News from June 2009
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2009
News Release: On Tuesday, June 2, 2009, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the nation’s national parks would be offering three "fee-free weekends" throughout the summer to encourage Americans seeking affordable vacations to visit these national treasures. The first of those weekends is quickly approaching.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 13, 2009
News Release: At approximately 3:40 p.m. this afternoon, Yosemite National Park’s Emergency Communication Center received a 911 phone call reporting a fall of a hiker on Half Dome. National Park Rangers arrived on scene via the park helicopter soon thereafter. A male park visitor was found dead and about 30 hikers were still on the cables.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON - Following a four-day trial and less than an hour ofdeliberations, a federal jury today convicted tax return preparer, Marcel J. Toto-Ngosso, of Silver Spring, Md., of 17 counts of preparing false tax returns in connection with a scheme to generate fraudulent tax refunds for client-taxpayers, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—Mark L. Harrison, a resident of Southport, Fla., and Harrison International LLC, a Florida corporation, today pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Atlanta to violating the Lacey Act, a federal fish and wildlife trafficking law, by dealing in shark fins, the landing of which was not reported as required by law, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: Tyson Foods Inc. was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Arkansas to pay the maximum fine for willfully violating worker safety regulations that led to a worker’s death in its River Valley Animal Foods (RVAF) plant in Texarkana, Ark., the Justice Department announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: Three Saudi nationals were transferred today from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under appropriate security measures. All individuals transferred to Saudi Arabia are subject to judicial review in Saudi Arabia before they undergo a rehabilitation program. While ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve notes the Financial Accounting Standards Board's publication today of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166 and 167 (FAS 166 and 167), which will have a material effect on banking organizations' accounting for off-balance sheet vehicles. These statements, which become ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below. Terminations of enforcement actions are listed on the Federal Reserve's public website, http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/enforcement, as they occur.
By Commerce News Now | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke urges Americans to get ready, says unprecedented consumer outreach will continue after June 12 After months of events and intensive nationwide outreach, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today issued a final reminder for unprepared Americans to take immediate action to avoid losing access to important television programming when the nation switches to digital television today.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,768,700 grant to assist approximately 1,109 workers affected by layoffs at five companies in the manufacturing and retail industries.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced the award of approximately $114 million to 183 community groups to provide education and training to young people across the United States. This amount is an initial increment for two years of grant operations. A remaining increment may be ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 12, 2009
News Release: Charlotte, North Carolina – The U.S. Department of Labor will sponsor free workshops to assist employers and service providers in understanding and complying with federal regulations regarding employee pension and health benefit plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 12, 2009
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 12, 2009
The US State Department published a three page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 12, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 12, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
