News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a three page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a one page notice on Aug. 13, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Kyle, South Dakota, man was indicted by a federal grand jury for assaulting an Oglala Sioux Tribe police officer.



Photo of the Week: Alaska's Future in Renewable Energy

News Release: Every week, we'll feature our favorite energy-related photo here on Energy.gov, at Facebook.com/Energygov, on Twitter via @ENERGY and on our Flickr photostream. For other photos of the week, view our gallery. If you have ideas for Photo of the Week, send us an email at NewMedia@hq.doe.gov.


News Release: WEST GLACIER, MONT. - Entrance fees to Glacier National Park will be waived on Sunday, August 25 to celebrate the 97th birthday of the National Park Service. Visitors are encouraged to explore the park and participate in a wide-range of ranger-led activities including guided hikes, evening programs, and boat tours.


Former Loan Officer Pleads Guilty To Stealing $400,000 From Victims In Investment Fraud Scheme

News Release: LAS VEGAS, Nev. - A former loan officer from Henderson, Nev., who convinced over 30 victims to give him money for a high yield investment scheme involving the foreign currency exchange market, has pleaded guilty to federal fraud and money laundering charges, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada.


USDA Announces Available Funding to Provide Safe Housing for America's Farm Laborers

News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the availability of nearly $40 million to provide housing for farmworkers and their families. Despite budget uncertainties, USDA remains focused on strengthening the rural economy.


News Release: The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that the Third Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed the sentence of life imprisonment imposed by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik on Charles Sechler for his participation in an eight-year drug trafficking conspiracy that was responsible for distributing large amounts of methamphetamine and marijuana in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania between 1995 and 2003.


BLM Colorado State Office Announces the New Deputy State Director for Support Services (08-09-13)

News Release: the BLM Colorado State Office is pleased to introduce the new Deputy State Director for Support Services, David McCormack.


News Release: Babubhai Rathod is the Ninth Person Convicted of Felony Charges in a Joint Federal-State Investigation Resulting from a Whistleblower Lawsuit.


News Release: Seneca Falls, NY - Women's Rights National Historical Park will be showing a film of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech. The film will be shown all day on Aug. 28, beginning at 9:00 AM when the visitor center opens, until it closes at 5:00 PM. The public is invited to attend free of charge.


East Bay Trio Charged in Identity Theft Scheme

News Release: OAKLAND - East Bay residents Sean Lucas Cowgill, Juanco Tango Andres, and Guadalupe Nieves, Jr., made their initial appearance on August 9, 2013, in federal court on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge José M. Martinez.


Oversight Seeks E-mails about Official Business Conducted by IRS’s Lerner on Non-Official Account

News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Subcommittee Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, sent a letter to IRS official Lois Lerner seeking e-mails related to her official duties, in her non-government e-mail account.


News Release: United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced today that a Utica man has been sentenced for his role in an insurance fraud scheme.


Boise Man Sentenced For Producing And Distributing Child Pornography

News Release: BOISE - U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced that Jason Lloyd Schaber, 40, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today in United States District Court to 30 years in prison on count one and 10 years on count two, to run concurrently, followed by lifetime supervised release. Schaber pleaded guilty in May 2013...


***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Roe to Hold Kentucky Field Hearing on Health Care Challenges Facing Workers and Employers

News Release: On Tuesday, August 27 at 10:00 a.m., Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Chairman Phil Roe (R-TN) will join Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY) and Andy Barr (R-KY) to host a field hearing entitled, “Health Care Challenges Facing Kentucky’s Workers and Job Creators." The hearing will take place at the Farish Theater in the central branch of the Lexington Public Library, located at 140 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky.


News Release: Longtime drug dealer assaulted W.Va. State Trooper during January 2012 traffic stop.