News from December 2012
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the administration's major policy reversal on the Medicaid blended rate proposal. The members specifically expressed concern regarding the administration's failure to address the one of the biggest contributors to federal spending and current budget deficits.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 MEXICO CITY—U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Mexican Secretary of the Interior Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong met in Mexico City today to discuss issues related to migration, border security, and trusted traveler programs.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Secretary Announces Pilot Program to Provide More Water for Haying and Grazing, Memorandum to Improve Drought Weather Forecasting WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's measures to open conservation land to emergency haying ...
By USDA Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: USDA Celebrates Success of 4-Year-Old Conservation Stewardship Program WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2012 – In just four years, America's top conservationists have enrolled 50 million acres in USDA's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), a program that helps farmers, ranchers and forest landowners take conservation ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Tuba City, Ariz., man pleaded guilty in federal court in Phoenix to illegally selling golden eagle and other migratory bird parts, a felony criminal offense, announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, and John S. Leonardo, U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer, his girlfriend and two of their associates pleaded guilty today in federal court for their participation in multi-year bribery and alien smuggling activities along the U.S./Mexico border, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania announced today a settlement with the Scranton Sewer Authority (SSA) resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations involving sewer overflows to the Lackawanna River and its tributaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Fort Pierce, Fla., charging Joseph Rizzuti with one count of corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and four counts of wire fraud, the Justice Department and the IRS announced. The indictment was returned by a grand jury on Nov. 29, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Louisiana-based durable medical equipment (DME) company was convicted today by a federal jury in Houston for his role in a $6.7 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The former vice president of a construction company doing work in Afghanistan was arrested today on allegations of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in gratuities from subcontractors during his employment in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: A federal grand jury in Trenton, N.J., returned an indictment charging David Moleski with 14 counts of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud, one count of corruptly impeding the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws and three counts of filing false claims for tax refunds, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Kevin L. Groom Sr, 45, a correctional officer with the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady for the Middle District of Louisiana for his role in covering up an incident in which correctional officers used excessive force against an inmate. Groom admitted filing a false report and subsequently providing false information to the FBI about the incident. Investigation of the incident is ongoing.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury in Houston today convicted Ben Harris Echols, 63, of Houston, for conspiring to commit healthcare fraud by falsifying plans of care for Medicare beneficiaries, including patients whom he did not treat. After a four day trial, the jury convicted Echols of one count of conspiracy ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Tennessee Valley Financial Holdings, Inc., Oak Ridge, Tennessee Written Agreement dated Sept. 26, 2011 Terminated Nov. 20, 2012 For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank are today announcing an extension of the existing temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangements through Feb. 1, 2014. Previously, these swap arrangements had been authorized through Feb. 1, 2013.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks at Baltimore Inner Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland Thank you, Mayor Rawlings-Blake. It’s great to be here in Baltimore’s famous Inner Harbor.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: Shops producing garments sold by major retailers underpaid 185 workers by $326,000 LOS ANGELES — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement found serious violations of federal and state labor laws by each of 10 garment contractors ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WPAC meeting scheduled for Jan. 29, 2013 WASHINGTON – Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced the inaugural appointees and the first meeting of the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee. The purpose of the WPAC is to advise, consult with and make recommendations to the secretary of labor ...
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 343,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 372,000. The 4-week moving average was 381,500, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week's revised average of 408,500.
By Labor Gazette | Dec 13, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $13,896,148 National Emergency Grant increment to assist New York with cleanup and recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.
