News published on Federal Newswire in January 2017

News from January 2017


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a seven page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a three page rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a six page proposed rule on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Jan. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest - DOT 18-17

News Release: DOT Cautions Consumers on Super Bowl Air Travel Game Ticket Scams. Air travelers going to Super Bowl LI this year should be aware that not all tour packages include a ticket to the February 5 game in Houston, Texas. Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) consumer protection rules, any operator ...


News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Cornelius Q. Hill, 29, of Chicago, was sentenced to 90 months in prison today by U.S. District Judge Travis R. McDonough for possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Hill pleaded guilty to these charges, contained in a federal indictment in October 2016.


News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y.- Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Steven Martinez, 51, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. In addition, Jeffrey Coleman, 47, also of buffalo, pleaded...


Monett Man Sentenced for Illegal Firearms

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Monett, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today in two separate cases for illegally possessing firearms.


News Release: LITTLE ROCK-Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Raymond R. Parmer, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New Orleans, announced today that Spencer Goudy, 23, of Heber Springs, was sentenced to 180 months’ imprisonment and five years of supervised release.


Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dispensing Schedule II and Schedule III Controlled Substances

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that BARBARA A. BRUCE, M.D., age 43, pled guilty yesterday to a one count Bill of Information charging her with conspiring with others to dispense quantities of Schedule II and Schedule III drugs outside the scope of professional practice and not for legitimate medical purposes.


Owner and Finance Manager of Norman Used Car Lot to Serve 41 Months and 31 Months in Prison for Bank Fraud Scheme

News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - TIMOTHY JAY WILLIAMS, 54, of Edmond, Oklahoma, and STEPHEN L. BUTZ, 53, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, were both sentenced this week to serve 41 months and 31 months respectively for bank fraud that they committed against the Bank of Union and other financial institutions, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. The men were also ordered to pay restitution of $1,260,725.43 to their victims.


Erie Woman Sentenced to Prison for Concealing Felon from Arrest

News Release: ERIE, Pa. -A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to serve 21 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release on her conviction of concealing a person from arrest, Acting United States Attorney Soo C. Song announced today.