News published on Federal Newswire in January 2007

News from January 2007


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Wan J. Kim, announced today the creation of the Human Trafficking Prosecution (HTP) Unit ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CIV (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — RightCHOICE Managed Care, Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $975,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with providing health care benefits ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2008 TDD (202) 514-1888 Trafficking in persons is the equivalent of modern-day slavery. It is a crime that often involves the recruitment and smuggling of foreign nationals into the United States to force or coerce them into ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Neal Chapman Coombs, a 50-year-old resident of Hastings, Fla., was sentenced today to 14 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, the Justice Department announced today. Coombs pleaded guilty on Aug. 16, 2006 to a racially-motivated civil rights crime involving a cross burning.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced today the filing and successful resolution of its claims against Cibola County, N.M., alleging violations of the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) and the National ...


News Release: WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today released the following statement on the fourth quarter GDP report which showed that the American economy grew at 3.5 percent: “Today’s GDP report shows the U.S. economy is humming. With 3.5 percent growth, the United States ended 2006 on a high note and the economy is poised to continue growing in 2007.


The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a four page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Agriculture Department published a five page proposed rule on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 31, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.