News from August 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Mayor of Sweetwater Received More Than $40,000 in Bribes; Mayor of Miami Lakes Received $6,750 in Bribes.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a St. Francis, South Dakota, woman convicted of Making False Statements to a Federal Agency was sentenced on August 5, 2013, by U.S. District Judge Roberto A. Lange.
By USDA Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 6, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that projects in 17 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico will receive loan and grant assistance to create jobs and boost economic development in rural areas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) remains focused ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Dr. Farid Fata, 48, of Oakland Township, Michigan, was arrested this morning and charged in a criminal complaint for his role in a health care fraud scheme which involved submitting false claims to Medicare for services that were medically unnecessary, including chemotherapy treatments. Acting Assistant ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Xavier Jiménez-Benceví, aka “Xavi,” 28, was sentenced to life in prison following his conviction for murdering a federal witness on a drug trafficking case.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Larry Lehmann of Giddings, Texas has agreed to pay $400,000 to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act in connection with the Federal Communications Commission’s E-rate Program, the Department of Justice announced today. The E-rate Program, created by Congress in the Telecommunications ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Anne M. Tompkins announced today that the United States has filed a civil lawsuit against Bank of America Corporation and certain of its affiliates, including Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith f/k/a/ Banc of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Three leaders of MS-13 in Washington, D.C., were found guilty by a federal jury today of conspiring to participate in racketeering activity and other charges stemming from their roles in murders, extortion and other violent crimes in the Washington area.
By DOJ Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: Two men were arrested today for allegedly conspiring to traffic in counterfeit and misbranded medicine, specifically Viagra. The arrests were announced by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
By Fed Newswire | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Belt Valley Bank, Montana Written Agreement dated June 30, 2011 Terminated Aug. 2, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the June 2013 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services grew to $191.2 billion, from $187.1 billion in May, with monthly exports reaching an all-time record. ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: La secretaria de Comercio de Estados Unidos Penny Pritzker anunció hoy que dirigirá su primera misión de desarrollo comercial a Ciudad de México y Monterrey del 18 al 22 de noviembre, 2013. Esta misión promoverá más y reforzará la dinámica relación bilateral a nivel comercial y económico entre Estados Unidos y México, y destacará nuevas oportunidades comerciales para ambos.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced she will lead her first business development mission to Mexico City and Monterrey from November 18-22, 2013. This mission will further elevate and strengthen this dynamic bilateral commercial and economic relationship and highlight new U.S. business opportunities with Mexico.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: SelectUSA Summit set for later this year to be headlined by Kerry, Lew, Pritzker, and Froman On the heels of President Obama’s challenge to attract more investment in the United States and his announcement that he will be hosting the first-ever SelectUSA Investment Summit, the Administration is announcing ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the June 2013 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services data. U.S. exports of goods and services grew to $191.2 billion, from $187.1 billion in May, with monthly exports reaching an all-time record. ...
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced she will lead her first business development mission to Mexico City and Monterrey from November 18-22, 2013. This mission will further elevate and strengthen this dynamic bilateral commercial and economic relationship and highlight new U.S. business opportunities with Mexico.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: La secretaria de Comercio de Estados Unidos Penny Pritzker anunció hoy que dirigirá su primera misión de desarrollo comercial a Ciudad de México y Monterrey del 18 al 22 de noviembre, 2013. Esta misión promoverá más y reforzará la dinámica relación bilateral a nivel comercial y económico entre Estados Unidos y México, y destacará nuevas oportunidades comerciales para ambos.
By Commerce News Now | Aug 6, 2013
News Release: On the heels of President Obama’s challenge to attract more investment in the United States and his announcement that he will be hosting the first-ever SelectUSA Investment Summit, the Administration is announcing that Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will join Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at this important event on October 31-Nov. 1, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 6, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Aug 6, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 6, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
