News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - An indictment was unsealed today charging Superior EMS Ambulance Company, operating from Huntingdon Valley, PA, its owner, Beana Bell, 31, and operator Vadim Fleshler, 32, both of Philadelphia, with conspiracy to commit health care fraud. According to the indictment, the case involves...


Natchez Trace Parkway to Tackle non-native Kudzu Vine

News Release: The National Park Service announces that contractors will be working to eradicate kudzu along the Natchez Trace Parkway from Clinton to Natchez MS. Visitors can expect to see workers spraying herbicide alongside the Parkway from milepost 0-90 during late September-early October.


News Release: Today, U.S. Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, sent a letter to President Obama, regarding his comments before the United Nations General Assembly, during which he committed that the United States "will ensure the free flow of energy" from the Middle East and Africa.


News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury in Rochester has returned a one-count indictment charging Vasile Leu, 33, of the Country of Moldova, with wire fraud conspiracy. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000.



News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORDAN MARSH, 27, of South Windsor, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to one count of theft of a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer.


News Release: TOPEKA, KAN. - A Topeka man who was arrested in Omaha has been charged with bank robbery, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said today.


Free Live Reptile and Amphibian Show Set for October 6

News Release: CALABASAS, Calif. - Fans of all things slithery and scaly are invited to attend the Live Reptile and Amphibian Show at the Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center on Sunday, October 6 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - Dr. Norman Werther, 73, of Ft. Washington, PA, was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and more than 300 counts stemming from his pill mill operation. A federal jury convicted Werther on June 11, 2013 of 184 counts of illegally distributing oxycodone, 116 counts of money laundering, six counts of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, and one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises.


USDA Specialty Crop Block Grants Create New Economic Opportunities and Grow Markets in Local Communities

News Release: Washington, Sept. 24, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA will invest $52 million in grants to support America's specialty crop producers through the 2013 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program awards. The funding includes 54 block grants to U.S. states and territories ...


News Release: The United States filed a complaint yesterday asking a federal court in Atlanta to enjoin Joan Leger and her company, The 1804 Tax Group Inc., doing business as Liberty Tax Service, from preparing federal income tax returns for others, the Justice Department announced today.


News Release: A Detroit federal grand jury returned an indictment against a Panasonic Automotive Systems Corporation executive for his role in an international conspiracy to fix prices of switches and steering angle sensors sold to Toyota and installed in U.S. cars, the Department of Justice announced today.


News Release: Two individuals charged with running a telemarketing operation that defrauded Spanish-speaking consumers pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced. Daniel Carrasco, 54, and Federico Martin Gioja, ...


News Release: Jason Glenn Thomas, 35, a former City of Tuscaloosa Police sergeant in Tuscaloosa, Ala., was sentenced today to serve ten years in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for sexually assaulting a Tuscaloosa woman in violation of federal civil rights laws. A special assessment of $100.00 was also imposed.


Federal regulators issue guidance on reporting financial abuse of older adults

News Release: Seven federal regulatory agencies today issued guidance to clarify that the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act generally permit financial institutions to report suspected elder financial abuse to appropriate authorities.


Federal Reserve Board issues interim final rules clarifying how companies should incorporate Basel III reforms into capital and business projections

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued two interim final rules that clarify how companies should incorporate the Basel III regulatory capital reforms into their capital and business projections during the next cycle of capital plan submissions and stress tests.


OFCCP News Release: Rules to improve employment of people with disabilities and veterans published today [09/24/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that the Federal Register published two final rules to improve hiring and employment of veterans and for people with disabilities. The rules were first announced Aug. 27, 2013, and more information is available at http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/ofccp/OFCCP20131578.htm.


The US Energy Department published a one page rule on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on Sept. 24, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.