News published on Federal Newswire in August 2008

By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2008

News Release: Helping plant breeders develop new wheat varieties with improved disease resistance, stress tolerance and other desirable traits is the goal of Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists based at four regional small-grains genotyping centers.

Geoff Kaufman in Concert

By Interior Newswire | Aug 6, 2008

News Release: AUTHENTIC SEA SONGS ABOARD A HISTORIC SHIP.

New JILA Technique Reveals Hidden Properties of Ultracold Atomic Gases

By Commerce Newswire | Aug 6, 2008

News Release: BOULDER, Colo.-Physicists at JILA, a joint institute of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a powerful new technique that reveals hidden properties of ultracold atomic gases.

Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen BOSTON – Eleven perpetrators allegedly involved in the hacking of nine major U.S. retailers and the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit ...

Former Gary, Indiana Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Falsifying Police Report

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – A former Gary, Ind., Police Department officer pleaded guilty today to a charge that he knowingly falsified a police report to obstruct and influence a criminal civil rights investigation, announced Grace Chung Becker, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

Federal Court Convicts Tax Return Preparer of Criminal Contempt

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Minnesota Man Violated Court Order Barring Him from Preparing Returns WASHINGTON – A federal court in St. Paul, Minn., found Nash Sonibare guilty of criminal contempt for violating a preliminary injunction ...

Former Jackson, Mississippi Police Officer Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Sexually Assaulting a Detainee

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Maceo Simmons, a former officer with the Jackson Police Department in Jackson, Miss., was sentenced to life imprisonment on Aug. 4, 2008, for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman he had detained after a traffic stop, the Justice Department announced today.

Fact Sheet: Department of Justice Efforts to Combat Cyber Crimes

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, August 5, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV OPA (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 In May 2006, President Bush created an interagency Identity Theft Task Force, chaired by the Attorney General and co-chaired by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman. After examining government and ...

Annual adjustment of fee-based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures

By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published its annual adjustment of the dollar amount of fees that triggers additional disclosure requirements under the Truth in Lending Act for home mortgage loans that bear rates or fees above a certain amount.

FOMC statement

By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to keep its target for the federal funds rate at 2 percent.

Approval of proposal by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited

By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday approved the application by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited, Beijing, People's Republic of China, to establish a branch in New York, New York.

Elizabeth A. Duke sworn in as member of the Board of Governors

By Fed Newswire | Aug 5, 2008

News Release: Elizabeth A. Duke on Tuesday took the oath of office as a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The oath was administered by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in the Chairman's office. She will participate in and vote at Tuesday's meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.