News published on Federal Newswire in September 2008

News from September 2008


Grassley, Welch Release Participant List for September 8, 2008, College Endowment Roundtable

News Release: Molly Corbett Broad*. President American Council on Education. John Mattie, CPA, Partner*. National Higher Education & Not for Profit Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC. Edward M. Elmendorf, Ph.D. Senior VP, Government Relations American Assoc of State Colleges & Universities. Jeff Mechanick, CPA*. Project...


News Release: In preparation of the possible effects of Tropical Storm Hanna, the National Park Service has taken preliminary steps that affect park operations and facilities and provide the following information to the visiting public and local communities.


News Release: A method of culturing the beneficial fungus Metarhizium anisopliae so that it churns out billions of tightly bundled cells, called "microsclerotia," could mean even more moldy mayhem for soft-bodied ticks, termites and crop pests including sugar beet root maggots.


Brian Becker Named Chief of Reclamation's Dam Safety Program

News Release: Security, Safety and Law Enforcement Director David Achterberg has announced that Brian Becker has been selected as the Chief of the Dam Safety Program for the Bureau of Reclamation.


News Release: With reconstruction, paving and storm damage repairs progressing on the Hurricane Ridge Road, the early fall construction schedule has been finalized.


News Release: An important stage in the relocation of Pedrick Store House on Derby Wharf at Salem Maritime National Historic Site will take place next week as the frame of the building is raised into place. “A lot of people who were instrumental very early in the process of getting this building saved have been waiting...


Elk Bugling Programs Begin at Wind Cave National Park

News Release: WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK, S.D. - Listening for the bugle of the Rocky Mountain elk is the subject of ranger programs this September at Wind Cave National Park. The elk’s high-pitched whistle heralds the arrival of fall and the mating season of the Rocky Mountain elk.


Recalling the Return to Limuw—A Chumash Tomol Crosses the Channel

News Release: The September “From Shore to Sea" lectures will feature Alan Salazar discussing the importance of the tomol, a traditional plank canoe used historically by the Chumash for fishing and travel between the islands and mainland for trade. The tomol connected Chumash communities and continues to be significant to their culture.


Puma Prescribed Fire (Rx) Update

News Release: Updated information on Puma Prescribed Fire (Rx).


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV AG (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey announced today the appointment of Juan P. Osuna to be the Chairman of the Board of Immigration Appeals.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – In the wake of Hurricane Gustav and resulting recovery efforts, the Hurricane Katrina Fraud Task Force is reminding members of the public to report any instances of alleged fraudulent activity ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV TAX (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Former IRS Employee Allegedly Fabricated Deductions and Prepared Returns to Increase Her Fees WASHINGTON – The United States has asked a federal court to bar a Chicago tax preparer from preparing federal ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Cesar Navarrete, Geovanni Navarrete, Villhina Navarrete, Ismael Michael Navarrete and Antonio Zuniga Vargas pleaded guilty to charges relating to a scheme to enslave and Mexican and Guatemalan nationals and compel their labor as farmworkers, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON - Juan Luis Cadena-Sosa was sentenced today on federal civil rights violations for conspiring to smuggle Mexican women and girls into the United States and forcing them to engage in prostitution ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRM (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Defendant Participated in a Scheme to Bribe Nigerian Government Officials to Obtain Contracts WASHINGTON – Albert "Jack" Stanley, a former officer and director of a global engineering, construction ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV CRT (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, along with several other federal agencies, held a national conference today on providing services to individuals with limited English skills. ...


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV NSD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 KNOXVILLE - On Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, a federal jury convicted retired University of Tennessee professor Dr. J. Reece Roth, after a seven day trial, of illegally exporting military technical information relating to plasma technology designed to be deployed on the wings of drones operating as a weapons or surveillance systems.


News Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 WWW.USDOJ.GOV ENRD (202) 514-2007 TDD (202) 514-1888 Two Former Managers Plead Guilty and are Sentenced for Making False Statements WASHINGTON—Johnson Matthey Inc., the owner and operator of a gold and silver refining facility in Salt Lake City, pleaded ...


U.S. Labor Department sues fiduciary of Adtech Systems in San Antonio to recover 401(k) assets

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