News published on Federal Newswire in December 2011

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: Calling all teens living near Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore! Reduce your "screen time" and join the National Park Service in doing some "green time" with the ParKids Youth Volunteer Corps.

Women's Rights National Historical Park to Show "Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore" as part of Winter Film Festival

News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park is pleased to announce that it will show the documentary Theodore Roosevelt: Roughrider to Rushmore on Friday and Saturday, December 30 and 31, at 12 noon.

Member Of Marijuana Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Seven Years

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2011

News Release: -. TUCSON, AZ -. - Gilbert Thompson, 34, of North Lauderdale, Florida, a native of Jamaica and lawful permanent resident of the United States, was sentenced on Dec. 15, 2011, by U.S. District Judge Raner C. Collins to seven years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute...

Christmas Bird Count at National Lakeshore

News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL LAKESHORE: On Dec. 28, join in at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore and be part of the longest running Citizen Science survey in the world: the Audubon's 112th annual Christmas Bird Count. Counts are taking place across the country from Dec. 14, 2011 to January 5, 2012.

Honduran National Sentenced For Role In Large Cocaine Distribution Organization

By DOJ Newswire | Dec 19, 2011

News Release: EAST ST. LOUIS, IL. - Luis Gonzalos Hernandez-Barahono, 23, a citizen of Honduras, who is currently in the United States illegally, was sentenced in federal district court in East St. Louis today for his role in an organization responsible for distributing multiple kilogram quantities of cocaine in the Metro-East area, according to the DEA investigation.

Lowell National Historical Park is the Grand Marshal of Lowell’s City of Lights Parade

News Release: Lowell, MA.Thousands enjoyed the unusually mild weather at Lowell's annual City of Lights event on Saturday, November 26. As the afternoon turned to dusk, the City of Lights parade began.Numerous floats representing city and regional agencies queued up, as did marching bands from around the region.Lowell...

Baucus Praises Formation of New Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 19, 2011

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today praised the formation of new Pioneer Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which will join primary care doctors, hospitals, specialists and other caregivers in groups to deliver improved, coordinated care. The Department of Health and Human...

TOP STORY: ICE HSI personnel help foreign partners combat cybercrime

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 18, 2011

News Release: Instead of tying a gun to a shooter or matching DNA evidence to a crime scene, law enforcement officials have revised their strategy when investigating Internet-based crimes. Victims could be millions of miles away and evidence could be deeply hidden within computer hard drives or programs.

Markey: On Four Year Anniversary of 2007 Energy Bill, Republicans Giving Gifts to Oil and Coal Companies, Not American People

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 18, 2011

News Release: WASHINGTON - Four years after the passage of the 2007 energy bill, the American automotive industry is coming back from the dead, led by the inclusion and manufacture of more fuel efficient vehicles. Large companies like General Electric and Sylvania are rolling out the latest in money-saving light bulbs in stores, just in time for the season of light. And buildings, appliances, and our energy grid are all working in more efficient ways due to the bill.

Baucus Applauds Committee Passage of Treasury, Tax Court and Social Security Nominations

News Release: Washington, DC - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today led the Committee’s approval of four nominations: Mary John Miller to be Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Department of Treasury; Alastair Fitzpayne to be Deputy Under Secretary for Legislative Affairs at the Department...

Hatch Statement on Short-Term Senate Deal

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today on legislation temporarily extending the payroll tax holiday and allowing the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to move forward...

Levin Statement on Proposed Short-Term Extension of UI, Payroll Tax Cut

News Release: WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-MI) today made the following statement concerning the proposed two-month extension of the payroll tax cut and federal unemployment insurance and protecting access under Medicare...

Baucus Comment on Tax Extenders

News Release: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) vowed today to continue working in January to extend tax cuts for families, individuals and small businesses. Baucus has been working with his colleagues and fighting to find a bipartisan path forward for these tax extenders, including the research...

Hatch Statement at Senate Finance Committee Open Executive Session on Treasury, Tax Court, & Social Security Nominations

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, today issued the following statement during the Senate Finance Committee Open Executive Session on the nominations of Mary John Miller to serve as Under Secretary for Domestic Finance at the Department of...

Readout of Secretary Napolitano's Meeting with Swedish Deputy Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage

By Homeland Newswire | Dec 16, 2011

News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today joined the Swedish State Secretary and Deputy Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage and Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Lanny Breuer to sign a Preventing ...

CEO of Comcast Brian Roberts to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty for Violating Antitrust Premerger Notification Requirements

News Release: WASHINGTON – Comcast Corporation’s CEO Brian L. Roberts will pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquired Comcast voting securities, the Department of Justice announced today.

Patient Recruiter Pleads Guilty in Health Care Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: WASHINGTON – A patient recruiter for Alliance Healthcare Services L.P., a Dallas home health care agency, pleaded guilty yesterday for her participation in a scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Four co-owners of Alliance pleaded guilty last week for their roles in the fraud scheme.

Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Alleging Employment Discrimination by Florida Home Health Care Company

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit yesterday against Home Care Giver Services Inc., a Florida corporation that provides home health aides, certified nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses and registered nurses to customers who seek home-based care givers. ...

Justice Department Releases Investigative Findings on the Seattle Police Department

News Release: WASHINGTON– Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department today announced its findings that the Seattle Police Department (SPD) has engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force that violates the Constitution and federal law. A letter detailing the findings was delivered to Seattle Mayor Michael McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz.

Members and Associates of Barrio Azteca Gang Plead Guilty and Are Sentenced in El Paso, Texas, for Roles in Racketeering Conspiracy and Related Crimes