News from January 2012
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: Grand Canyon, Ariz. - On Dec. 28, during the peak of the holiday season, a sobriety safety checkpoint was conducted in Grand Canyon National Park.
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released a new bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the committee’s investigation into the 2011 Listeria outbreak in cantaloupes grown and processed at Jensen Farms. The report is based on documents from and interviews with food...
By EPA Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Commerce Committee today released a new bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the committee’s investigation into the 2011 Listeria outbreak in cantaloupes grown and processed at Jensen Farms. The report is based on documents from and interviews with food...
By USDA Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: Streamlined, Modernized Department Central to 21st Century USDA WASHINGTON, Jan. 9, 2012-The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must be built to meet the evolving needs of a 21st century agricultural economy, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Monday in presenting USDA's Blueprint for Stronger Service, a plan that helps producers continue to drive America's economy by streamlining operations and cutting costs.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Triad Mining Inc., the owner and operator of 31 surface mines in Appalachia and Indiana, has agreed to pay a penalty and to restore affected waterways for failing to obtain the required Clean Water Act (CWA) permit for stream impacts caused by its surface mining operation in Indiana, announced ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of a Broward County, Fla.-area halfway house pleaded guilty today for his role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — An executive and a former executive of Rubin/Chambers, Dunhill Insurance Services, also known as CDR Financial Products, pleaded guilty today in the Southern District of New York for their participation in bid-rigging and fraud conspiracies related to contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other related municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: The pastor of a now defunct Los Angeles church who owned and operated several fraudulent durable medical equipment (DME) supply companies was sentenced today to 180 months in prison for his role in a $14.2 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: Donny Eugene Mower, 38, of Madera, Calif., was sentenced in federal court today following his October 2011 guilty pleas to one count of arson, one count of damaging religious property and one count of violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act, which makes it a federal crime to damage ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON— A Los Angeles woman who pleaded guilty to using fraudulent medical clinics and the stolen identities of physicians to defraud Medicare of more than $6.2 million was sentenced to 60 months in prison today, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $618,597 incremental award of a National Emergency Grant to provide job placement, skills training and other re-employment services for workers affected by layoffs at ATK Launch Systems in Corrine, Utah.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an $857,225 National Emergency Grant increment to provide employment-related assistance to Massachusetts residents affected by layoffs and closings at 11 companies in Massachusetts and one company in Connecticut representing a variety of industries. This increment will continue services for approximately 330 workers served by an initial increment as well as provide services for an additional 100 workers.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
News Release: BETHLEHEM, Pa. — The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has approved a consent judgment and order to restore $34,310 in plan assets to the employee 401(k) plan of Monocacyfabs Inc. in Bethlehem. The action resolves a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor against the company and plan trustees Michael Poole and Jean Shipley.
By DOT News Wire | Jan 9, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Jan 9, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Fed News Journal | Jan 9, 2012
The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 9, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Jan. 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
