News published on Federal Newswire in February 2017

News from February 2017


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a six page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Feb. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: TUCSON, AZ-On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, FBI agents arrested Anthony James Lane, 50, who is believed to be the “Barrel Chested Bandit." Lane was arrested without incident, in Tucson, by FBI agents from Phoenix FBI’s Tucson Resident Agency and with assistance from the Tucson Police Department.


Former Detroit Police Lieutenant, Officer Sentenced for Conspiracy to Obtain Property by Extortion

News Release: A former lieutenant and crew chief from the now-disbanded Narcotics Unit of the Detroit Police Department were sentenced today following their convictions for conspiring to rob drug dealers and to steal drugs and money obtained in police searches, announced U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade.


Murray Blasts Trump Administration for Targeting Transgender Students in “Shameful” Rollback of Protections

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement on the decision by the Trump Administration to instruct the Departments of Education and Justice to withdraw guidance for schools and institutions of higher education pertaining to transgender students and the legal requirements surrounding the Title IX law.


Charleston drug dealer pleads guilty to federal heroin crime

News Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Charleston man pleaded guilty today to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Clarence Murray, 40, entered his guilty plea to distribution of heroin.


News Release: SHREVEPORT, La. - United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Texas man was sentenced Tuesday to more than eight and a half years in prison for distribution of methamphetamine.


Bank Employee Charged With Interstate Transportation Of Stolen Property

News Release: WILLIAMSPORT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Jolene M. Edwards, age 38, of Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, was charged on Feb. 21, 2017, in a criminal information with interstate transportation of stolen property.