News published on Federal Newswire in November 2013

By EPA Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives will vote tomorrow on H.R. 1900, the Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act, a bill to expedite construction of natural gas pipelines needed to deliver America’s growing energy supplies to consumers. The legislation, authored by Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-KS), ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Grocery Store Operators And Employees Allegedly Paid Cash For Public Benefit Vouchers And Fraudulently Obtained Reimbursement From Government Program.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA - Jeffrey Monroe Roy, 48, of Mobile, Alabama, was sentenced today to serve 188 months in federal prison for using the Internet in an attempt to persuade, induce, and entice a minor to engage in sexual activity and traveling across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity with a minor.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: Q&A, Moderated Discussion To Follow. SAN DIEGO - U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy will host a special screening of “Out of Reach," a short documentary about prescription drug abuse created by a teen filmmaker, on Wednesday evening, Nov. 20, at Junipero Serra High School. This is the first “Out of Reach"...

By EPA Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today advanced H.R. 3301, the North American Energy Infrastructure Act. Authored by full committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Rep. Gene Green (D-TX), the bipartisan bill would modernize the cross-boundary...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 20, 2013

News Release: A former employee of Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union was criminally charged for his role in a conspiracy that led to the Cleveland institution’s collapse earlier this year, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Stephen D. Anthony, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cleveland office.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: Yesterday, Judge Mariani ruled that Lupas was not competent to stand trial at the present time and ordered that Lupas be placed in the custody of the Attorney General to determine whether there is a substantial probability Lupas will attain the capacity to permit proceedings in this case to go forward in the future.

By Commerce Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement today on Chairman Baucus’ decision to release tax reform discussion drafts...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: LOS ANGELES -- Donald Schultz, the former host of Animal Planet’s “Wild Recon" television show, pleaded guilty today in federal court to one count of violating the Endangered Species Act for selling two desert monitor lizards (Varanus griseus).

By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced grants for 71 projects spanning 42 states and the District of Columbia that support the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) efforts to connect school cafeterias with local farmers and ranchers through its Farm to School program.

By USDA Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack joined Farmer Veteran Coalition Executive Director Michael O'Gorman and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer to highlight the rapid growth of local and regional marketing opportunities in American agriculture. Local and regional markets provide new opportunity ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that FreshPoint Inc., a Houston, Texas-based food distribution company and wholly owned subsidiary of Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged the Department of Defense for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased under ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: A federal grand jury in Newark, N.J., returned an indictment against six investors for their roles in a conspiracy to rig bids at auctions conducted by New Jersey municipalities for the sale of tax liens, the Department of Justice announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: The Ensign Group Inc., a skilled nursing provider based in Mission Viejo, Calif., that operates nursing homes across the western U.S. has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted to Medicare false claims for medically unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services, the ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: Boston-based Cabot Corporation, the second largest carbon black manufacturer in the United States, has agreed to pay a $975,000 civil penalty and spend an estimated $84 million on state of the art technology to control harmful air pollution, resolving alleged violations of the New Source Review (NSR) ...

By DOJ Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: *CORRECTION: The release below previously stated that New York is receiving $613.8 million in this settlement, however, the number is $613.0 million. This correction notice was posted on Nov. 20, 2013.* The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $13 billion settlement ...

By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today released an estimation tool to help community banks understand the potential effects of the recently revised regulatory capital framework on their capital ratios.

By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: On Nov. 18, 2013, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered 28-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Under terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating two of the company's drivers in violation ...

By Labor Gazette | Nov 19, 2013

News Release: NORTH CANTON, Ohio — Under terms of a consent judgment, a now defunct North Canton, Ohio-based company, Star Air Inc., and owner Robert R. Custer, will pay two Ohio truck drivers $302,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor for terminating two of the company's drivers in violation ...