News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: SALT LAKE CITY -- Paul Ernest Sellors, age 69, of Saint Anthony, Minnesota, charged with using a counterfeit seal of a United States Court in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Denver, Colorado, was arrested Wednesday in Saint Anthony.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Dung Lam Le, 27, of Dallas, Texas, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 4-methyl-N-ethylcathinone, a controlled substance analogue, more popularly known as “4-MEC" or “bath salts," was sentenced to 44 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci.
By DOJ Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that MITCHELL ENGELSON, 63, of New York, N.Y., was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in an illegal sports bookmaking operation. ENGELSON also was ordered to forfeit $15,000 and pay a $5,000 fine.
By DOE Newswire | May 16, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, chaired by Rep. Lee Terry (R-NE), today held a hearing on “Fraud on the Elderly: A Growing Concern for a Growing Population." Members heard from witnesses from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Bureau of Investigation...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: St. Louis, MO - Nancy Cicero was found guilty of multiple fraud charges for filing false tax returns, claiming over $3 million in refunds, for four years beginning in 2005. The three-day trial was held before United States District Judge John A. Ross.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Missoula, on May 15, 2013, before Chief U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen, MATTHEW THOMAS MORLEDGE, a 31-year-old resident of Billings, was sentenced to a term of.
By Commerce Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Timeline of Communications Between Ways and Means Committee and IRS.
By Interior Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Signed by the Regional Director of the Midwest Regional Office, the FONSI describes the alternative the NPS has selected for implementation (alternative 3 from the environmental assessment), provides the rationale for its selection, and explains why it will not have significant impacts on the human environment. The FONSI also includes the response to comments received on the environmental assessment during the public review period.
By USDA Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that ProSeeds Marketing Inc., Jefferson, Ore., has paid $2,475 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder and Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs Mary Lou Leary announced several improvements to the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program following the completion of a comprehensive review of the program ordered by the Attorney General ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department today paid tribute to nine individuals for their extraordinary efforts to recover missing children, rescue children from abuse and prosecute sexual predators during its annual commemoration of National Missing Children’s Day.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice today reached a comprehensive agreement with the Missoula, Mont., Police Department to ensure that the police department fairly and effectively responds to reports of sexual assault. In May 2012, the Justice Department launched an investigation into allegations that the Missoula ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: A federal inmate was sentenced today to life in prison for the violent murder of a fellow inmate in Pennsylvania’s Allenwood Correctional Complex, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Peter J. Smith.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a final settlement with the city of Corpus Christi, Texas, to resolve the department’s claim that the city violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination against female applicants for entry-level police officer positions.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Mississippi-based Hancock County Land LLC (HCL) pleaded guilty today to the unpermitted filling of wetlands near Bay St. Louis, Miss., and agreed to pay a $1 million fine and take remedial measures for two felony violations of the Clean Water Act, announced Assistant Attorney General Ignacia S. Moreno ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: Vinh Chuong “Jimmy” Kha, 50, and Felix Kha 26, were sentenced today in federal district court in Los Angeles to serve 42 and 46 months, respectively, in prison for crimes related to illegal international trafficking of rhinoceros horn, announced Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice and André Birotte Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California.
By DOJ Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department today announced that a federal grand jury in Memphis, Tenn., has returned a one-count indictment charging Justin Shawn Baker, 25, of Jackson, Tenn., with violating the civil rights of students and faculty of the Margolin Hebrew Academy.
By Fed Newswire | May 15, 2013
News Release: On May 20, 2013, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer 28-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.26000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $1,250,000,000. ...
By Commerce News Now | May 15, 2013
News Release: Acting Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Remarks on the Anniversary of the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Thank you, Vice Minister Duque. Buenas tardes. I also want to recognize Ambassador McKinley.
By Labor Gazette | May 15, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of up to $5 million to fund 16 or more Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families grants. Approximately 1,900 veterans will receive job training and related services to help them succeed in civilian careers.
