News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Air Travel Consumer Report: August 2019 Numbers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today released its October 2019 Air Travel Consumer Report (ATCR) on reporting marketing and operating air carrier data compiled for the month of August 2019. The full consumer report and other aviation consumer matters of interest to the public can be found at http://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer.


News Release: St. Croix, USVI - United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Clintford Joseph, Jr. of St. Croix was arrested Oct. 10, 2019 on a warrant for the charges of Concealing a Person from Arrest and making a False Statement.


Former TSA Officer Charged with Smuggling a Kilogram of Cocaine Through Cyril E. King Airport

News Release: St. Thomas, USVI - Former TSA Officer Miguel Batista, Jr., 26, appeared yesterday before District Judge Curtis V. Gomez for an advice of rights hearing after being taken into custody by the Homeland Security Investigations at the Cyril E. King Airport. Batista, Jr. was charged with Possession with Intent...


News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Young (619) 546-7981 and Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan Heesch (619) 546-9442.


News Release: CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA -Taylor Espinoza, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was sentenced to 87 months incarceration for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced.


Nature Walk at Fort Moultrie on Saturday, October 26

News Release: Sarah Harper Diaz, a local naturalist who specializes in ornithology, will lead a nature walk around Fort Moultrie on Saturday, October 26. She’ll share her vast knowledge of the birds, butterflies, and plants while walking the paths outside of the fort.


Illegal Charter Operator Sentenced to Federal Prison for Violating Coast Guard Order

News Release: An illegal charter operator was sentenced to federal prison on Oct. 11, 2019, for violating a U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port Order.


Providence Woman Admits to Role in Multi-State Fraud Scheme

News Release: PROVIDENCE - A Providence woman appeared in U.S. District Court today and admitted to her role in a far-reaching multi-state fraud scheme that defrauded banks, finance companies, car dealerships, and retailers of more than $1.3 million.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that George Alexander, 28, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to 21 months’ incarceration, 12 months’ home confinement and five years’ supervised release by United States District Judge Jan. E. DuBois for violating Megan’s Law.


Manchester man pleads guilty to trafficking synthetic cannabinoids

News Release: CONCORD, NH - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Heath Palmer, 39, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a synthetic cannabinoid product containing 5F-MDMB-PICA with intent to distribute.


News Release: For Hobbs Act Robbery and Brandishing a Firearm During a Crime of Violence.


Turkish Bank Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Its Participation in a Multi-Billion-Dollar Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI"), announced...


News Release: ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Arizona Strip Field Office is planning to burn slash and vegetation debris in an area located 30 miles south of Fredonia, Arizona, in the Kanab Creek riparian corridor. The burn will be conducted during the month of October, depending upon fuel...