News published on Federal Newswire in July 2017

News from July 2017


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a six page notice on July 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Department of Transportation to reexamine civil penalty rate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards

News Release: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens period for comment; publishes notice delaying effective date of CAFE penalties rule


News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, Acting United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that defendant VINCENT JOHN QUITUGUA, age 47, from Piti, was sentenced on July 6, 2017, in District Court to a 57-month concurrent term of imprisonment for possession of a controlled...


Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Pornography

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tom Larson, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.


News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Mobridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Assault Resulting in Substantial Bodily Injury to an Intimate Partner was sentenced on July 6, 2017, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.


News Release: The latest version of Census Business Builder - version 2.2 - now includes the ability for a user to upload their own data and to view it along with U.S. Census Bureau and other data.


Lake Andes Man Charged in Two Indictments with Sexual Abuse of Two Children Appears in Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Randolph J. Seiler announced that a Lake Andes, South Dakota, man has been charged in two separate indictments by a federal grand jury for Aggravated Sexual Abuse of a Child, Abusive Sexual Contact of a Child, and Felony Child Abuse and Neglect.


Nine New Agricultural Officers Sworn Into Foreign Service

News Release: Washington -Nine employees of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) were sworn in as Foreign Service officers today during a ceremony at USDA headquarters in Washington. The new officers will begin their Foreign Service careers serving as agricultural attachés at U.S. embassies and diplomatic missions across the globe.


Bureau of Reclamation releases decision for Washington County Water Conservancy District WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects Grant

News Release: Boulder City, Nev. - The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) today released a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) decision for the final Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Washington County Water Conservancy District (WCWCD) WaterSMART Small-Scale Water Efficiency Projects. Reclamation’s action is the approval of grant funds to WCWCD for incentives for water efficiency in Washington County, Utah.


Three Individuals Sentenced for Heroin Distribution, Assault on Red Lake Indian Reservation

News Release: Acting United States Attorney Gregory G. Brooker announced the sentencing of GREGORY VERNELL BENTLEY, 32, CRAIG VERNARD BENTLEY, 29, and VANESSA LYNNE BROWN, 24, for their roles in a violent heroin distribution ring. All three defendants entered guilty pleas and were sentenced before Senior Judge Michael J. Davis in U.S. District Court.


News Release: SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Ashley Brosius, age 30, of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, a former player coordinator for the Mount Airy Casino Resort, was charged on July 5, 2017, in a criminal information with conspiracy to commit money laundering.


News Release: Mount Rainier National Park rangers continue to search for a 30-year old male from Washington State who fell in a hole in the snow over the rushing waters of Pebble Creek on Monday during a ski descent from Camp Muir to Paradise. The missing man’s ski partner observed the fall and searched for two hours using an avalanche probe and transceiver before descending to Paradise and reporting the incident.


Leader of Brooklyn Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

News Release: Earlier today in federal court in Brooklyn, Brian Adams, leader of a Brooklyn-based sex trafficking ring, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 10 years’ supervised release by United States District Judge Jack B. Weinstein, based on his guilty plea last February to sex trafficking young women in Brooklyn. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $10,500 to the victim identified in the indictment as Jane Doe #4.


Miami Resident Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking

News Release: A Miami resident was sentenced to thirty years in prison for sex trafficking six Cuban victims.


News Release: TUPELO, MS - The Tombigbee Pioneer Group will demonstrate pioneer era crafts and skills at the Parkway Visitor Center, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm on July 22, 2017. The demonstrations will show the challenges faced and creative solutions developed by those Americans who lived in the area from the 1700s to around 1840.


News Release: (MISSOULA, Mont.) - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wants to hear the public’s opinions on what they think is great about the great outdoors. The BLM Missoula Field Office will hold a series of focus groups, engaging the public in a conversation about recreation management on BLM-administered public...