News from May 2009
By State Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC -- Congressman Howard L. Berman (D-CA), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released this statement in response to the Administration’s budget request today...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Cape Hatteras National Seashore beaches will be managed again this summer under the terms of the U.S. District Court approved consent decree. Park visitors can expect to see resource closures for breeding shorebirds in effect to varying degrees from mid-March to mid-to-late-August and turtle nesting...
By Commerce Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Some people may be wondering why the Senate Finance Committee is having a hearing on a cap and trade system for greenhouse gas emissions. When it comes to the potential environmental benefit of such a system, this committee probably does not have much to add to the work of the Environment and Public...
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Calambokidis, co-founder of Cascadia Research, served as the principal investigator of more than 50 research studies on marine mammals, marine birds, and pollution. He has co-authored over 60 papers in scientific journals and two books: the award-winning A Guide to Marine Mammals of Greater Puget Sound and Blue Whales. Calambokidis, is an adjunct faculty member of The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
By DOL Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: As Entered into the Record. The FDA’s mission is to oversee the safety, effectiveness, and security of the nation’s. food supply, drugs, medical devices, biologics, and cosmetics. It helps expedite innovations to. make these products even safer, more effective, and more affordable, before, during, and...
By USDA Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: The edible fungus Monascus purpureus imparts a distinct flavor and red color when added to fermented rice dishes such as those served in Asia. Now, with "a helping hand" from science, the fungus could offer a way to address a major public health concern: vitamin A deficiency (VAD).
By Interior Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: On Saturday, May 30, 2009, the National Park Service (NPS) invites you to officially celebrate the relighting of the South Manitou Island Lighthouse. Thanks to a partnership with Manitou Islands Memorial Society, Manitou Island Transit, and Electro-Optics Technology, Inc., Sleeping Bear Dunes National...
By DOE Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced two new Requests for Application (RFA) as part of the Department’s efforts to recruit and train the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers - a critical need as the nation moves toward greater use of nuclear energy to meet our energy needs and address the global climate crisis.
By US DOT Newswire | May 7, 2009
News Release: Washington, DC - Today, the Environment and Public Works Committee approved the following nominations for Assistant Administrator positions at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Mathy Stanislaus for Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Cynthia Giles for Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, and Michelle DePass for Assistant Administrator for International Affairs.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON -- Senator Chuck Grassley today won Senate passage of his amendment to give the independent auditing arm of Congress the authority to access information from the Federal Reserve about its bailout and financial stabilization efforts.
By Commerce Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: Dear Chairman Schapiro: Thank you for your recent commitment to fully implement by this month the recommendations contained in the 2007 joint Judiciary and Finance Committee report on the Pequot Capital Management investigation. Your initiative to re-examine how the Commission reviews external whistleblower...
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C.
By Homeland Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact 202-282-8010 Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal judge in Seattle, Wash., has permanently barred a District of Columbia man, William H. Camp, Jr., from preparing tax returns for others and from promoting a scheme involving bogus gold mining tax deductions, the Justice Department announced today. The permanent injunction order was entered by Judge Ricardo S. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, where a substantial number of Camp’s customers reside.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: WASHINGTON – Carmelo Oria, a Spanish citizen who was the chief engineer on the Cyprus-flagged M/T Nautilus, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts for maintaining inaccurate records that concealed a discharge of oil-contaminated water from the bilges of the M/T Nautilus, the Justice Department announced. Oria was sentenced to one month in prison, to be followed by supervised release for a term of two years and a $3,000 fine.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: Frank P. DiMartino, an accountant from Orange, Conn., pleaded guilty today to charges of tax evasion. DiMartino appeared before Magistrate Judge Holly B. Fitzsimmons in Bridgeport, Conn.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Equity Homes Inc, PBR LLC, BBR LLC and Shane Hartung in U.S. District Court in South Dakota for failing to provide accessible features required by the Fair Housing Act at multi-family housing developments in Sioux Falls.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: A South Korean businessman was indicted today for his alleged role in a bribery conspiracy for a $206 million telecommunications contract involving employees of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES).
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: Two former managers of the Bank of China and their wives were sentenced today after their convictions on Aug. 29, 2008, by a federal jury in Las Vegas on charges of racketeering, money laundering, international transportation of stolen property as well as passport and visa fraud.
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2009
News Release: A former jail administrator at the Cibola County Detention Center in Grants, N.M., was sentenced today to 97 months in prison, two years of supervised release and a $400 special assessment for violating the rights of inmates in his custody at two separate New Mexico jails. Judge James O. Browning announced the sentence today in federal court in Albuquerque, N.M.
