News published on Federal Newswire in May 2011

News from May 2011


Michigan Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion

News Release: WASHINGTON – John Walter Kaber, a resident of Bloomfield, Mich., pleaded guilty to tax evasion, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. The Honorable U.S. District Court Judge Victoria A. Roberts set sentencing for Sept. 20, 2011.


Federal Officials Close the Investigation Involving Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Officers

News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it will not pursue criminal charges against three Pittsburgh Bureau of Police officers in connection with the events of Jan. 12, 2010, involving former Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) student Jordan Miles.


Chief Engineer Pleads Guilty in Maryland to Obstructing Investigation into the Illegal Overboard Discharge of Oily Waste

News Release: WASHINGTON – Dimitrios Grifakis, 57, of Kallithea, Greece, pleaded guilty today in federal court in Baltimore to obstructing a Coast Guard inspection that took place aboard the M/V Capitola from May 3 to May 11, 2010. Grifakis was then the Chief Engineer of the Capitola.


Pennsylvania Tax Defier Home Builder and Landlord Convicted of Tax Fraud

News Release: HARRISBURG, Pa. – Troy A. Beam was convicted today in the Middle District of Pennsylvania before U.S. District Judge Christopher C. Conner. Beam, a resident of Shippensburg, Pa., was convicted of tax evasion, obstructing and impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws and willful failure to file federal income tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.


Petroleum Distributors to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle Clean Air Act Allegations of Illegal Mixing and Distribution of Gasoline in Colorado and Nebraska

News Release: WASHINGTON – Three gasoline distributors have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve claims that they illegally mixed and distributed more than one million gallons of gasoline that did not meet Clean Air Act emissions and fuel quality requirements. The settlement with Rocky Mountain Pipeline System LLC, ...


Houston Federal Jury Convicts Four Defendants in Connection with $5.2 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Houston convicted four defendants today in connection with a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme that operated from April 2006 to August 2009, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI and the Texas Attorney General.


Washington Man Agrees to Order Barring Him from Reproductive Clinic and Surroundings

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ordered that John C. Kroack must adhere to a 25-foot buffer zone around a Planned Parenthood Reproductive Health Services Clinic in Lynnwood, Wash. The court order is the result of a consent decree entered into by Kroack to resolve ...


Remarks to Asia Society on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in America

News Release: Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Remarks to Asia Society on Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in America I really appreciate the warm welcome from Ambassador Roy and Orville Schell.


U.S. Commerce Department Announces Members of New Innovation Advisory Board

News Release: Board will advise the Secretary of Commerce for a new study on the innovative capacity and economic competitiveness of the United States U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced the members of the new Innovation Advisory Board that will guide a study of U.S. economic competitiveness and innovation to help inform national policies at the heart of U.S. job creation and global competitiveness.


US Department of Labor's OSHA launches Picture It! Safe Workplaces for Everyone' photo contest

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today announced a nationwide photography contest: Picture It! Safe Workplaces for Everyone. OSHA challenges anyone with a passion for photography to capture an image of workplace safety and health and share it with ...


US Department of Labor provides grant to help Alabama residents recover from severe storms

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $10 million National Emergency Grant to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts in the wake of the severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding that struck Alabama last month.


US Department of Labor announces assistance for Wisconsin workers affected by paper mill layoffs

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $918,702 grant to provide training and job search services to about 175 workers affected by the closure of the NewPage Corp. paper mill in Stevens Point, Wis.


Energy Department publishes notice on May 4

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 4 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on May 4?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on May 4

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on May 4

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 4 by Energy Department

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Energy Department publish on May 4?

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on May 4

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.