News published on Federal Newswire in May 2018

News from May 2018


The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 21, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Mullens Doctor Charged in 20 Count Indictment With Unlawful Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Health Care Fraud

News Release: BECKLEY, W.Va. - United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Charleston returned a 20-count indictment against Manuel C. Barit, M.D., the only practicing physician at Mullens Family Clinic. The indictment charges Dr. Barit with 19 counts of distribution of Schedule...


Wernersville Man Convicted of Bank Robberies in York, Lebanon, and Berks Counties

News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Derek Pelker, age 28, of Wernersville, Pennsylvania, was convicted on May 18, 2018, by a jury on four counts of armed bank robbery, four counts of conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery, two...


News Release: Household Income Under Reported To Clarksville Housing Authority For Four Years.


News Release: FORT APACHE, AZ-On May 15, 2018, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, partnered with ATF, DEA, BIA, state and local partners, executed 34 federal and state arrest warrants on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.


News Release: SHAWN N. ANDERSON, United States Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, announced that on Friday, May 18, 2018, Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona sentenced defendant SUN SEN for the crime of Harboring Illegal Aliens, in violation of Title 8, United States Code, Section 1324(a)(1)...


News Release: Proposed rule will establish consistency with State of Alaska regulations.


Pennsylvania Outfitter Sentenced For Violating the Lacey Act in Kansas

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Pennsylvania man who owns a company called Horseshoe Hill Outfitters was sentenced to five years on probation, banned from doing business in Kansas and fined $30,000 for violating the Lacey Act, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said.


News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Neal Braden, age 61, of Kissimmee, Florida, pled guilty today to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Janelle M. Miller, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany Field...


Florida Truck Driver Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges

News Release: SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Neal Braden, age 61, of Kissimmee, Florida, pled guilty today to one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Janelle M. Miller, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the Albany Field...


Berkeley County residents sentenced for their roles in a drug distribution operation

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Two Berkeley County residents were sentenced today to a combined 42 months incarceration for their roles in a heroin distribution operation, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Jefferson County woman sentenced for possessing child pornography

News Release: MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Mindy Sue Snyder, of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 24 months incarceration for having child pornography, United States Attorney Bill Powell announced.


School Spending Per Pupil Increased by 3.2 Percent, U.S. Census Bureau Reports

News Release: May 21, 2018 - The amount spent per pupil for public elementary-secondary education for all 50 states and the District of Columbia increased by 3.2 percent to $11,762 during the 2016 fiscal year, according to new tables released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.


Tourism to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Creates Over $107 Million in Economic Benefits

News Release: San Antonio, Texas - A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 1,381,383 visitors to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in 2017 spent $78,978,600 in communities near the park. That spending supported 1,168 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $107,964,800.


News Release: LAREDO, Texas - Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Thursday seized nearly 79,000 counterfeit items that included apparel and consumer electronics from luxury and sporting trademark designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Adidas, Nike, Apple, Samsung and Sony.