News from September 2010
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and author of the 2006 Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, today applauded the Postal Regulatory Commission’s (PRC) unanimous decision to reject the U.S. Postal Service’s requested rate hikes.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: **Note: On the release date of this report, Cape Hatteras National Seashore and Eastern North Carolina are experiencing the effects of a very large low pressure system moving up the East Coast with heavy rains, moderate winds and minor soundside flooding.During and immediately after the storm, park visitors...
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: Wind Cave National Park, S.D. - Phase One of a fencing project designed to keep elk out of Wind Cave National Park during the hunting season is nearing completion.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued certificates of protection to developers of 17 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include oat and wheat.
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: A nearly $1 million contract has been awarded by the National Park Service through a full and open competitive bidding process to Wesslen Construction, Inc. to provide universal access at the Stehekin Landing for all passengers traveling via the commercial ferry system. It is part of over $2 million...
By State Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. -Last night, the Senate unanimously passed the nomination of Cameron Munter to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry released the following statement:
By Interior Newswire | Sep 30, 2010
News Release: Beginning October 4, a contract tree service company will be removing hazardous trees at Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area. Trees and brush will be removed along roads and parking areas in a number of units in the park. In addition, trees and vegetation will be cleared in and around historic...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
Release: Games and Apps Designed to Promote Nutritious Food Choices and Physical Activity as Part of First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Initiative.
By Commerce Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 29, 2010 - Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK), Sam Graves (R-MO), and Doc Hastings (R-WA), Co-Chairs of the Rural America Solutions Group, hosted a forum today entitled, “The EPA’s Assault on Rural America: How New Regulations and Proposed Legislation are Stifling Job Creation and Economic Growth.".
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Former Memphis Police Officer Isaac White was sentenced yesterday to 18 months in prison, two years supervised release and a $4,000 fine, announced Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights; Edward L. Stanton, III , U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee; Larry Godwin, Director, Memphis Police Department; and Amy Hess, FBI Special Agent in Charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed suit seeking to permanently enjoin Endia Delores Nipper and her company, TDNS Tax Services, from preparing federal tax returns, the Justice Department announced today. The suit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, alleges that Nipper fabricated or inflated earned income tax credit claims on tax returns that she prepared for her clients. TDNS is located in Augusta, Ga.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal court in Los Angeles has permanently barred three Huntington Beach men from preparing federal tax returns for customers, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, entered by U.S. District Judge A. Howard Matz, states that Alexander H. Adams, who does business ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court in Miami has permanently barred Alberto Camejo and his business, ABCY Star Service LLC, from claiming the First-Time Homebuyer Credit on returns they prepare unless ensuring that the taxpayer is entitled to claim the credit, the Justice Department announced today. The civil ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today announced settlement agreements with the city of Muskegon, Mich., and the city of Cheyenne, Wyo., to improve access to public programs and facilities for persons with disabilities.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three Colombian nationals pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to smuggle aliens for profit and conspiracy to commit visa fraud in connection with their roles in an extensive and sophisticated visa fraud scheme through which they fraudulently procured visas from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – ABB Ltd, a Swiss corporation, and two of its subsidiaries have resolved charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; Richard C. Powers, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI’s Houston Field Office; and Rodney E. Clarke, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation’s (IRS-CI) Houston Field Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: WASHINGTON – An owner of two Houston health care companies pleaded guilty today in connection with a $6.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: The federal banking and thrift regulatory agencies today announced a final Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule to implement a provision of the Higher Education Opportunity Act.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Heritage Corporation, Carthage, Mississippi, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. A copy of the Written Agreement is attached.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 29, 2010
News Release: Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology Awards $50 Million in Grants for the Construction of Five Science Facilities Research institutions in California, Maine, Michigan, Nevada and New York to receive funding The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards ...
