News published on Federal Newswire in December 2017

News from December 2017


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


October 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data

News Release: October 2017 Passenger Airline Employment Data


FHWA Marks 50th Anniversary of Silver Bridge Collapse

News Release: FHWA Marks 50th Anniversary of Silver Bridge Collapse


News Digest - DOT 96-17

News Release: BTS Issues Freight TSI Technical Note – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has released Technical Note, Long-Term Growth in Freight Transportation Services: Methods and Findings , which examines the pattern of freight transportation services beginning in 2004 ...


U. S. Department of Transportation Advances Rail Projects in Florida and Texas

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT)’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today signed the Record of Decision (ROD) for Phase II of the All Aboard Florida (AAF)/Brightline Project and the Draft Environmental Impact Statement review (DEIS) for the Texas Central Railway (TCR) ...


TWO BROTHERS SENTENCED TO 21 MONTHS AND 16 MONTHS IN PRISON FOR ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKING THREATENED ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLES

News Release: WASHINGTON - Travis Leger of Sulphur, Louisiana, and his half-brother Jason Leckelt of Wilburton, Oklahoma, were sentenced today in federal court in Beaumont, Texas, to 21 months and 16 months in prison, respectively, followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the Lacey Act by illegally trafficking alligator snapping turtles.


Chico Man Charged with Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment Thursday against Christopher Lawrence, 23, of Chico, charging him with the sex trafficking of a child by force and coercion, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.


Illegal Alien from Mexico Sentenced to Prison after Returning to the United States Following Two Deportations

News Release: A Mexican man who had previously been deported two times was sentenced on Dec. 12, 2017, to 18 months in federal prison.


News Release: This week, federal and state authorities in the Austin area arrested 20 individuals, including ringleader Horace Caruther of Round Rock, TX, for their alleged roles in a narcotics distribution ring operating in the Taylor, TX area announced United States Attorney John F. Bash and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division.


News Release: Defendant Struck Husband and Wife With a Firearm in Front of Their Home, Drove Off With Their Automobile.


Toledo Woman Indicted for Obstructing an Investigation Into the Sex Trafficking of Minors

News Release: A Toledo woman was indicted for obstructing an investigation into the sex trafficking of minors, U.S. Attorney Justin E. Herdman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Stephen D. Anthony said.


News Release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Hailey Keele, age 35, of North Ogden, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and one count of tax evasion in federal court Wednesday afternoon in connection with a $843,673 embezzlement scheme at the business where she worked.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office announced that those persons listed below were arraigned before the U.S. Magistrate and the indictments handed down by the Grand Jury unsealed.


Nephews Of Venezuela First Lady Each Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Import Cocaine Into The United States

News Release: WASHINGTON - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond Donovan, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Special Operations Division, announced today that Efrain Antonio Campo (“Campo Flores") and Franqui Francisco Flores...