News from June 2011

By Interior Newswire | Jun 11, 2011
News Release: LAS VEGAS - National Park Service rangers responded at 10 a.m. this morning to a report of a man falling off a jet-ski in the Hemenway Harbor area of Lake Mead. Members of the man's group pulled him out of the water, began CPR and transported him to shore by boat. They were able to pull him out of the water because he was wearing a life jacket.
By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today met with Jewish community leaders from across the nation at the White House to underscore the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) commitment to partnering with ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit grand jury has returned a superseding indictment charging Karl Herrington, of Parma, Mich., with being a felon in possession of six different firearms, the Department of Justice, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Former National Security Agency (NSA) senior executive Thomas A. Drake pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Baltimore to a one-count criminal information charging him with unauthorized access of an NSA computer, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The former treasurer and the former president of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW) were sentenced today to 72 months in prison and 30 months in prison, respectively, for their roles in a more than $2.9 billion fraud scheme that contributed to the failures of TBW and Colonial Bank. TBW was one of the largest privately-held mortgage lending companies in the United States in 2009.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today the indictment of South Florida Reception Center (SFRC) officers Alexander McQueen, 30; Guruba Griffin 31; Scott Butler, 32; and Steven Dawkins, 30, on charges of conspiring to violate the civil rights of inmates at SFRC. McQueen and Dawkins are also charged with obstruction of justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Novo Nordisk Inc., a Danish pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve its civil liability arising from the illegal promotion of its hemostasis management drug, NovoSeven, the Justice Department announced today. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved NovoSeven ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Adley H. Abdulwahab, 35, of Houston, was convicted by a federal jury today for his role in a $100 million fraud scheme with more than 800 victims across the United States and Canada.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Two Miami-area residents who were officers of a fraudulent physical therapy company in Lakeland, Fla., pleaded guilty today for their roles in a scheme to defraud Medicare, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Angel Gonzalez, 43, and Adrian Chalarca, 24, each pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark A. Pizzo in Tampa, Fla., to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board is seeking comment on a proposal to require top-tier U.S. bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or greater to submit annual capital plans for review.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 10, 2011
News Release: Lessard Brothers Construction employees exposed to 23-foot falls AUGUSTA, Maine – A Lewiston roofing contractor with a long history of violating workplace safety standards faces a total of $243,360 in proposed fines from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration following ...
By State News Post | Jun 10, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 10, 2011
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 10, 2011
The US State Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 10, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a four page notice on June 10, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.