIAN H. JONES, SR....


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced today the sentencing of nine members and associates of the Hankton Organization.


Chilean Woman Sentenced to 36 Months for Illegal Re-Entry

News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Gloria Oliva Gallardo, age 61, a Chilean citizen, was sentenced yesterday to 36 months in prison for illegally re-entering the United States.