News from April 2011
By USDA Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
Release: Washington, DC, April 28, 2011 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced investments in three states that will take an important step towards eliminating childhood hunger in America. The grants are awarded to three state agencies to reduce paperwork and expedite certification of students for...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: NEW LONDON, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LAWANNA COSTELLO, 31, of New London, was sentenced yesterday, April 27, by United States District...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Great Central U.S. ShakeOut Drill Serves as Important Preparedness Exercise for Earthquakes and other Hazards ST. LOUIS–U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined leaders ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Marking the eighth annual Earth Day Service Celebration today, Deputy Attorney General James Cole and Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno commended volunteers from the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) as they began work on a future Community Greening Center near Marvin Gaye Park in Northeast Washington, D.C.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred George Thomas Gaines of Aurora, Colo., from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Gaines consented, was signed by Judge Robert E. Blackburn of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that Johnny Mathis, 47, of Lecompte, La., pleaded guilty to two federal crimes for shooting at the home of three Hispanic men living across the street from him because of the victims’ race and national origin.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of Independence, Kan., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for people with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Alchico Grant and Melinda Clayton were indicted by a federal grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama on a variety of charges stemming from an identity theft and tax fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Leura G. Canary and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The 21-count indictment charges the two with filing false claims against the United States, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON– Mark John Walker, 52, of Eugene, Ore., pleaded guilty today to charges related to his engaging in sexual contact or aggravated sexual abuse with female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a federal probation officer from 2006 to 2009. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18, 2011 before Chief U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, who is a visiting judge from Alaska.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON –Jeremy Matthew Moro, 33, and Joshua James Moro, 23, have been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Donald E. Walter following their January 2011, guilty pleas to conspiring to violate the civil rights of an interracial couple by burning a cross near their home in Athens, La., in October 2008. ...
By Fed Newswire | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: The Leaders Group, Inc. (71 KB PDF), Oak Brook, Illinois Written Agreement dated April 26, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks at American Chamber of Commerce in Korea, Seoul, Korea Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for that kind introduction.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: Locke delivers keynote address at the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea, visits Pantech manufacturing facility U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke delivered the keynote address at a luncheon hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce in South Korea today where he stressed the importance and ...
By Commerce News Now | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis today released the advance estimate of gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2011. Real GDP grew 1.8 percent at an annual rate, consistent with private-sector expectations. In the fourth quarter of 2010, GDP grew 3.1 percent at an annual rate.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced protocols to complete the portion of the U visa nonimmigrant status application requiring certification by a law enforcement agency that the applicant is a victim of a qualifying crime and willing to cooperate with law enforcement in the investigation ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy today announced the official theme for October's National Disability Employment Awareness Month: "Profit by Investing in Workers with Disabilities." The theme honors the contributions of workers with disabilities and serves to inform the public that they represent a highly skilled talent pool that can help employers compete in today's global economy.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: New policy statements prohibit discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced its full commitment to implementing equal employment opportunity policies for all department employees and applicants. The policies ensure equal protections for ...
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 429,000, an increase of 25,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 404,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,500, an increase of 9,250 from the previous week's revised average of 399,250.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announces the award of approximately $7.2 million in funds for 18 third-generation grantees to continue assistance for adult offenders who are returning to communities from incarceration. The purpose of these grants is to provide an employment-centered approach to reintegration that improves long-term labor market prospects for former offenders.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 28, 2011
News Release: RACINE, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Labor has sued Brian T. Kiernan, owner of Kiernan Heating and Air Conditioning Inc., a defunct Racine company, for allegedly failing to forward $19,811.98 in employee contributions to the company's savings incentive match plan for employees individual retirement account in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
