News from May 2009
By Interior Newswire | May 31, 2009
News Release: The National Park Service (NPS) plans to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of proposed modifications to the Tamiami Trail to restore flows and ecological conditions and enable restoration of Northeast Shark River Slough in Everglades National Park.
By Interior Newswire | May 30, 2009
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Tuesday, May 26, the National Park Service was notified that 69 year old Robert A. Williams of Surprise, Arizona had not returned from the Memorial Day weekend, and that his holiday plans had included hiking in Grand Canyon National Park.
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mexican Interior Secretary Fernando Gómez-Mont spoke this afternoon to discuss the importance of collaboration and information sharing between the United ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released application guidance for more than $500 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparedness grants for fire station construction, port and transit security—funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: US-VISIT Public Affairs, 202-298-5200 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today began collecting biometrics—digital fingerprints—from non‑U.S. citizens departing the United States as part of a pilot program at Hartsfield‑Jackson ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate briefed President Obama today on DHS preparedness efforts and the seasonal forecast for the 2009 hurricane season, which begins Monday.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: The Department today has entered into a consent decree that, if approved by the U.S District Court in Fort Myers, Fla., will resolve its complaint against the Sheriff of Hendry County, Fla., and the Hendry County Board of County Commissioners.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: The Department today has entered into a settlement agreement with the city of Chicago’s Board of Education that, if approved and entered by the court, will resolve a complaint of pregnancy discrimination filed by the United States against the board under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin or religion.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: Today, Attorney General Eric Holder announced a new International Organized Crime Intelligence and Operations Center (IOC-2) that will marshal the resources and information of nine U.S. law enforcement agencies, as well as federal prosecutors, to collectively combat the threats posed by international criminal organizations to domestic safety and security. Attorney General Holder made the announcement today in Rome at the G8 Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: Eight members of the violent gang known as the "Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation" (ALKQN) have pleaded guilty to a variety of charges, including drug conspiracy and weapons trafficking.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON—A Massachusetts man has been charged in U.S. District Court in Boston with crimes related to the illegal importation and illegal trafficking of sperm whale teeth, the Justice Department announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: Winfield Thomas, a resident of Carey, Ohio, and Jeanne Herrington, a resident of Parma, Mich., were sentenced today to prison for conspiracy and other tax charges. The Honorable David A. Katz, U.S. Senior District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, sentenced Thomas to 30 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. Herrington was sentenced to 96 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: Michael Fisher, owner of Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. Inc. (FSG), based in Dickinson, N.D., today pleaded guilty to nine felony counts of tax fraud. Fisher, who was supposed to begin trial on Monday, pleaded guilty in Bismarck, N.D., before Judge Daniel L. Hovland.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Giancarlo Pertile was sentenced to prison for tax evasion yesterday afternoon, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz sentenced Pertile, the former owner of Art Marble Design Inc., in Moorpark, Calif., to 60 months in federal prison and ordered Pertile to pay a fine of $75,000.
By Fed Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Affinity Bank Holding, Inc., Ventura, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | May 29, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between W Holding Company, Inc., Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
By DOE Gazette | May 29, 2009
The US Energy Department published a five page proposed rule on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2009
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2009
The US Labor Department published a four page rule on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 29, 2009
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
