News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

News from August 2013


Fairborn Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Transportion For Purpose Of Illegal Sexual Activity

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. Southern District of Ohio. Thursday, August 8, 2013. CONTACT: Fred Alverson. Public Affairs Officer. DAYTON - Thuron L. Hammersley, 44, of Fairborn, Ohio pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of transporting an individual from Ohio to Kentucky...


Ten Overtown Defendants Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

News Release: Indictment Stems from USAO’s Overtown Violence Reduction Partnership.


Shipping Corporation and Two Engineers Convicted in ‘Magic Pipe’ Case in Norfolk, Va.

News Release: Diana Shipping Services S.A., a Panamanian corporation headquartered in Greece, Ioannis Prokakis and Antonios Boumpoutelos, both citizens of Greece, were convicted today after an 12-day bench trial on charges related to the illegal discharge of waste oil and oil-contaminated waste water from the M/V ...


Justice Department Signs Agreement with the City of Fort Morgan, Colo. to Ensure Civic Access for People with Disabilities

News Release: The Justice Department announced today an agreement with the city of Fort Morgan, Colo., to improve access to all aspects of civic life for persons with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).


Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Filing a False Federal Income Tax Return

News Release: Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada today announced that Arthur Risser Jr., of Las Vegas, pleaded guilty to filing a false personal tax return for 2008.


California Businessman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the Internal Revenue Service

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Gary Mach, a Palm Desert, Calif. resident who operated Crystal Springs Pool Service (CSPS), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).


Fairborn, Ohio, Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking

News Release: Thuron L. Hammersley, 44, of Fairborn, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to one count of transporting an individual from Ohio to Kentucky for purposes of engaging in prostitution. He also admitted to enticing a woman to travel from Kentucky to Ohio to engage in prostitution and obstructing the investigation into his activities.


Former Heber City, Utah, Resident Sentenced to Prison for Filing False Claims for Tax Refunds

News Release: The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that April J. Rampton, 42, formerly of Heber City, Utah, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison for filing false claims for income tax refunds. U.S. District Judge Dee Benson also ordered Rampton to pay $230,678.36 in restitution ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with ABCT Holdings and announces termination of enforcement actions with BANKWEST Financial and Community Pride Bank Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: ABCT Holdings, Inc. (PDF), Waco, Texas Written Agreement dated August 5, 2013 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: BANKWEST Financial, Inc., Rockford, ...


New Data Show 17 States Reached Record Highs for Merchandise Exports in the First Half of 2013 According to U.S. Department of Commerce

News Release: U.S. exports support nearly 10 million American jobs U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today that U.S. merchandise exports totaled a record $781 billion in the first six months of 2013 (January through June), up $8 billion from the same period in 2012. Seventeen states set records for June 2013 year-to-date merchandise exports, including Texas, New York, Washington, Michigan and Louisiana.


Readout of U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker's Listening Tour Stops in Nashville and Iowa

News Release: Pritzker is traveling across the country, engaging with business and thought leaders, academics and Department of Commerce employees Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker wrapped up the third leg of her nationwide listening tour, during which she is traveling across the country to meet with ...


New Data Show 17 States Reached Record Highs for Merchandise Exports in the First Half of 2013 According to U.S. Department of Commerce

News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker announced today that U.S. merchandise exports totaled a record $781 billion in the first six months of 2013 (January through June), up $8 billion from the same period in 2012. Seventeen states set records for June 2013 year-to-date merchandise exports, including Texas, New York, Washington, Michigan and Louisiana.


ETA Press Release: Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report

News Release: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 3, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 333,000, an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 328,000. The 4-week moving average was 335,500, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's revised average of 341,750.


US Labor Department extends nominations deadline for 2014 ERISA Advisory Council

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration continues to solicit nominations to fill five three-year vacancies on the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, known as the ERISA Advisory Council. The deadline to submit nominations has been extended to Sept. 6.


What did Transportation Department publish on Aug. 8?

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Aug. 8

The US Transportation Department published a one page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Transportation Department publishes rule on Aug. 8

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published on Aug. 8 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did Transportation Department publish on Aug. 8?

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


Rule published by Transportation Department on Aug. 8

The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on Aug. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.