News published on Federal Newswire in August 2013

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that an Alabaster, Alabama, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Impersonating a Federal Officer, and Interstate Stalking.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single count indictment today, charging Phouvanh Vongsenekeo, 25, of Phoenix, with manufacturing and possessing with the intent to distribute one hundred or more marijuana plants and one hundred or more kilograms of marijuana, between July 9, 2013, and August 9, 2013, Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Orlando, Florida - Senior District Judge John Antoon, II today sentenced Shawn Alan Marshall (50, Brevard County) to life in federal prison for sexually abusing a minor female victim by threatening her and placing her in fear. Marshall pleaded guilty on May 8, 2013.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: KALEB DEAKLE, age 24, a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, was sentenced in federal court today before U.S. District Court Judge Jane Triche Milazzo, to 24 months incarceration, announced U. S. Attorney Dana Boente. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Milazzo ordered DEAKLE to pay $132,093.83 in restitution. DEAKLE pled guilty to wire fraud on April 16, 2013.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: LONDON, KY - Following the first day of trial, a Pulaski County man pled guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin and to distributing heroin that resulted in the death of another.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: On Aug. 22, 2013, Andre V. Scott, 32, of Carbondale, IL, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton on an indictment charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, announced Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.

By Homeland Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 NEW YORK— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today traveled to New York City where she began a two-day visit. Secretary Napolitano visited the National September 11 Memorial and Museum and One World Trade Center, and met with members ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced research findings showing that, on average, inmates who participated in correctional education programs had 43 percent lower odds of returning to prison than inmates who did not. Each year approximately 700,000 individuals ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the resignation of U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Neil H. MacBride: “Throughout his tenure as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Neil has worked tirelessly to make a lasting difference for Americans across – and far beyond – his district.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Robert Andres, 62, an investment manager based in Houston, pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Salt Lake City for his role in a $72 million investment fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: A Miami title agent and former mortgage broker was sentenced today for her role in a reverse mortgage loan fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will file a new lawsuit against the State of Texas, the Texas Secretary of State, and the Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety over the State’s strict voter photo identification law (SB 14). The United States’ complaint seeks a declaration ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: ATI Enterprises Inc. will pay the government $3.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it falsely certified compliance with federal student aid programs’ eligibility requirements and submitted claims for ineligible students, the Justice Department announced today.

By Fed Newswire | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Fentura Financial, Inc. Fenton, Michigan Written Agreement dated November 4, 2010 Terminated July 31, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Thank you, Bill Simon and Governor Scott. It’s great to be in Orlando with Walmart suppliers, business leaders, and economic development organizations. It’s also great to be here with governors Beebe, Bryant, Haley, LePage, Martinez, Otter, and Tomblin. You’ve got a great lineup.

By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today released a new report entitled The Earnings of New Hires in Manufacturing , which confirms that manufacturing jobs created in recent years are indeed good jobs. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker mentioned the report’s findings during a speech on the importance of American manufacturing at Walmart’s first-ever U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Orlando, Fla., earlier today.

By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker continued her nationwide listening tour with a visit to Orlando, Florida, where she met with travel and tourism industry executives, and spoke at the U.S. Manufacturing Summit hosted by Walmart and the National Retail Federation. She also held a roundtable ...

By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Remarks at Manufacturing Summit, Orlando, Florida Thank you, Bill Simon and Governor Scott. It’s great to be in Orlando with Walmart suppliers, business leaders, and economic development organizations. It’s also great to be here with governors Beebe, Bryant, Haley, LePage, Martinez, Otter, and Tomblin. You’ve got a great lineup.

By Commerce News Now | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today released a new report entitled The Earnings of New Hires in Manufacturing , which confirms that manufacturing jobs created in recent years are indeed good jobs. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker mentioned the report’s findings during a speech on the importance of American manufacturing at Walmart’s first-ever U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Orlando, Fla., earlier today.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 22, 2013

News Release: Plant placed in Severe Violator Enforcement Program EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Hagel Metal Fabrication Inc., has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 12 safety and health violations after a 23-year-old worker was fatally crushed Feb. 22 by an automated laser-cutting machine. During the investigation, workers made formal complaints, which prompted two additional OSHA inspections at the East Peoria metal manufacturing plant.