News from December 2013
By State Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Dear Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On Dec. 19, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a 23-count indictment against five defendants charged with obstruction of justice, perjury and false statements, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is in charge of the investigation.
By DOE Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Energy Department, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), the Appliance Standards Awareness Project (ASAP), the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® and the National Cable & Telecommunications Association...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - MICHAEL WALLIS pled guilty to federal criminal charges related to a fraud scheme involving applications for home loans.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, José A. Gonzalez, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations...
By DOE Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) expressed disappointment following the administration’s latest delay to its signature health care law. On the final day for Americans to enroll in a plan to guarantee coverage beginning Jan. 1, the administration quietly...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) expressed disappointment following the administration’s latest delay to its signature health care law. On the final day for Americans to enroll in a plan to guarantee coverage beginning Jan. 1, the administration quietly...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: DENVER - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) National Response Team (NRT) along with investigators from the Denver Fire Department, Glendale Police Department, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) have completed the on-scene investigation into the cause of a fire to the commercial building that occurred Dec. 14 at 801 South Cherry, Glendale, Co.
By EPA Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) expressed disappointment following the administration’s latest delay to its signature health care law. On the final day for Americans to enroll in a plan to guarantee coverage beginning Jan. 1, the administration quietly...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Glen Jean, WV, Dec. 23, 2013-The National Park Service is currently recruiting for a VISTA position that will develop programming for Camp Brookside, a residential youth camp located near Hinton, WV. Duties of this position include writing grants, meeting with community stakeholders to collect program ideas and promote partnerships, and developing programs for youth employment, education, and volunteer outreach.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reported progress on a number of trade issues with China as a result of the 24th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT), which wrapped up today in Beijing.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Scheme Generated More Than $340,000. ALBANY, NEW YORK - MOFADDAL M. MURSHED, 36, AHMED A. ALGAHAIM, 54, FAISAL Q. MORSHED, 34, and IBRAHIM Q. MURSHED, 24, were arraigned today on an indictment charging them with conspiring to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP") fraud by Magistrate...
By State Newswire | Dec 23, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - As 2013 draws to a close, the House Foreign Affairs Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), has concluded an active and productive year of tough oversight and focused legislating.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 States Already Successfully Implementing 70% of the Standards WASHINGTON— In line with the previously announced timeline, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released an achievable schedule for the phased enforcement of the REAL ID Act of 2005 (“Act”) for driver’s licenses and identification cards, taking another step toward a key recommendation of the 9/11 Commission.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: Yesterday, Agriculture Under Secretary Michael Scuse joined Tim Hamilton, Executive Director of Food Export-Midwest and Food Export-Northeast, as well as Dave Ramirez of Ohio-based Trophy Nut, to discuss the benefits of the Farm Bill to expand markets around the world and grow American agricultural exports. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced the federal government’s largest auto loan discrimination settlement in history to resolve allegations that Detroit-based Ally Financial Inc. and Ally Bank have engaged in an ongoing nationwide pattern or practice ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: An unlicensed nurse who fled after being charged in 2008 and was captured this year was sentenced today to serve 108 months in prison for her role in a fraud scheme that resulted in more than $11 million in fraudulent claims to Medicare.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: The U.S. Department of Justice today announced the opening of a comprehensive grant solicitation for funding to support public safety, victim services, and crime prevention by American Indian and Alaska Native governments. The department’s FY 2014 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is available at www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department secured $3. 8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2013, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division Stuart F. Delery announced today. This dollar amount, which is the second largest ...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 20, 2013
News Release: A patient recruiter and a therapy staffing company owner were sentenced today to serve 50 months and 46 months in prison, respectively, for their participation in a $7 million health care fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Anna Nursing Services Corp.
