News from October 2013
Rapid City Man Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute A Controlled Substance And Felon In Possession Of A Firearm
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Rapid City, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Felon in Possession of Firearm.
Black Hawk Man Indicted For Tampering, Accessory After The Fact, And False Statement
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Black Hawk, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly aiding another individual in the theft of property belonging to the South Dakota Army National Guard between September 2012 and March 2013.
Las Cruces Man Pleads Guilty to Robbing First Light Federal Credit Union in Las Cruces in July 2013
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Dominic Tyrel Holland, 27, of Las Cruces, N.M., pleaded guilty this morning to a bank robbery charge and admitted robbing the First Light Federal Credit Union in Las Cruces N.M., on July 31, 2013. Holland entered his guilty plea without the benefit of a plea agreement.
2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Tour Begins
By USDA Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Newport, Wash., Oct.31, 2013 – The Colville National Forest and its nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors, announce the kickoff of the 2013 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree tour with a cutting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. The "Peoples Tree" will be harvested and is scheduled to arrive in downtown Newport, Wash., that afternoon. The tree will visit 22 cities on its way to Washington, D.C., arriving on November 25th.
Justice Department Seeks to Shut Down South Texas Tax Preparer
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: McAllen Area Man Allegedly Prepares Tax Returns Claiming False Deductions and Credits The United States has filed a lawsuit asking a federal district court in McAllen, Texas, to permanently bar Hector Rangel Jr. from preparing federal tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.
Owner of Texas-based Ambulance Service Convicted of Health Care Fraud
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: A federal jury in Houston has convicted Gwendolyn Climmons-Johnson, 53, of multiple counts of health care fraud for submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for ambulance services.
Co-founder of Liberty Reserve Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Manhattan Federal Court
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Vladimir Kats, 41, of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty today in federal court before U.S. District Judge Denise L. Cote to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The charges stem from his role in running Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services and allegedly laundered more than $6 billion in suspected proceeds of crimes.
Former U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier Sentenced to Prison for Role in Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Vernon Harrison, of Montgomery, Ala., was sentenced to serve 111 months in prison and three years supervised release, along with an order to pay $82,791 restitution, for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme , announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's ...
California Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud the IRS and Aggravated Identity Theft
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally and U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for the Northern District of California announced that Noemi Rubio Baez, of Salinas, Calif., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to file false claims for tax refunds with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and to aggravated identity theft.
Settlement Reached with Warren County, N.C., Board of Education to Resolve Employment Rights Claim of Army Reserve Soldier
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Justice Department announced a settlement today with the Warren County, N.C. Board of Education that resolves a lawsuit the department filed on behalf of Army Reserve soldier Dwayne Coffer under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA).
Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with United Bank Limited and United Bank Limited New York Branch
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: United Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan, and United Bank Limited New York Branch, New York, New York (PDF) Written Agreement dated Oct. 28, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
Federal Reserve and other central banks convert temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements to standing arrangements
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank announced on Thursday that their existing temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements are being converted to standing arrangements, that is, arrangements that will ...
Federal Reserve Board approves fee schedule for Federal Reserve Bank priced services
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday the approval of fee schedules, effective Jan. 2, 2014, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services).
Foreign Direct Investment Benefits the U.S. Economy
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The United States has been the world’s largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) since 2006. Every day, foreign companies establish new operations in the United States or provide additional capital to established businesses. With the world’s largest consumer market, skilled and productive ...
Remarks at the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Remarks at the SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit Thank you. Good morning! I am thrilled to welcome all of you to the first-ever SelectUSA Investment Summit.
President Obama to Address Inaugural SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit Hosted by U.S. Department of Commerce
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: President Obama will address the first-ever SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit today, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which is being held October 31-November 1 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Opens Inaugural SELECTUSA Investment Summit Highlighting Foreign Direct Investment as a Key Driver of U.S. Economic Growth
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today launched the inaugural SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit , telling the more than 1,200 attendees from nearly 60 countries, 47 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories that the United States is open for business. During the event, the Commerce ...
U.S. Commerce Department and the President's Council of Economic Advisors Release Report on Economic Benefits of Foreign Direct Investment at SELECTUSA Investment Summit
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: A new report from the U.S. Commerce Department and the President's Council of Economic Advisors spotlights the array of factors that have made the U.S. the destination of choice for foreign direct investment (FDI). The joint report, released at the inaugural SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit , also documents the positive impact FDI is having on the U.S. economy, including job creation, higher research and development spending and export growth.
SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: Thank you. Good morning! I am thrilled to welcome all of you to the first-ever SelectUSA Investment Summit.
President Obama to Address Inaugural SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit Hosted by U.S. Department of Commerce
By Commerce News Now | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: President Obama will address the first-ever SelectUSA 2013 Investment Summit today, hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, which is being held October 31-November 1 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.
