News published on Federal Newswire in April 2013

News from April 2013


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Easthampton Man Sentenced For Counterfeiting

News Release: BOSTON - An Easthampton man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield, for counterfeiting United States currency.


News Release: The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division will monitor elections on Apr. 2, 2013, in Finney County, Kan., and Douglas County, Neb. The monitoring will ensure compliance with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other federal voting rights statutes. The Voting Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the election process on the basis of race, color or membership in a minority language group.


News Release: An indictment against former Jefferson Parish, La., Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Hebert, 48, was announced today by Roy L. Austin Jr., Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division; Dana J. Boente, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Michael J. Anderson, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New Orleans Field Office; and Sheriff Newell Normand from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.


News Release: Jeffrey Charles, a resident of Grimstead, Va., was sentenced today to serve 46 months in federal prison for conspiring with his daughter and son-in-law to defraud the United States, aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns in his daughter’s name, and filing a false tax return in his own name, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.


News Release: The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Dominion Energy has agreed to pay a $3.4 million civil penalty and spend approximately $9.8 million on environmental mitigation projects to resolve Clean Air Act (CAA) violations. The settlement will result ...


News Release: A federal grand jury has returned an indictment Thursday charging Jeffery Deshon Applewhite, aka Jeffery Donald Mason, of Los Angeles, with aiding and assisting the preparation and presentation of false and fraudulent federal income tax returns, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.


News Release: A former U.S. Army Captain was sentenced today in Oklahoma City to serve 23 months in prison for conspiracy to accept thousands of dollars in gratuities from contractors during his deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Sanford C. Coats.


News Release: A patient recruiter for a Miami health care company was sentenced today to serve 36 months in prison for his participation in a $20 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Wifredo ...


News Release: The owner and the director of nursing of a Louisiana home health agency were each convicted late Friday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of $17.1 million announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Donald J. Cazayoux Jr. of ...


US Department of Labor announces availability of nearly $26 million in grants to help juvenile offenders gain the skills necessary to enter the workforce

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $26 million in grants to improve the long-term labor market prospects of youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The "Face Forward"grants are designed to give youth a chance at success by offering support services, training and skills development that can help them obtain employment and overcome the stigma of a juvenile record.


US Department of Labor releases Affordable Care Act study on self-insured plans

News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today transmitted to Congress the third annual report on self-insured employee health benefit plans. The report, which is established by the Affordable Care Act, contains general information on self-insured employee health benefit plans and financial information on the employers that sponsor them.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a five page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a four page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a two page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on April 1, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.