News published on Federal Newswire in November 2018

News from November 2018


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a six page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a four page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a five page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page proposed rule on Nov. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) Fined for Violating Rules Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today fined Scandinavian Airline System (SAS) $200,000 for violating federal law and the Department’s rule protecting air travelers with disabilities, and ordered it to cease and desist from future similar violations.


APHIS Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the National Fruit Fly Cooperative Control Program

Release: Washington, D.C. - Nov. 16, 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) completed the final environmental impact analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act for its National Fruit Fly Cooperative Control Program, which protects U.S.


Hopewell Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Caused an Overdose Death

News Release: PITTSBURGH - A resident of Hopewell Township, Pa., has been sentenced in federal court to 7 years’ imprisonment on his conviction of distribution of fentanyl, which he acknowledged caused the death of a victim identified as L.K., United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


News Release: WHITETHORN, Calif. - Abnormally warm and dry weather conditions across California are contributing to high fire dangers, and the Bureau of Land Management is asking visitors to be extremely careful with campfires.


United States Attorney Announces Settlement with Anderson County Board of Voter Registration and Elections to Ensure Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act

News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ----- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today a settlement with the Board of Voter Registration and Elections for Anderson County to ensure accessibility of polling locations to persons with disabilities.


New Orleans Man Sentenced In Heroin-Trafficking Conspiracy

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced yesterday that ANTWINE SMITH, age 42, of New Orleans, was sentenced today after pleading guilty to one count of conspiring to traffic one kilogram or more of heroin in the Eastern District of Louisiana. United States District Judge Carl J. Barbier sentenced SMITH to 78 months imprisonment and 5 years supervised release.


St. Joseph Man Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Violent Gang Engaged in Assault, Murder, Drug Trafficking, Armed Robberies

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The member of a violent St. Joseph, Mo., gang pleaded guilty in federal court today to his role in a RICO conspiracy that involved acts of murder, attempted murder, drug trafficking and armed robberies, among other crimes, as part of a criminal enterprise.


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing 654 Firearms from UPS Trailers in Springfield

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A Ponder, Texas, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to his stealing 654 firearms from United Parcel Service trailers in Springfield, Mo., en route to Bass Pro Shops.


News Release: BOSTON - A Whitinsville woman was charged in federal court in Boston with multiple drug offenses relating to a conspiracy to distribute the amphetamine Adderall.


News Release: United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Sioux Falls, South Dakota, man convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender was sentenced on Nov. 13, 2018, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.


FBI Media Alert: FBI is Seeking Information About a Getaway Vehicle Used in Albuquerque

News Release: FBI Media Alert: FBI is Seeking Information About a Getaway Vehicle Used in Albuquerque.


News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced today that JOSE LUIS MEZA-LOPEZ, age 52, a native of Mexico, pleaded guilty on Nov. 14, 2018 to a one-count bill of information charging him with illegal entry of a removed alien.


News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- On Nov. 14, 2018, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against Carlos Rodríguez-Vidal, charging him for threatening to injure people and damage property by means of explosives using an instrumentality of interstate and foreign commerce, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 844(e), announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The FBI is in charge of the investigation.


Two Jamestown Residents Charged With Witness Retaliation

News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted Bobby Hunt, Jr., 26, and Amy Dean, 29, both of Jamestown, NY, on charges of conspiracy to retaliate against witnesses, witness retaliation, and taking action harmful to a witness. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a $250,000 fine.