News from May 2013
By Commerce News Now | May 23, 2013
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | May 23, 2013
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 23, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 23, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a two page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 23, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | May 23, 2013
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Colin Williams, 32, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to his role in a tax fraud scheme that fraudulently sought refunds in the amount of approximately $868,907. Williams was charged with conspiracy and fraud in connection with the same tax refund scheme that is alleged in an indictment against Benjamin...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: SAN FRANCISCO - Jacqueline Besser pleaded guilty, yesterday, to making false statements in a loan application, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON - Memorial Day weekend is one of the busiest times of the year for the National Park System, which includes natural treasures like the Grand Canyon and dozens of military sites and memorials. This upcoming weekend, however, vacationing families and visitors may notice some unwelcome changes...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: ARLEN B. CENAC, JR., age 57, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was charged with Making False Statements to the Federal Elections Commission today in a one-count Bill of Information, announced U. S. Attorney Dana J. Boente.
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Let’s start with the basic facts. Social Security has never contributed a penny to our deficit or our debt. In fact, Social Security currently has a $2.7 trillion surplus in its Trust Fund, to pay future benefits. By law, Social Security cannot deficit-spend. It can only pay out what’s in its Trust Fund.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: DENVER - Dr. Kevin R. Clemmer, age 59, of Evergreen, Colorado, pled guilty today before U.S. District Court Judge Robert E. Blackburn to illegally distributing Oxycodone, a Scheduled II Controlled Substance, and engaging in a monetary transaction in property criminally derived from proceeds of a specified...
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that ANAND SEKARAN, the President and Director of Wasson Capital Ltd. (“Wasson"), an investment fund, was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 30 months for engaging in a $2.3 million scheme to defraud...
By Commerce Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of gasoline. Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clarified why. The research team, which included scientists from NIST and several other universities, has published its findings in the journal Science.*
By State Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama’s counterterrorism speech at the National Defense University...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to attend a special living history day at Chickamauga Battlefield on Sunday, May 26, 2013. Come experience the power of Civil War artillery, as park rangers and Union living historians describe what life was like for artillerymen on the battlefield. These thirty minute programs will be presented near the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTOINE LAWS, 27, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 57 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: CHICAGO - A former Lake County man was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison for cheating at least 20 victims of approximately $1.6 million in an investment fraud scheme. The defendant, WILLIAM BLOCK, promised investors substantial profits, in some cases up to 300 percent returns over just six months, and instead used the money to finance a lavish lifestyle.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2013
News Release: Fort Wayne, INCThe United States Attorney's Office announced that a Grand Jury sitting in Fort Wayne, Indiana, returned the following Indictments on May 22, 2013.
