News from August 2010
By State Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.-Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-MA) issued the following statement today about the illegal abduction of two American children, Noor and Ramsay Bower:
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: Farmington, Pa - Admission to America’s National Parks, including Fort Necessity National Battlefield, will be free Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: Forget the ants marching one by one-yellowjackets are the real party-crashers when it comes to spoiling picnics, outdoor barbeques and other summer fun where cold beverages and meat are present.
By Commerce Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, asked new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Donald Berwick to follow through on promises to provide information regarding potential conflicts of interest stemming from his prior work. President Obama recess-appointed Berwick before the Finance Committee held a hearing on the nomination.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 26, 2010
News Release: Two lightning caused fires in the northern portion of Yosemite National Park continue to burn in the areas of Lake Vernon and Harden Lake. The fire in the Lake Vernon area, known as the Vernon Fire, has grown from 160 acres to 230 acres in the past two days. The fire in the Harden Lake area, known as the Slope Fire, continues to progress slowly and current acreage is at 688 acres.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: A type of high-tech imaging can be used to distinguish the foodborne pathogen Campylobacter from other microorganisms as quickly as 24 hours after a sample is placed on solid media in a Petri dish, according to a study published by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.
By Homeland Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Havre, Mont. - Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today visited Piegan, Sweetgrass, Sunburst and Havre, Mont., with Senators Max Baucus and Jon Tester and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: MIAMI – Victor Manuel Amaya pleaded guilty this morning to one count of willfully filing a false tax return before U.S. District Court Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The court set sentencing for Nov. 3, 2010.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Hazim Gaber, 22, of Edmonton, Canada, was sentenced today in Phoenix by U.S. District Court Judge James A. Teilborg to 33 months in prison for selling counterfeit cancer drugs using the Internet, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Roberto Settineri42, of Miami Beach, Fla., pleaded guilty today to a one count superseding information charging him with conspiracy to commit money laundering, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for the Southern District of Florida and John V. Gilles, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Miami Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Viorel Simon, Nodirbek Abdoollayev and Bakhrom Ikramov have all pleaded guilty to charges related to their roles in a criminal enterprise that engaged in numerous criminal activities including forced labor, fraud in foreign labor contracting, visa fraud, mail fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and money laundering, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Dorothy St. Laurent, 71, of Johnston, R.I., and her son Anthony St. Laurent Jr., 44, of Cranston, R.I., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Providence, R.I., to interstate extortion in violation of the Hobbs Act. The wife and son of Anthony St. Laurent Sr., a person identified ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: GREENBELT, Md. - Francisco Ortiz, aka “Francis Gabriel Ortis,” “Pone” and “King Pone,” 26, of Rockville, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, in connection with his gang activities as a member and leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation.
By Labor Gazette | Aug 25, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON — Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released, for the first time, a detailed comprehensive overview on the employment of Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics, 2009. Armed with this new data, researchers, disability advocates, and policy makers can better project labor force participation for working-aged persons with disabilities.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 25, 2010
The US Commerce Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
The US Interior Department published a one page rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Aug 25, 2010
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 25, 2010
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Aug 25, 2010
The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on Aug. 25, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
