News from March 2012
By Interior Newswire | Mar 31, 2012
News Release: Fort Monroe, Va. - To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Union General George B. McClellan and the Army of the Potomac at Fort Monroe, the National Park Service, in partnership with the Fort Monroe Authority, will offer a guided walking tour of Fort Monroe National Monument at 10:30...
By USDA Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON, March 30, 2012 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA has selected for funding 10 projects nationwide to help rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and implement renewable energy technologies. The funding will be made available through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), which was authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: Abby Beard Hogan, 50, pleaded guilty yesterday in the Northern District of Florida for her role in the obstruction of a multinational investigation into the disappearance of her husband, James Hogan, then an employee in the U.S. Consulate in Curacao, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today a settlement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with Trinity Health Systems to ensure that Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa, provides effective communication to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing. The settlement ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, 62, a U.S. citizen and resident of Fairfax, Va., was sentenced today to 24 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder today welcomed the confirmation of Kathryn Keneally as Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division and Michael E. Horowitz as Inspector General for the Justice Department. Keneally and Horowitz were confirmed yesterday by the U.S. Senate.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON - A federal grand jury in Albuquerque indicted Sylvester Bruce, 44, a former corrections officer with Navajo Nation’s Shiprock, N.M., Detention Center, on charges related to the sexual abuse of an inmate during the summer and fall of 2010. The indictment was returned on Mar. 28, 2012, and was publicly posted earlier today.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today the filing of a civil suit against the city of Selma, Texas, alleging that the city discriminated against firefighter Adam Sadler in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleges that the city violated Title VII by retaliating against Mr. Sadler because he engaged in activity protected under the act. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Miami-area resident pleaded guilty today for his role in structuring monetary transactions to provide cash for the furtherance of a fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of more than $200 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare, announced the Department of Justice, the FBI and ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A former office manager in the U.S. Senate was sentenced today to 20 months in prison for wire fraud and theft of government property, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal jury convicted West Memphis, Ark., Police Department (WMPD) Officer Scott McCall, 39, of West Memphis, Ark., of one misdemeanor count of Deprivation of Rights under Color of Law.
By Fed Newswire | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: Three federal financial regulatory agencies on Friday issued guidance clarifying that the effective date of section 716, the so-called Swaps Pushout provision, of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is July 16, 2013. The guidance is being issued by the Board of Governors of ...
By Commerce News Now | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: Commerce Secretary John Bryson Remarks at the Launch of the Visit USA Committee in Mumbai, India Thank you, President Kakkar, Vice President Gursahani, and all of the members of the VisitUSA Committee.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: "I am so pleased that Rebecca Blank has been confirmed as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce. I could not ask for a better partner in meeting our mission of helping American businesses grow and create jobs at this crucial moment in our economic recovery.
By Commerce News Now | Mar 30, 2012
News Release: Bryson highlights opportunities for Indian travelers to visit the United States U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson today concluded his five-day business development mission in Mumbai, the commercial center of India. Today’s visit focused on promoting tourism for Indian citizens who want to visit America, ...
By State News Post | Mar 30, 2012
The US State Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Mar 30, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on March 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
