News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the arrests of five defendants - Scott Stammers and Philip Shackels, citizens of the United Kingdom; Ye Tiong Tan Lim, a citizen of the People’s Republic...

By US DOT Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Opening Statement. (Remarks as Prepared). I’m proud to be here today as we kick off this Conference on one of my highest priorities as Chairman: moving forward with water resources development legislation. I would like to start by applauding Senator Boxer, Senator Vitter, and my Senate colleagues for...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Mark A. Lewis, 30, of Swansea, pled guilty in the federal district court in East St. Louis to the charge that he stole unemployment benefits from the United States Railroad Retirement Board.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Randall McMahon, 27, of Easton, PA, was charged today by Information with one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: MOBILE, Ala. - Hubert Rivas-Granados, 47, a former resident of Houston, Texas, and a citizen of Colombia illegally in the United States, was sentenced today in federal court for his participation in an interstate organization involved in the distribution of numerous kilograms of cocaine. Rivas-Granados...

By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2013 - The U.S. Forest Service now offers access to variety of visitor maps for people using Android and iOS devices.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Grants Include Innovative Local Foods Enterprises WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the selection of 34 organizations for grants to help rural cooperatives and small businesses expand and strengthen their capacity to serve rural citizens and communities.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Three former investment advisers were sentenced on Nov. 19, 2013 for their roles in attempting to defraud a wealthy investor of $1 billion through a high-yield investment fraud scheme.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole today announced the release of a new Department of Justice policy for employees addressing the effects of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the workplace. The Department of Justice has long been at the forefront of addressing domestic violence in the workplace.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Mark Hebert, 48, pled guilty today to one civil rights violation, five bank fraud violations and one aggravated identity theft violation, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite ...

By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced they are increasing the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions. Transactions at or below the thresholds are subject to the protections of the regulations.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on October 29-30, 2013 and of the conference call held on Oct. 16, 2013.

By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced four rules designed to reduce unnecessary burdens on employers by updating or rescinding obsolete regulations and requirements. A rule from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration updates and streamlines the standards for the use of ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON — From Ben Franklin's "Poor Richard's Improved" to Sonia Sotomayor's "My Beloved World," nearly 100 titles of fiction, nonfiction, plays and poetry begin the initial roll of Books that Shaped Work in America —a Centennial project of the U.S. Department of Labor in partnership with the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

By Fed News Journal | Nov 20, 2013

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Fed News Journal | Nov 20, 2013

The US Federal Reserve System published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOE Gazette | Nov 20, 2013

The US Energy Department published a one page notice on Nov. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.