News published on Federal Newswire in March 2018

News from March 2018


The US Transportation Department published a nine page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a seven page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a three page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on March 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Airline On-Time Performance Up From January 2017, Slightly Down From December 2017

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its March 2018 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on air carrier data compiled for the month of January 2018. In January 2018, the reporting carriers posted an on-time arrival rate of 79.6 percent, up from the 76.0 percent on-time rate in January 2017, but slightly down from the 80.3 percent mark in December 2017.


St. Lawrence Seaway Begins 60th Navigation Season

News Release: Washington - The U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC) joined with the Canadian St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) to mark the opening of the Seaway’s 60th navigation season today. The official opening ceremony of the binational waterway took place in St. Catharines, ...


Genovese Organized Crime Family Associate Convicted Of Murder Conspiracy And Other Racketeering Offenses

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the conviction in Manhattan federal court of SALVATORE DELLIGATTI, a/k/a “Fat Sal," a/k/a “Jay," for racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of...


Radiation Therapy Company Agrees to Pay Up to $11.5 Million to Settle Allegations of False Claims and Kickbacks

News Release: DALLAS - Texas-based SightLine Health LLC (SightLine), which operates radiation therapy centers throughout the United States, has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that it knowingly submitted claims to the Medicare program that violated the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department...


News Release: RALEIGH - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that today, XAVIER MILTON EARQUHART, 30, a Greensboro, NC resident, was convicted following a three-day jury trial before Senior United States District Judge W. Earl Britt. The jury found...


Democrats Demand a Hearing on Secretary Zinke’s Inconsistent Statements on Offshore Drilling Plan

News Release: Washington, D.C. - In response to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s contradictory statements on the development of the offshore oil and gas leasing program, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee Ranking Member Alan Lowenthal...


Waterloo Man Sentenced to Prison for Selling Crack Cocaine

News Release: Police Find Shotgun at His House During Search Warrant.


News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas City, Mo.-area man was sentenced in federal court today for robbing four banks in Independence, Mo., Liberty, Mo., and Kansas City, Mo., over a span of five months.


News Release: CHARLOTTE, NC - With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, R. Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, and Matthew D. Line, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, Charlotte Field Office...


Worcester Man Pleads Guilty to Lying to Federal Investigators

News Release: BOSTON - A Worcester man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to lying to federal investigators involved in the investigation of Kevin A. Perry, a former Worcester restaurateur.