News from June 2012
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: "I send my deepest condolences to the family and friends of the two brave pilots who lost their lives Sunday protecting Americans from an extremely dangerous forest fire. As we pay tribute to the memory of these two firefighters, USDA will continue to support the brave men and women fighting forest fires ...
By USDA Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, June 4, 2012—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that he intends to appoint voting members from socially disadvantaged (SDA) communities to serve on county committees in county jurisdictions that lack fair SDA representation. USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA), which works collaboratively with county committees, published an interim rule today in the Federal Register that is open for public comment for 60 days.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor elections on June 5, 2012, in the following jurisdictions to ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes: Alameda, Fresno and Riverside Counties, Calif.; Cibola and Sandoval Counties, N.M.; Shannon County, S.D.; and the city of Milwaukee.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Los Angeles physician assistant who worked at fraudulent medical clinics where he used the stolen identities of doctors to write prescriptions for medically-unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME) and diagnostic tests has been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud and aggravated identity theft charges in connection with a $18.9 million Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and U.S. Department Health and Human Services (HHS).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Former Arizona State Representative Richard David Miranda was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for defrauding a charity of more than $140,000 and evading income tax related to those unlawfully obtained funds, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s ...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A settlement between the United States and the municipality of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, will resolve violations of the Clean Water Act and specifically violations of its Small Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System General Permit, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. This is the first judicial action addressing violations of this type of permit.
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former official with the American Samoan Department of Education was sentenced to 25 months in prison today for his role in a bribery scheme, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced. Gustav Nauer, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District ...
By Fed Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: Five federal supervisory agencies today released a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that clarifies how the agencies will coordinate their supervisory activities, consistent with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act).
By Fed Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it has restructured the G.19 statistical release, Consumer Credit, to reflect regulatory filing changes for U.S.-chartered depository institutions and, in addition to the data currently reported on level of credit outstanding, the release will now report data on the flow of credit. The revised data will be made available with the release of the April report on Thursday, June 7.
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: Complaint dismissed after collection of more than $44,000 in civil penalties ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that a complaint filed by the department with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia against Resurrection ...
By Labor Gazette | Jun 4, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration is soliciting nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline to submit nominations is Aug. 3.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Jun 4, 2012
The US State Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Interior Department published a four page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 4, 2012
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on June 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
