News published on Federal Newswire in October 2019

News from October 2019


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a six page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a four page rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Announces Historic Proposed Rule on Tribal Transportation Self-Governance

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to establish a Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program at the Department. The NPRM is the result of a successful three-year negotiated consensus rulemaking process, between representatives of Indian tribes, the Department, and the Department of the Interior.


News Release: North Carolina Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion.


Finding of No Significant Impact for SR-12 Stabilization within Bryce Canyon National Park

News Release: BRYCE, UT-Following the 2017 landslide that damaged a section of State Route 12 (SR-12) in Bryce Canyon National Park, the National Park Service (NPS) and Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) co-led an environmental assessment process to improve safety and mobility on SR-12. The purpose of the project...


News Release: MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jordan Bradley Brown, age 31, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(B), punishable by not less than 5 and not more than 40 years imprisonment, a fine up to $5,000,000.00, or both.


Members Of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Charged With Distributing Heroin And Cocaine

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New York (“NYPD"), Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI")...


Osceola, Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

News Release: SOUTH BEND - Lonnie Painter, age 57, of Osceola, Indiana was sentenced before South Bend District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio on his plea of guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch.


Felon Arraigned on Federal Indictment for Armed Robbery of Adult Novelties Store

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A Las Vegas felon was arraigned on an indictment in federal court yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Brenda Weksler for robbing an adult novelty store at gunpoint, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas A. Trutanich for the District of Nevada.


Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Senior Public Relations Firm Executive For Defrauding His Employers Of Millions Of Dollars

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector in Charge of the New York Office of the United States Postal Inspection Service (“USPIS"), announced that ANDREW GARSON was arrested today on wire fraud charges in connection with...


Convicted Felon Sentenced To Two Years In Federal Prison For Unlawfully Possessing Firearm

News Release: Orlando, Florida - U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Robinson Jason Resto (40, Orlando) to two years in federal prison for possessing a firearm, after having been previously convicted of a felony. Resto had pleaded guilty on July 25, 2019.


News Release: BILLINGS-A Billings man who admitted supplying meth to others for distribution and to having firearms was sentenced today to 15 years and one month in prison and to five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.


Third Former Tennessee Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty Following Assault of Inmate

News Release: Memphis, TN - Carl Spurlin Jr., 42, pleaded guilty to a federal offense and admitted concealing other correctional officers’ assault of an inmate while Spurlin was serving as a correctional officer with the Tennessee Department of Corrections.


Red Lake Man Pleads Guilty To Violent Assault Of A Minor

News Release: United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the guilty plea of TIMOTHY JAMES LAJEUNESSE, 28, for assaulting a minor on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. LAJEUNESSE, who was indicted on May 21, 2019, pleaded guilty today before Senior Judge Ann D. Montgomery in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is scheduled to be sentenced on February 5, 2020.