News from October 2012
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay - Over the past 15 months, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) has provided extensive training and capacity building to Paraguay's customs office and other Paraguayan law enforcement partners. This training has been very successful, as Paraguayan authorities, working closely with the HSI Buenos Aires attaché, are making extensive seizures of counterfeit goods.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: Dear Mr. Priebus: On Oct. 2, 2012, we wrote to request information about the relationship between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and Nathan Sproul, a former RNC contractor who is at the center of a series of serious allegations of voter registration fraud in Florida and several other states.
By Interior Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: Estes Park, CO - Moraine Park Campground has reopened in time for the weekend. The Fern Lake Fire forced an evacuation of the area on October 9. Park managers put a temporary closure in place to protect the safety of all park visitors. A reduced area closure is still in effect. This closure will be in effect for the duration of the Fern Lake Fire.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: SEATTLE - The U.S. leader of an international drug smuggling ring was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison and five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Jacob Saul Stuart, 39, of Kirkland, Washington, pleaded guilty in November 2011, following his arrest on April 28, 2011. The investigation into the international drug trafficking ring began in May 2010.
By DOL Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN), House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R-WY), and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today sent ...
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 19, 2012
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: Earlier today, you sent a ten-page letter to the President making serious allegations relating to the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya. However, your letter completely ignores sworn testimony provided to the Committee, recklessly omits contradictory information...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today announced the selection of recipients in 49 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for grants to make repairs and improve housing conditions for low- and very-low-income rural residents.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: Kolon Industries Inc. and several of its executives and employees have been indicted for allegedly engaging in a multi-year campaign to steal trade secrets related to DuPont’s Kevlar para-aramid fiber and Teijin Limited’s Twaron para-aramid fiber. The indictment seeks forfeiture of at least $225 million in proceeds from the alleged theft of trade secrets from Kolon’s competitors.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – Three former financial services executives were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for their participation in conspiracies related to bidding for contracts for the investment of municipal bond proceeds and other municipal finance contracts, the Department of Justice announced. The three former executives were convicted after a three week trial on May 11, 2012.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – The owner and operator of New Way Recovery Inc., a Florida corporation that operated several halfway houses, was sentenced today to serve 51 months in prison for his role in a $205 million Medicare fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims for purported partial hospitalization program (PHP) ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: Several family members, all residents of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty in the Middle District of Alabama to their involvement in a million dollar stolen identity refund fraud scheme, the Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: A federal judge issued an order today allowing the Justice Department to intervene in a disability discrimination lawsuit against the Law School Admission Council (LSAC). The department’s intervention expands the case from a statewide class action limited to California residents to a nationwide pattern or practice lawsuit.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City today returned an 11-count indictment charging a former FBI special agent and two alleged accomplices with a scheme to use the agent’s official position to derail a federal investigation into the conduct of one of the alleged conspirators. The charges ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) and the president and vice president of the council for 2013.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: Deadline is Nov. 30 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor challenges developers, students and anyone else with a little tech savvy and creativity to enter the Workplace Safety and Health Challenge. The goal is to design a tool that demonstrates the importance of recognizing and preventing hazards by helping young people understand their rights in the workplace.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 18, 2012
News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Oct. 13, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 388,000, an increase of 46,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 342,000. The 4-week moving average was 365,500, an increase of 750 from the previous week's revised average of 364,750.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Oct 18, 2012
The US Transportation Department published a five page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | Oct 18, 2012
The US Justice Department published a two page rule on Oct. 18, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.