News from May 2013
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Today the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) concluded Operation Guardian, a three-year, national initiative specifically targeting the country’s most dangerous noncompliant sex offenders. Deputy Marshals and law enforcement partners arrested 345 individuals who had failed to register with state authorities as required by law.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: A former health care clinic director and licensed clinical psychologist pleaded guilty today in connection with a health care fraud scheme involving defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Two employees of a U.S. broker-dealer and a senior official in Venezuela’s state economic development bank have been charged in New York’s federal court for their alleged roles in a massive international bribery scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: A Romanian national pleaded guilty today to participating in an international, multimillion-dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S. merchants’ computers, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire John P. Kacavas and Holly Fraumeni, Resident Agent in Charge of the U.S. Secret Service, Manchester, N.H., Resident Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department reached a settlement agreement today with DeKalb County, Ga., school district to resolve the department’s investigation into allegations of religious and national origin harassment of a Sikh middle school student. Counsel for the Sikh Coalition filed the complaint with the department, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: A former medical doctor pleaded guilty today in Washington, D.C., to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in Kenya, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen Jr. and Assistant Director ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Corey Thompson was sentenced today to serve 30 months in prison for his involvement in a sophisticated stolen identity refund fraud conspiracy, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. In July 2012, Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and to one count of aggravated identity theft.
By DOJ Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: Xavier Jiménez-Benceví, aka “Xavi,” 28, faces life in prison following his conviction of murdering Delia Sánchez-Sánchez, a federal witness on a drug trafficking case, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia ...

By Fed Newswire | May 7, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Greer Bancshares Incorporated, Greer, South Carolina Written Agreement dated July 7, 2011 Terminated May 3, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — Members of the public are invited to participate in an online dialogue to examine the impact of existing federal regulations and legislation on the successful transition from school to work of youths and young adults with disabilities. The U.S. departments of Labor, Education, and Health ...

By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2013
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that it has reached a settlement of $211,002 with U.S. Lime Co. in the May 2010 death of a maintenance manager at St. Clair Mine in Marble City, Okla. The settlement involves 39 citations and orders issued in the wake of the accident and during subsequent mine inspections.

By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON — Acting Secretary of Labor Seth D. Harris and acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis today announced that the United States has requested consultations with the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain under the Labor Chapter of the United States — Bahrain Free Trade Agreement. The ...

By Labor Gazette | May 7, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration today announced an 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 provides an opportunity for stakeholders to provide early input into the development of regulations.
By USDA Wire | May 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a two page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 7, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a one page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a four page proposed rule on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | May 7, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on May 7, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.