News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


The US Energy Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published an eight page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


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


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


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Sept. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


US DOT Secretary Chao Addresses Regulatory Reform at AASHTO Annual Meeting

News Release: WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao discussed the advances the Department has made in addressing regulatory reform, discretionary grant programs, and the technology of the future at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.


News Digest FHWA 15-17

News Release: FHWA Seeks Comment on Definition of Automobile Transporter. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is seeking the public’s comment on revising the definition of the automobile transporter to reduce regulatory burdens on the industry. Typically defined as specialized equipment designed and used for ...


News Release: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - ERICKA K. SMITH, 33, of Moore, Oklahoma, was sentenced yesterday to 63 months in federal prison for defrauding Frontier State Bank and committing bankruptcy fraud, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.


News Release: A 26-year-old member of the Makah Tribe was sentenced Sept. 26, 2017, in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 63 months in prison for sexually molesting a 5-year-old child, announced U.S. Attorney Annette L. Hayes. JORDAN JAMES COLFAX was babysitting the young child when the sexual abuse occurred on...


News Release: LITTLE ROCK- Patrick C. Harris, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, Stephen G. Azzam, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Field Division, and Diane Upchurch, Special Agent in Charge of the Little Rock Field Office of the Federal...


Former NYPD Police Officer Sentenced to 66 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Engage in Sex Trafficking of a Minor

News Release: Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, former New York City Police Department officer Eduardo Cornejo was sentenced to 66 months in prison, five years of supervised release, and sex offender registration, following his Sept. 21, 2016 guilty plea to conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a minor. Cornejo was ordered to pay $5,000 in forfeiture. The sentence was imposed by United States District Judge Brian M. Cogan.


News Release: Today, House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) released the following statement in response to President Trump’s continued inflammatory rhetoric urging the National Football League (NFL) to fire players for protesting racial injustice...


Florida Resident Sentenced to Seven Years in Federal Prison for Role in Stock Pump and Dump Scheme

News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAMIAN DELGADO, also known as “Michael Neumann," 44, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 84 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in a securities fraud scheme.


News Release: KEMMERER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Field Office is seeking input for the Wheat Creek Meadows Habitat Management Area. Wheat Creek Meadows is located about 15 miles north of Kemmerer, Wyo., in the Pomeroy Basin near Commissary Ranches. The 1,650-acre area is adjacent to the Mammoth Hollow and Pomeroy Grazing allotments.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) released legislation that would deliver temporary tax relief to the victims of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. Chairman Brady issued the following statement upon releasing the bill, which is expected to be formally introduced Monday, Sept. 25, when the House returns to session.


News Release: BRUNSWICK, GA - United States Attorney R. Brian Tanner announced the return of federal indictments charging Tyre Holzendorf, age 27, of St. Mary’s, Georgia, Phillip Smith, age 37, of Kingsland, Georgia, and Glynn Allen Sea, age 29, of Reidsville, Georgia, with multiple counts of bribery in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 201.