News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a seven page proposed rule on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Federal Transit Administration Issues Guidance to Public Transportation Agencies on Implementing Equal Employment Opportunity Requirements

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today published revised guidance to transit agencies on how to comply with federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines. FTA produced the circular to ensure that transit agency leadership understands and follows EEO requirements to prohibit discrimination in the workplace and stays in sync with changes that have occurred as federal laws impact civil rights.


News Release: HOUSTON - Three people have now been convicted of money laundering for their participation in a Houston-based bank fraud and money laundering scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.


News Release: A prison guard at the Washington State Monroe Correctional Complex was arrested at the prison today on a federal complaint alleging he accepted bribes for smuggling contraband into the prison, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. MICHAEL W. BOWDEN, 31, of Everett, Washington is charged with three...


Hatch, Thune Lead Colleagues in Encouraging Administration to Abandon Proposed Estate Tax Regulations

News Release: Dear Secretary Lew: We write to express our serious concerns over proposed regulations (REG-163113-02) published on August 4, 2016, under Internal Revenue Code section 2704 (“proposed regulations") that, if finalized in their current form, will significantly increase the estate tax burden on family...


News Release: Fort Smith, Arkansas - Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jacob Bowman, age 39, of Alma, Arkansas, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment followed by five (5) years of supervised release on one count of Knowing Possession of Images of Child Pornography. The sentencing took place before the Honorable Chief Judge P.K. Holmes, III in the United States District Court in Fort Smith.


News Release: WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA - Justin Thomas Mann, 28, of Wheeling Island, pled guilty to heroin distribution in federal court in Wheeling today, United States Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld, II, announced.


News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A singer, songwriter, and music producer from Fort Lee, New Jersey, today admitted that from 2008 through 2012, he knowingly failed to file tax returns on over $2.8 million in income, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.


Letcher Man Sentenced for Unlawful Taking of Bald Eagle and Unlawful Use of Pesticide

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Letcher, South Dakota, man who was found guilty of Unlawful Taking of Bald Eagle and Unlawful Use of Pesticide after a two day jury trial in April of 2016 was sentenced on Sept. 27, 2016, by U.S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Martin, South Dakota, woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Larceny and Theft of Government Property.