News published on Federal Newswire in June 2013

News Release: Four Northern California real estate investors have agreed to plead guilty for their role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced.

Aryan Brotherhood of Texas Gang Member Sentenced in Houston to 150 Months in Prison for Role in Racketeering Conspiracy

News Release: A member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) was sentenced today to serve 150 months in prison for his role in the ABT’s criminal enterprise, announced 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.

Sinovel Corporation and Three Individuals Charged in Wisconsin with Theft of Amsc Trade Secrets

News Release: A manufacturer and exporter of wind turbines based in the People’s Republic of China, two employees of that manufacturer and a former employee of a subsidiary of AMSC, a United States-based company formerly known as American Superconductor Inc., were charged today with stealing trade secrets from AMSC ...

El Paso Man Convicted of Making False Statements to Law Enforcement in Reporting Threats to the President

News Release: A jury in El Paso, Texas, today convicted Keith Nicholas Aiken, 31, of making false statements to law enforcement while serving as a civilian military employee stationed in Afghanistan, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney ...

Washington State Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crime in Attack on Sikh Man

News Release: The Department of Justice today announced Jamie Larson, 49, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a federal hate crime relating to a racially-motivated assault of a 50-year-old Sikh man who works as a taxi cab driver.

Justice Department Settles Race Discrimination Lawsuit Against Owners and Managers of Mobile Home Parks in Alabama and Georgia

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Lawrence Properties Inc., Lawrence at Lakewood LLC, Michael Lawrence, and Williams Bounds have agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a lawsuit involving violations of the Fair Housing Act. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants denied housing to an African American ...

Pulaski County, Ky. Sheriff’s Deputy Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kerry B. Harvey of the Eastern District of Kentucky, and Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez of the Civil Rights Division, announced today that Stephen Molen, a Sheriff’s Deputy with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office in Pulaski County, Ky., was indicted by a federal grand jury on two counts of violating the civil rights of victims by using excessive force in October 2009 and October 2011.

More than 14,000 veterans to be helped by almost $29 million in grants awarded to 121 organizations by the US Department of Labor

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service today announced the award of 121 grants, totaling almost $29 million, to provide more than 14,000 veterans across the nation with job training, job placement, housing and other services. The grants were awarded through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program.

D.C. Circuit Court upholds determination involving MSHAs emergency lifeline standard

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today applauded a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, which held that the failure to maintain emergency lifelines in a manner for miners to use effectively is a significant and substantial violation of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, regardless of the likelihood of a mine emergency actually occurring at the time of the violation.

US Department of Labor awards nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants

News Release: 68 programs across 33 states and the District of Columbia receive funding WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $72 million in YouthBuild grants to support academic and occupational skill training for at-risk youth.

US Department of Labor provides additional assistance to former Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital workers

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today awarded a $502,569 National Emergency Grant increment to continue re-employment services for workers affected by the closure of the Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital in Rome, Ga. The facility, a state-run mental health hospital for developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients, closed in 2011.

US Department of Labor announces extension of comment period on lifetime income illustration proposal

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced an extension of the comment period on its advance notice of proposed rulemaking focusing on lifetime income illustrations given to participants in defined contribution pension plans, such as 401(k) and 403(b) plans. The ANPRM serves as a request for comments on specific language and concepts in advance of a proposed regulation.

Proposed rule published on June 27 by Interior Department

By Interior Newswire | Jun 27, 2013

The US Interior Department published a two page proposed rule on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on June 27

The US Transportation Department published a three page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on June 27 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on June 27?

The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published by Transportation Department on June 27

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Transportation Department publishes notice on June 27

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

Notice published on June 27 by Transportation Department

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on June 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

What did Transportation Department publish on June 27?