News from September 2013
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Energy and Power Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), today held a hearing on “The Obama Administration’s Climate Change Policies and Activities." The purpose of the hearing was to examine the details of the president’s Climate Action Plan and the full scope of federal...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: ROCHESTER, N.Y.--U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Terrance Junot, III, 37, of Greece, N.Y., pleaded guilty to online enticement of a minor before U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison with a mandatory minimum period of 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, or both.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jonathan Hoang, of San Jose, California, pleaded guilty in Federal court on Sept. 16, 2013, to charges of impersonating a U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) special agent and Securities Fraud, announced Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Melinda Haag.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: INDIANAPOLIS - U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett, along with Robert G. Dreher, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division, announced today the return of two indictments against six individuals and three companies for offenses involving federal...
By DOE Newswire | Sep 18, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), today continued its examination of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), focusing on section 6 requirements related to the manufacture and processing of existing chemicals and section 18, regarding...
By DOL Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Dear Higher Education Stakeholder: In preparation for the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will embark on a series of hearings over the next several months to examine important policy issues facing postsecondary...
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Yu Jiang, age 30, from Waterloo, Iowa, pleaded guilty today in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to one count of conspiracy to transport, harbor and encourage illegal aliens to reside in the United States.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MATTHEW WALLACE, 32, formerly of Ledyard, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton in Bridgeport to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. On March 6, 2013, a jury found WALLACE guilty of one count of receiving child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Leeton, Mo., man has pleaded guilty in federal court to receiving nearly $150,000 in federal disability benefits while he owned and operated a cattle ranch.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: SAN JOSE - Rodney Hatfield was sentenced late yesterday afternoon to 30 months in federal prison in connection with his role in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud, United States Attorney Melinda Haag announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON— Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers today was joined by White House Cabinet Secretary and Assistant to the President Danielle Gray and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas to ...
By Homeland Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 “On Sept. 19-20, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Rand Beers will travel to Texas and Mexico. On Sept. 19, Acting Secretary Beers will travel to McAllen, Texas to inspect border security operations, meet with U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Highlights Support for Advanced Health Care Technology WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2013 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today kicked off National Health IT week by highlighting the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) to expand funding for advanced health care technology in rural America.
By USDA Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: WASHINGTON, Sept. 17, 2013 -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today the appointment of Brian T. Baenig as Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The position was recently vacated by Krysta Harden upon her confirmation as Deputy Secretary of USDA. With Baenig serving as USDA Chief of Staff, Vilsack also announced that Deputy Assistant Secretary Ann Wright will serve in an acting capacity as Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations.
By DOJ Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Gurmail Singh, a resident of Richmond Hill, N.Y., pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of New York to filing a false federal tax return, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.
By Fed Newswire | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: The Missouri Bank (PDF), Warrenton, Missouri Order of assessment of civil money penalty dated Sept. 12, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Remarks at U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunites Forum, Los Angeles, California Ahlan Wa Sahlan. Thank you, Omar Farid. And thanks for your leadership of a great American company doing business in the Gulf.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered keynote remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum currently underway in Los Angeles, an event being hosted by the Saudi Committee for International Trade, the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, and the Saudi-U.S. Trade Group. The event ...
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: Ahlan Wa Sahlan. Thank you, Omar Farid. And thanks for your leadership of a great American company doing business in the Gulf.
By Commerce News Now | Sep 17, 2013
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today delivered keynote remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum currently underway in Los Angeles, an event being hosted by the Saudi Committee for International Trade, the U.S.-Saudi Business Council, and the Saudi-U.S. Trade Group. The event ...
