News published on Federal Newswire in September 2009

News from September 2009


News Release: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area and NatureBridge today announced the formation of Santa Monica Mountains Institute, a new environmental education campus that will serve Southern California urban youth. The new campus, located at Circle X Ranch in the heart of the Santa Monica Mountains, will be operated by NatureBridge in partnership with the National Park Service.


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Research on Food Security in Northeast

News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2009-Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $230,000 in funding for studies to assess the capacity of the northeastern United States to produce enough food locally to meet market demands, rather than relying on food transported long distances to feed the burgeoning East...


Harkin Praises House Passage of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act As Chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, Harkin intends to mark up similar legislation this Fall

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) praised the U.S. House of Representatives today for passing the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act by a vote of 253 to 171. Consistent with the momentous agenda to increase education success laid out by President Obama, the House legislation provides...



News Release: Timothy L. Lantz was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for transporting child pornography in interstate commerce and failing to update his sex offender registration in violation of the Adam Walsh Act.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Odell Folks, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to prison today by District Judge Carol Bagley Amon of the Eastern District of New York for his participation in a false tax return scheme, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. Folks, who pleaded guilty in March 2009 to mail fraud, a false claims conspiracy, and making and subscribing a false return, was sentenced to 77 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $489,292.


News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court has permanently barred Francis Kenneth (Frank) Albert of Sparks, Nev., from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The court found that Albert repeatedly engaged in fraudulent or deceptive conduct in preparing returns.


Cease and desist order against Irwin Financial Corporation and Irwin Union Bank and Trust

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a consent Cease and Desist Order by and among Irwin Financial Corporation, a registered bank holding company, Irwin Union Bank and Trust Company, a state chartered member bank, both of Columbus, Indiana, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Indiana Department of Financial Institutions.


News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke hosted a meeting with France’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Anne-Marie Idrac, at the Commerce Department today. This was their first meeting.


U.S. Labor Department sues former CEO of defunct Centerbrook, Connecticut, company to recover misused assets of employee 401(k) plan

News Release: Boston – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued the former chief executive officer of defunct F & F Industries Inc., formerly of Centerbrook, Connecticut, for alleged misuse of approximately $63,800 of assets of the company’s 401(k) plan and for failure to collect more than $81,000 in employer contributions for employees who worked on jobs covered by the Connecticut state prevailing wage laws.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a three page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.