News published on Federal Newswire in September 2017

News from September 2017


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on Sept. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Digest DOT 74-17

News Release: U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Final Order Granting Authority to Norwegian Air UK. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today finalized its tentative decision to grant a foreign air carrier permit to Norwegian Air UK (NAUK), the UK-flag subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle. The DOT order and all of the filings in the case can be viewed at www.regulations.gov , docket DOT-OST-2015-0261. Contact: pressoffice@dot.gov.


USDA Approves D-SNAP for Florida Disaster Counties

Release: Washington, DC, Sept. 22, 2017 - Floridians struggling with the after effects of Hurricane Irma could be eligible for help buying food through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today.


News Release: In San Antonio today, two high-ranking leaders of the Bandidos Outlaw Motorcycle Organization (OMO) pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with the murder of Hells Angel Anthony Benesh in 2006 announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special...


News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman pleaded guilty Friday to robbing three local businesses, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.


Newport Family Members Sentenced in Illegal Steroid Conspiracy

News Release: GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Five members of the Pasternak family of Newport, Tennessee, have been sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Judge, for their roles in a large illegal steroid conspiracy in east Tennessee. In May 2017, these individuals pleaded guilty to a federal indictment charging them with conspiring to manufacture and distribute anabolic steroids, a Schedule III controlled substance, and conspiring to launder money.


Murray: DeVos Decision to Rescind Protections for Campus Sexual Assault Survivors May Send Them “Back Into the Shadows”

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ decision to rescind Obama Administration guidance that protect survivors and help colleges...


Information: Federal Court Arraignments

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.


San Antonio pilot sentenced to more than 3 years in federal prison for transporting marijuana in his plane

News Release: AUSTIN, Texas - A San Antonio man was sentenced Friday to more than three years in federal prison following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute between 50 to 100 kilograms of marijuana.


Pensacola Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Crimes

News Release: PENSACOLA, FLORIDA - Clifford B. Gandy Jr., 26, of Pensacola, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison after an October 2016 jury conviction of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The sentence was announced by Christopher P. Canova, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.


News Release: Acting U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that JUAN CHAVEZ, age 50, of Texas, pled guilty today to violations of the Federal Drug Control Act, a violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B).


Double Hat Bandit Arrested

News Release: INDIANAPOLIS, IN-On Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, the Indianapolis FBI Violent Crimes Task Force, along with the Whiteland Police Department, arrested Shayne Carson, 54, who is believed to be the “Double Hat Bandit." Carson was arrested without incident in the parking lot of a motel in Whiteland, Indiana.