News published on Federal Newswire in May 2013

News from May 2013


News Release: The Department of Justice released today a report to Congress entitled Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions which provides a range of enforcement statistics required under the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010. The report, based on data compiled from the case management system used by U.S. Attorney’s Offices (USAO) with Indian Country jurisdiction shows among other things a 54 percent increase in Indian Country criminal prosecutions since Fiscal Year 2009.


News Release: Manssor Arbabsiar, aka “Mansour Arbabsiar,” was sentenced today in New York City federal court to 25 years in prison for participating in a plot to murder the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. while the Ambassador was in the U.S., announced John Carlin, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the Department of Justice and Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.


News Release: The United States yesterday filed a complaint asking a federal court in Atlanta, Ga., to stop Matthew Adegbite and his companies MAS & Associates CPA, LLC and Mathew A. Adegbite CPA, PC, from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: Lea’Tice Phillips, of Montgomery County, Ala., pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for her role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today. According to the court documents, ...


News Release: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi today approved a landmark consent decree filed by the Justice Department, together with private plaintiffs and the Meridian Public School District in Meridian, Miss., to prevent and address racial discrimination in student discipline. The ...


News Release: Joseph Rizzuti, of Stuart, Fla., was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and for corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the Justice Department and the IRS announced today.


MSHA announces results of April impact inspections

News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 106 citations, 13 orders and one safeguard during special impact inspections conducted at nine coal mines and two metal/nonmetal mines last month.


U.S. Department of Labor awards up to $10 million grant for storm recovery efforts in Oklahoma

News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $10 million National Emergency Grant award to create temporary jobs for eligible individuals to assist with cleanup and recovery efforts resulting from the severe storms and tornadoes that ravaged a five-county area of Oklahoma between May 18 and May 20. These storms resulted in widespread damage across the state during this same period. The funds are being awarded to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce.


Harris v. Nohl Crest Homes Corp. involving employee stock plan in Florida

News Release: Date of Action: May 22, 2013 Type of Action: Complaint Name(s) of Defendant(s): Nohl Crest Homes Corp., Kenneth R. Emery, Peter G. Timba, and Nohl Crest Homes Corp. Employee Stock Ownership plan Allegations: Defendants caused or allowed a transfer of $650,000 in plan assets to a company bank account ...


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a two page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Justice Department published a one page notice on May 30, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.