News published on Federal Newswire in March 2011

News from March 2011


Big South Fork NRRA and Obed WSR Celebrate National Park Week - April 16 thru April 24

News Release: America's National Parks have been called our nation's best idea. Each year during National Park Week we recognize the areas that have been set aside to preserve the special places and stories that have shaped our country. During April 16-24, in celebration of National Park Week, the National Park Service...


Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

News Release: GREENEVILLE, TN. - Michael Norman Dube, 49, of Johnson City, Tennessee, pleaded guilty on March 23, 2011, in U.S. District Court in Greeneville, to omitting material information from records required to be kept under the Controlled Substances (CSA) and making a false statement in connection with the renewal of his registration with the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Sentencing was set for August 8, 2011, at 9:00 a.m., in U.S. District Court in Greeneville.


News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 Información sobre la visita de la Secretaria Napolitano a El Paso, Texas Washington, D.C. — Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to El Paso, Texas, to visit the Bridge of the Americas at the El Paso Port ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – Ali “Shawn” Olyaie, a former “VIP host” at the Pure Nightclub located in Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, pleaded guilty in Las Vegas before U.S. District Court Judge Kent Dawson to one count of filing a false federal individual income tax return for the 2006 tax year, the Justice ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Stanley R. MacKinnon, 66, of Haverhill, Mass., pleaded guilty today to five counts of receipt and attempted receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen M. Ortiz and Robert Bethel, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS).


News Release: WASHINGTON – Anthony St. Laurent Sr. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Providence, R.I., to an attempted murder-for-hire, and acknowledged in a written plea agreement his participation in an extortion conspiracy outlined in a previous criminal complaint in which he, his wife Dorothy St. Laurent, ...


News Release: WASHINGTON - Richard Jaensch, a resident of Annandale, Va., has been indicted by a Alexandria, Va., federal grand jury with one count of corruptly endeavoring to impede the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), one count of filing a false claim for a refund and four counts of failing to file a tax return for 2004 through 2007, the Justice Department and the IRS announced today.


News Release: WASHINGTON – The former administrative assistant to a U.S. senator was charged today by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia with violating criminal conflict of interest laws, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen of the District of Columbia; and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.


News Release: WASHINGTON – Amador Cortes-Meza, 36, of Tlaxcala, Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Richard W. Story to serve 40 years in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release on charges of sex trafficking of minors; sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion; transporting minors for the purpose of prostitution; smuggling aliens into the United States for purposes of prostitution; and conspiracy to do the same, announced the Department of Justice.


Chairman Bernanke will hold press briefings four times per year to present the FOMC's current economic projections and to provide additional context for policy decisions

News Release: Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will hold press briefings four times per year to present the Federal Open Market Committee's current economic projections and to provide additional context for the FOMC's policy decisions.


US Labor Department reminds South Florida farmworkers of their rights under federal child labor, wages, crew transportation and field sanitation laws

News Release: Investigators visiting farms in South Florida to ensure compliance MIAMI — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is reminding agricultural workers in South Florida that their rights are protected by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Fair Labor Standards ...


US Labor Departments OSHA and South Louisiana STEPS form new alliance to promote safety and health for workers in oil and gas industry

News Release: LAFAYETTE, La. – Furthering safety and health for oil and gas workers in Louisiana is the goal of an alliance signed today by the Baton Rouge Area Office of the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the South Louisiana Service Transmission, Exploration and Production Safety Network.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims    Report

News Release: UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending March 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 382,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 387,000. The 4-week moving average was 385,250, a decrease of 1,500 from the previous week's revised average of 386,750.


US Labor Department sues Virginia Beach, Va., construction company for failing to forward employee contributions to 401(k) plan

News Release: VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. − The U.S. Department of Labor has sued McIntyre Construction Inc. of Virginia Beach and its vice president, Robert Berkopec, for failing to remit employee contributions to the company’s 401(k) plan in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.