News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: Michael Ghabrial, 49, of Martinsville, New Jersey, was charged today by Information with one count of bank bribery, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. According to the Information, Ghabrial, an officer of Valley National Bank (“VNB"), solicited and accepted a bribe in exchange for agreeing to sell real estate property owned by VNB at a reduced price.

By State Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wrote President Obama today urging him during his speech to the U.N. General Assembly to re-state the U.S. goal of not permitting Iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability and demanding verifiable action from the Iranian government in order to permit the possibility of a diplomatic accord with the international community.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court, a 28-year-old felon from Minneapolis was sentenced for possessing a.44-caliber revolver. United States District Judge Ann D. Montgomery sentenced Eugene Denzel Johnson to 80 months in prison on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. Johnson was indicted on Nov. 20, 2012, and pleaded guilty on May 13, 2013.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: MINNEAPOLIS-Earlier today in federal court in St. Paul, a 47-year-old Lakeville man pleaded guilty for his role in a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders in connection with the sale of condominiums at the Chateau Ridge development in Burnsville. John Michael Stevens, the developer of the Chateau Ridge...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: Defendants Responsible For String Of Robberies In Michigan, Ohio, And Washington.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: Fort Myers, Florida - Acting United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announces the filing of an information and signed plea agreement in United States District Court against Lee County Commissioner Tammara Ann Hall, a/k/a Tammy Hall (53, Cape Coral). The information charges Hall with one count of...

By Interior Newswire | Sep 23, 2013

News Release: Superintendent Barclay Trimble announced today the temporary closure for off-road vehicle (ORV) access of the area located two tenths of a mile south of Ramp 44 to Cape Point.Effective Monday, Sept. 23, 2013, this section of beach is temporarily closed to ORVs for a sea turtle nest protection area.The area remains open for pedestrian access. The nest reached day 55 of the "hatch window" and the area will remain closed to ORVs until the nest hatches.

By Interior Newswire | Sep 22, 2013

News Release: On Saturday, October 5, 2013, the Timucuan Preserve, a unit of the National Park Service, will host Harvest Day, a special event marking the end of the harvest season at Kingsley Plantation. Harvest Day was a tradition on all of Zephaniah Kingsley's plantations. In October, 1841, Kingsley Beatty Gibbs...

By Interior Newswire | Sep 21, 2013

News Release: Staff continues to examine the condition of facilities and trails to determine which areas can be reopened. Debris is being removed and facilities cleaned where needed. A Facilities Management team is assessing the scope and scale of the flood damage and risk to park facilities, roads, and infrastructure as an initial step in determining long-term repair and rehabilitation needs.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Total Petrochemical USA Inc. (Total) will pay an $8.75 million penalty for failing to comply with the terms of a 2007 settlement with the United States that resolved alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: A Dominican national was sentenced today to serve 42 months in prison for her role in trafficking the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens and corresponding identity documents, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division; U.S. Attorney Rosa ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Child Cyber Safety Night at the Ballpark is the latest effort by the Justice Department and its law enforcement and community partners to encourage parents to speak with their children about online and cell phone safety and provide prevention materials. As part of the event, the Department will receive ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Today the Department of Justice filed a complaint and a simultaneous settlement agreement in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to ensure that prisoners at the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Va., receive appropriate medical and mental health care. In March 2011, the Justice ...

By DOJ Newswire | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: On Friday, the Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C., ruled that a subsidiary of the BB&T Corporation was not entitled to $660 million in tax benefits that BB&T claimed based on its participation in an abusive tax shelter known as Structured Trust Advantaged Repackaged Securities (STARS). Judge ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue Today in Mexico City, Vice President Joe Biden, together with the Mexican government, launched the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), co-chaired by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Fact Sheet: U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue Today in Mexico City, Vice President Joe Biden, together with the Mexican government, launched the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED), co-chaired by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ...

By Commerce News Now | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: Thank you, President Reif and Andrew Liveris. It’s great to be here.

By Labor Gazette | Sep 20, 2013

News Release: WASHINGTON — An open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, also known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will take place Monday, Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20210, Room 4 C5521.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 20, 2013

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Sep 20, 2013

The US Transportation Department published a three page rule on Sept. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.