News published on Federal Newswire in August 2017

News from August 2017


The US Energy Department published a seven page proposed rule on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


BTS Directive: 18 Airlines to Report 2018 On-Time Performance and Denied Boarding Data

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics’ (BTS) has designated 18 U.S. airlines to report 2018 on-time performance and denied boarding data for domestic flights and 13 U.S. airlines to report 2018 mishandled baggage data for domestic flights.


News Release: Greenville, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Beth Drake stated today that Demiriao Trione Bonds, age 27, of Greenville, South Carolina, was sentenced in federal court in Greenville, for two armed robberies, committed in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1951(a). United States District Judge Henry M. Herlong, Jr. sentenced Bonds to 192 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release and ordered that he pay $1400.00 in restitution.


News Release: More than 50 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee, Armed Services Committee, and the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus today wrote to Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. to urge that they not comply with any unconstitutional directive to ban transgender individuals from serving in the United States military.


News Release: Help keep Cape Hatteras National Seashore clean and safe for residents and visitors!.


LaPorte Man Sentenced To 87 Months Imprisonment

News Release: For Receiving Child Pornography. SOUTH BEND - Acting United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced that Justin C. Pratt, 34, of LaPorte, Indiana was sentenced before District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio for receiving child pornography. Pratt was sentenced to 87 months of imprisonment, 5 years...


Miami Man Charged With Bank Fraud

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Ernesto Alvarez Santos, 20, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a $1,000,000 fine.


News Release: San Miguel Island Ranger Ian Williams will chronicle over forty years of ranger experiences on the most remote and northernmost of the Channel Islands, San Miguel Island, during the August From Shore to Sea lecture.


Winchester Man Sentenced on Child Pornography Production Charges

News Release: Harrisonburg, VIRGINIA - A Winchester man, who filmed himself sexually exploiting two minor children, was sentenced today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Harrisonburg, Acting United States Attorney Rick A. Mountcastle announced.


District Court Enters Permanent Injunctions Against New York Companies And Individuals Banning Importation Of Dangerous Children's Products And Toys

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered two separate consent decrees of permanent injunction against New York company Everbright Trading Inc., its owner Yuan Xiang Gao, and its operator/manager Rong Qing Xu, and...


News Release: *The original version of this press release incorrectly identified the City of Alexandria in place of Alexandria City Public Schools. The version below has been corrected.


Dallas Man Who Ran A Dallas Drug House Sentenced to 151 Months in Federal Prison

News Release: DALLAS - Michael Johnson, aka “Psych" and “Syke," 34, of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 151 months in federal prison following his guilty plea earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.