News published on Federal Newswire in October 2007

News from October 2007


Committee Asks Yahoo! Executives to Testify About False Information Given to Congress in China Human Rights Case

News Release: Washington, DC - The House Foreign Affairs Committee today asked top officials of Yahoo! Inc. to testify at a hearing on how the Internet company gave false information to Congress about its role in a human rights case in China that sent a journalist to jail for a decade.


Grassley Urges Export-Import Bank to Better Screen Funding Projects

News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Committee on Finance, today urged the head of the Export-Import Bank to screen funding projects more carefully in the future in light of yesterday’s report pointing out shortcomings. The text of Grassley’s letter follows here.


Department Of Justice Announces Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces In All 50 States

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.OJP.USDOJ.GOV OJP (202) 307-0703 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Justice announced today that 13 new state and local law enforcement agencies will receive more than $3 million to form Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task ...


Federal Court Permanently Bars Las Vegas Man From Promoting “Asset Protection” Scheme

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Business Allegedly Helped Customers Evade Taxes WASHINGTON - A federal judge in St. Louis has permanently barred William S. Reed, the founder of a so-called “asset protection” business, from preparing fraudulent liens for customers and helping customers conceal their funds by having shell corporations own their bank accounts, the Justice Department announced today.


Justice Department’s Antitrust Division to Host Symposium on Telecommunications Competition Issues

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 One-Day Public Event Scheduled for Nov. 29, 2007, in Washington, D.C.


Former DoD Employee Sentenced on Charges Involving Fraud and Theft From the Army

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Jesse D. Lane, Jr., a former civilian employee of the Department of Defense (DOD) and former member of the California Army National Guard, was sentenced for defrauding the United States and ...


Iconix Brand Group to Pay $550,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Pre-merger Notification Requirements

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — Iconix Brand Group has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle charges that the company failed to produce certain documents before buying Rocawear, an acquisition requiring pre-merger review, the Department of Justice announced today.


Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Clerk of Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Florida, to Defend Employment Rights of Army Reservist

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tracey Marshall, a first sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserve, against the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Fla., ...


Former Alaska State Rep. Thomas T. Anderson Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Extortion, Conspiracy, Bribery And Money Laundering

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2007 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Thomas T. Anderson, a former elected member of the Alaska State House of Representatives, was sentenced to 60 months incarceration by the Honorable John W. Sedwick, Chief United States District ...


Notice published by Federal Reserve System on Oct. 15

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Oct. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 15

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


Commerce Department publishes rule on Oct. 15

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


Rule published on Oct. 15 by Commerce Department

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


What did Transportation Department publish on Oct. 15?

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


Proposed rule published on Oct. 15 by Interior Department

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


Proposed rule published by Transportation Department on Oct. 15

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


What did Commerce Department publish on Oct. 15?

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


Proposed rule published by Commerce Department on Oct. 15

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


Commerce Department publishes notice on Oct. 15

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


Agriculture Department publishes notice on Oct. 15

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