News published on Federal Newswire in September 2016

News from September 2016


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on Sept. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $211 Million in Grants for New Buses, Facilities to Improve Bus Service Nationwide

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the selections for its Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program that will help provide more modern, reliable bus service for transit riders across the country. Sixty one projects in 41 states, the Virgin ...


News Release: Tampa, FL - After 12 weeks of trial, six defendants have been convicted for their roles in wide-ranging racketeering and drug distribution conspiracies that involved seven murders, firearms offenses and related criminal conduct.


News Release: NASHVILLE, Tenn. - September 8, 2016 - Montrez E. Duncan a/k/a Money, 33, of Nashville, Tenn., was convicted yesterday by a federal jury, after a 6-day trial, of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act Robbery, Robbery and carrying, brandishing and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.


News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Trevor Kintaro Lichnock-Gembe, 28, of Fair Oaks, pleaded guilty today to bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and unlawful possession of identification documents of others, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


News Release: James Walker, 28 of Reading, PA was charged today by Indictment with possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.


News Release: BOISE - Michael Minas, 50, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison on 80 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. Senior U.S.


Congressional Transportation Leaders Announce Selection of the Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grants Award Winners

News Release: U.S. Reps. Bill Shuster (R-PA) and Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today released the following joint statement on the selection of the Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grants award winners by the Federal Transit Administration...


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that Frank Gallardo, 39, of Porcupine, South Dakota, was found guilty of two counts of Abusive Sexual Contact at the conclusion of a three-day federal jury trial in Rapid City. The verdict was returned on Aug. 31, 2016.


Committee Passes Rep. Zinke’s “Certainty for States and Tribes Act”

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup onfour bills including H.R. 5259 (Rep. Ryan Zinke), the Certainty for States and Tribes Act.The bill will reestablish the Department of the Interior’s Royalty Policy Committee. H.R. 5259 passed by a vote of 22-13.


School Owner And Ceo Indicted In Connection With Federal Financial Aid Scheme

News Release: BATON ROUGE, LA - United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment against ALDEN HALL, age 57, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Indictment charges HALL with four counts of theft of government funds, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section...


News Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Agency for International Development will host the International Food Assistance and Food Security Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, October 10-11. The conference, to be held in conjunction with World Food Prize events, will bring together public- and private-sector partners to discuss issues and challenges related to delivering programs to alleviate hunger and promote long-term food security throughout the world.


News Release: ALBANY, N.Y. - - Shawn Taft, 45, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 105 months in prison for possessing five firearms as a felon and distributing heroin.


News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that JAMES MOORE, JR., age 47, of Talisheek, Louisiana, was charged today in a five-count Indictment with possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Section 841(a)(1) and Title 18, United States Code, Section 924(c)(1)(A), respectively.