News from May 2013
By USDA Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 29, 2013–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement about notification received today from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) upgrading the United States' risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) to negligible risk: "I am very pleased ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third parties to a government ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Anthony K. Mastrogiovanni, 30, of Crofton, Md., pleaded guilty today to the sexual exploitation of minors to produce child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Two former police officers with the Police of Puerto Rico were convicted of attempting to extort a commonwealth defendant and soliciting bribe payments of $50,000, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez of the District of Puerto Rico.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Jason Giroir, 35, a former correctional officer with the Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) in Angola, La., pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge James J. Brady for the Middle District of Louisiana for his role in covering up an incident in which correctional officers used excessive force against an inmate. Giroir admitted filing a false report and subsequently providing false information to the FBI about the incident. Investigation of the incident is ongoing.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Following a two-week jury trial, F. Harvey Whittemore, a prominent lawyer and former lobbyist in Nevada, was convicted today of making unlawful campaign contributions to a Senate campaign committee in 2007 and causing a false statement to be made to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Daniel G. Bogden, U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada.
By DOJ Newswire | May 29, 2013
News Release: Today, Bridgette Rivers, a resident of Montgomery, Ala., pleaded guilty to her involvement in a conspiracy to use stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. According to the court documents, Rivers provided identity ...
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and the Treasury today issued final rules on employment-based wellness programs. The final rules support workplace health promotion and prevention as a means to reduce the burden of chronic illness, improve health and limit growth of health care costs, while ensuring that individuals are protected from unfair underwriting practices that could otherwise reduce benefits based on health status.
By DOT News Wire | May 29, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 29, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a seven page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a three page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 29, 2013
The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2013
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Interior Newswire | May 29, 2013
The US Interior Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Labor Gazette | May 29, 2013
The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Gazette | May 29, 2013
The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
