News published on Federal Newswire in October 2018

News from October 2018


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. DOT Provides More Than $63 Billion to Major Transportation Infrastructure Investments Across America in 2018

News Release: WASHINGTON – By the end of the 2018 fiscal year (FY 2018), the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) made available more than $63.9 billion in FY 2018 multi-modal discretionary and formula transportation investments and $1.6 billion in FY 2017 discretionary funds. This marks a significant step forward in funding the Administration’s ambitious infrastructure goals.


News Release: Eminence, MO: On Saturday, Oct. 20, Ozark National Scenic Riverways will host an instructional gigging program and evening of Ozark storytelling at Round Spring in partnership with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). The “Gigs and Ghosts" program will begin at 4:00 p.m. on the lower landing...


Project Safe Neighborhoods 2.0

News Release: The Attorney General announces the anniversary of the launch of PSN 2.0.


Illegal Alien Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Re-Entering the United States

News Release: Gulfport, Miss. - Fernando Ochoa-Hernandez, 29, an illegal alien from Mexico, pled guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden to the crime of Unlawful Reentry by an Alien After Removal, announced U.S. Attorney Mike Hurst, Jere T. Miles, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations in New Orleans, and Gregory K. Bovino, Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s New Orleans Sector.


News Release: Tampa, Florida - U.S. District Judge Mary S. Scriven has sentenced William Patrick King (36) to 35 years in federal prison for attempted production of child pornography. King had pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2018.


News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan submitted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to improve transportation on Hatteras Island. A special use permit and highway easement deed will be issued by the NPS for NCDOT’s construction of a 2.3 mile-long bridge, partially located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore.


Former Controller of Small Business Sentenced for Stealing Over $229,000

News Release: BOSTON - A Boston woman was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $229,000 from a small business that employed her.


Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Heroin to Monroe Overdose Victim

News Release: John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CAREEM BENTLEY, also known as “C-Lows," 35, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin to an overdose victim.


News Release: Columbia, South Carolina ---- United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon stated today that United States District Judge Mary G. Lewis sentenced Elontrae Ali Glenn, age 24, to 120 months of incarceration, which is the statutory maximum, as a result of his conviction for Possession of Firearms and Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 922(g).


News Release: GREENVILLE - The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Robert J. Higdon, Jr., announced that yesterday, TRUMAIN DAVIS, 32, of Fayetteville, was sentenced by United States Senior District Malcolm J. Howard for possession of a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and trafficking in firearms. Judge Howard sentenced DAVIS to 144 months’ imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release.


News Release: Admits to transferring obscene materials to a minor.


Local Assemblyman Charged with Bribery

News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that New York State Assemblyman Joseph A. Errigo, 79, of Conesus, NY, was charged by criminal complaint with bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, and honest services wire fraud. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.


News Release: NORMAN, Okla.-The Bureau of Land Management will host a wild horse and burro sale event in Odessa, Texas, beginning on Nov. 2, at the Ector County Coliseum, where 75 wild horses and burros will be featured. The event will take place from noon-6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2, and 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Nov. 3. Animals will be eligible for direct purchase to a good home. Inquire with BLM staff onsite for more information.


Franklinton Man Sentenced In Cocaine Conspiracy

News Release: NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser announced that DERRICK WILSON, age 35, of Franklinton, Louisiana, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute a quantity of cocaine hydrochloride. The incident giving rise to his arrest stemmed from a Sept. 27, 2015, traffic...