News published on Federal Newswire in May 2012

News from May 2012


USDA Invites Applications for Grants to Provide Broadband Service to Remote Rural Communities

News Release: WASHINGTON, May 3, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is accepting applications through the Community Connect Broadband program for grants to provide broadband service to residents of remote, rural communities.


Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Urges Petroleum Companies to Increase Adoption of American Made Renewable Energy

News Release: By Increasing Blend Rate to E15, Petroleum Companies Can Help Decrease Reliance on Foreign Oil and Increase Economic Opportunity in Rural America OXFORD, N.C., May 3, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Vilsack today called on petroleum companies to help increase the percentage of ethanol in America's gas tanks ...


Federal Court Shuts Down Texas Tax Return Preparer

News Release: A federal court in Dallas has permanently barred Joseph Rivas of DeSoto, Texas, from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today. The civil injunction order, to which Rivas consented without admitting the allegations against him, was signed by Judge Sidney Fitzwater of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.


Hyosung Corporation Executive Agrees to Plead Guilty to Obstruction of Justice for Submitting False Documents in an ATM Merger Investigation

News Release: WASHINGTON – An executive of South Korean-based Hyosung Corporation has agreed to plead guilty and to serve time in a U.S. prison for obstruction of justice charges in connection with an automated teller machine (ATM) merger investigation conducted by the Antitrust Division, the Department of Justice ...


U.S. and State of Ohio Reach $5.5 Million Settlement for Damages from Hazardous Releases in Lower Ashtabula River and Harbor

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice and Ohio Attorney General have reached a proposed settlement of claims for injuries to natural resources caused by past releases and discharges of hazardous substances into the lower Ashtabula River and Harbor in northeast Ohio. The consent decree, valued at approximately ...


Austin, Texas, Man Sentenced to 61 Months in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy Fraud and Identity Theft in Connection with Nationwide Foreclosure-rescue Scheme

News Release: WASHINGTON – An Austin, Texas, man was sentenced today in the Western District of Texas to 61 months in prison and was ordered to forfeit $84,010 for his role in operating a foreclosure-rescue scam in Southern California and elsewhere that charged distressed homeowners fees in exchange for fraudulently delaying foreclosure sales.


Justice Department Returns $44 Million to Victims of Qwest Communications Fraud

News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department has returned approximately $44 million to victims of a securities fraud scheme related to Qwest Communications International Inc., Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney John F. Walsh for the District ...


Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Man Pleads Guiltyto Odometer Tampering Charges

News Release: Beau Michael Guidry of Baton Rouge, La., pleaded guilty today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana to three counts of odometer tampering.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 365,000, a decrease of 27,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 392,000. The 4-week moving average was 383,500, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 382,750.


Notice published by Justice Department on May 3

The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by State Department on May 3

The US State Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


State Department publishes notice on May 3

The US State Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Transportation Department on May 3

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes notice on May 3

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published on May 3 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on May 3?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Interior Department publish on May 3?

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Interior Department on May 3

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Notice published by Energy Department on May 3

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Energy Department publishes notice on May 3

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on May 3, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.