News from May 2011
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2011
News Release: DENVER, CO. - DENVER - Ten defendants, six from Aspen and four from Los Angeles, were charged in a sealed indicted returned by a federal grand jury in Denver on April 19, 2011, United States Attorney John Walsh and Acting Special Agent in Charge Kevin Merrill announced today. Of the ten defendants, 9...
By EPA Newswire | May 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In its ongoing effort to fight burdensome regulations and protect jobs, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is seeking the preliminary recommendations that federal agencies were required to submit identifying onerous regulations. The week after...
By Commerce Newswire | May 20, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - In its ongoing effort to fight burdensome regulations and protect jobs, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is seeking the preliminary recommendations that federal agencies were required to submit identifying onerous regulations. The week after...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: BISMARCK, ND. - United States Attorney Timothy Q. Purdon announced today that, Bert M. Johnson, 50, of Williston, North Dakota, was found guilty by a federal jury in United States District Court of the following two charges...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) along with Senator Tom Carper (D-Delaware) today introduced legislation to encourage commercial building owners to invest in life-saving fire safety upgrades. The Fire Sprinkler Incentive Act of 2011 strengthens tax incentives for owners of structures, such...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the release of FY 2011 grant guidance and application kits for 12 DHS grant programs totaling $2.1 billion to assist states, urban areas, tribal and territorial ...
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 LAS VEGAS—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today visited Las Vegas to meet with small business owners and stakeholders and deliver remarks at the World Travel and Tourism Summit—reiterating the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) continued commitment to facilitating legitimate trade and travel while enhancing security and keeping the American public safe.
By Homeland Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced the expansion of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign to the Washington State Ferries (WSF)—a partnership that will help to ensure the safety and security of riders, customers and crew members throughout the WSF system.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal court has permanently barred two men from promoting an alleged tax fraud scheme involving interests in purported oil and gas wells, the Justice Department announced today. Judge James L. Graham of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered the permanent injunction ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - A Boston venture capitalist and director at Boston Private Bank and Trust Company was charged with failing to report his foreign bank account and income to the Department of the Treasury. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice’s Tax Division John A. DiCicco, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former civilian employee of the Department of Defense pleaded guilty today in Columbus, Ga., to conversion of Army Emergency Relief (AER) funds while he was employed at Camp Humphreys in the Republic of Korea, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Jorge Granados, the former chief executive officer of Miami-based telecommunications company Latin Node Inc. (LatiNode), pleaded guilty today to conspiring to pay bribes to government officials in Honduras, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. To date, four former senior executives of LatiNode have pleaded guilty to conspiring to pay bribes to the Honduran officials.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today honored 52 prosecutors, law enforcement partners and victim advocates in 13 communities for their leadership protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The awards were presented at the 2011 National Strategy Conference on Combating Child Exploitation in San Jose, Calif.
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against the owners, developers and design professionals involved in the design and construction of nine multi-family housing complexes in Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. The nine complexes comprise more than 2,000 apartments with more than ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 19, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON –Frankie Maybee, 20, of Green Forest, Ark., was convicted today by a federal jury today of five counts of committing a federal hate crime and one count of conspiring to commit a federal hate crime, announced the Justice Department. This is the first conviction at trial for a violation of the ...
By Commerce News Now | May 19, 2011
News Release: Event Showcases Green Growth Business Model to APEC Economies On the heels of the APEC 2011 meetings in Big Sky, Montana, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) visited West Paw Design today, a Montana-based manufacturer of eco-friendly pet toys, beds and apparels. Touring ...
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2011
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a judgment requiring Los Angeles-based Global Horizons Inc. and president Mordechai Orian to pay $153,000 in back wages to 88 temporary agricultural workers from Thailand employed in Hawaii, plus $194,000 in civil money penalties, for committing ...
By Labor Gazette | May 19, 2011
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 14, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 409,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 438,000. The 4-week moving average was 439,000, an increase of 1,250 from the previous week's revised average of 437,750.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 19, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
