News published on Federal Newswire in October 2012

News from October 2012


Conyers Lauds Supreme Court’s Rejection of Ohio Early Voting Case

News Release: (DETROIT) - Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court denied the state of Ohio’s request for review of their early voting case. Previously, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, as well as a lower court in Ohio, ordered the state to remove restrictions to early voting the weekend prior to ...


USDA Announces Nation's Sixth Regional Biofuels System, Meant to Spur Innovation and Job Creation in the Northeast

News Release: Pennsylvania State University Awarded $10 Million to Develop Next-Generation Biofuels PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production ...


News Release: The Justice Department today announced an agreement with the city of North Adams, Mass., to improve access for people with disabilities to civic life in North Adams. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the Justice Department’s initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Louisiana man was sentenced to 25 years in prison this morning in Lynchburg, Va., federal court, after previously pleading guilty to recording his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl and related offenses, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia Timothy J. Heaphy.


News Release: In anticipation of the upcoming election, the Justice Department today provided information about its efforts, through the Civil Rights and Criminal Divisions, to ensure that all qualified voters have the opportunity to cast their ballots and have their votes counted free of discrimination, intimidation or fraud in the election process.


News Release: A federal judge today sentenced William A. Herder of Richland County, Ohio, to 37 months in prison for tax crimes, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi also ordered Herder to pay restitution to the IRS. On May 21, 2012, an Akron, Ohio, ...


News Release: The owner of a 28-acre piece of property on the Mohawk River and the owner of a New Jersey solid waste management company were found guilty by a federal jury in Utica, N.Y., today of charges that they conspired to defraud the United States and violate the Clean Water Act by illegally dumping thousands ...


News Release: WASHINGTON – A Taiwan aftermarket auto lights manufacturer and its U.S. distributor pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with participating in a seven-year, international conspiracy to fix the prices of aftermarket auto lights, and were sentenced today in U.S. District Court for the Northern ...


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a three page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Oct. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.