News published on Federal Newswire in September 2013

News from September 2013


Colorado Security Contractor Resolves Overcharging Allegations Related to Its Work in Iraq and Afghanistan

News Release: The Macalan Group Inc., formerly known as NEK Advanced Securities Inc. (NEK), a security contractor headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., has agreed to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), ...


Former Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Making False Statement in Connection with Real Estate Foreclosure Auction Investigation

News Release: A former investor in the Alabama real estate foreclosure auctions industry pleaded guilty today to one count of making false statements, the Department of Justice announced.


“No Show” Doctor Sentenced to 151 Months in Prison in Connection with $77 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

News Release: Gustave Drivas, M.D., 58, of Staten Island, N.Y., was sentenced to serve 151 months in prison for his role as a “no show” doctor in a $77 million Medicare fraud scheme. The State of New York revoked Dr. Drivas’s medical license earlier this year.


High-level Colombian Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 194 Months in Prison

News Release: Jose Maria Corredor-Ibague, aka “Boyaco,” a high-level drug trafficker and supporter of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), has been sentenced in Washington, D.C., to serve 194 months in prison. Corredor-Ibague was the first person in the nation to be indicted under the federal narco-terrorism ...


Alabama Man Indicted for Multi-Year Stolen Identity Refund Fraud Conspiracy

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today in Montgomery, Ala., charging Nakia Jackson with conspiracy to file false tax returns, theft of public funds and aggravated identity theft, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama George L. Beck Jr. The indictment was unsealed following Jackson’s arrest.


Attorney General Eric Holder Releases Statement on the Washington Navy Yard Shooting

News Release: The Attorney General issued the following statement today in the wake of the tragedy at the Washington Navy Yard: “The thoughts and prayers of everyone at the Department of Justice are with the victims of this heinous attack, and their families. We also extend our sincerest gratitude to the local and federal law enforcement agents in our nation's capital who bravely responded to the scene and prevented this tragedy from claiming even more lives.


Colorado Security Contractor Resolves Overcharging Allegations Related to Its Work in Iraq and Afghanistan

News Release: The Macalan Group Inc., formerly known as NEK Advanced Securities Inc. (NEK), a security contractor headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colo., has agreed to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with a contract with the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), ...


Secretaria de Comercio Penny Pritzker y Representante Comercial Michael Froman Copresidirán Lanzamiento del Diálogo Económico de Alto Nivel

News Release: La Secretaria Pritzker y el Representante Comercial Froman se unirán al Vicepresidente Joe Biden en visita a México México, D.F., a 17 de septiembre de 2013 – La Secretaria de Comercio Penny Pritzker y el Representante Comercial de los Estados Unidos Michael Froman viajarán a la Ciudad de México esta semana para copresidir la reunión inaugural del Diálogo Económico de Alto Nivel de México y Estados Unidos el 20 de septiembre.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman Co-chair the Launch of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue

News Release: Pritzker, Froman will join Vice President Biden in Mexico U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will travel to Mexico City this week to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue on September 20.


Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Hispanic Heritage Month

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.


U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman Co-chair the Launch of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue

News Release: Pritzker, Froman will join Vice President Biden in Mexico U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman will travel to Mexico City this week to co-chair the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue on September 20.


Declaraciones de Penny Pritzker, secretaria de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, sobre el Mes de la Hispanidad

News Release: Penny Pritzker, secretaria de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, hizo hoy las siguientes declaraciones para conmemorar el Mes de la Hispanidad.


Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on Hispanic Heritage Month

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today issued a statement commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month.


Secretaria de Comercio Penny Pritzker y Representante Comercial Michael Froman Copresidirán Lanzamiento del Diálogo Económico de Alto Nivel

News Release: La Secretaria Pritzker y el Representante Comercial Froman se unirán al Vicepresidente Joe Biden en visita a México México, D.F., a 17 de septiembre de 2013 – La Secretaria de Comercio Penny Pritzker y el Representante Comercial de los Estados Unidos Michael Froman viajarán a la Ciudad de México esta semana para copresidir la reunión inaugural del Diálogo Económico de Alto Nivel de México y Estados Unidos el 20 de septiembre.


Declaraciones de Penny Pritzker, secretaria de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, sobre el Mes de la Hispanidad

News Release: Penny Pritzker, secretaria de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, hizo hoy las siguientes declaraciones para conmemorar el Mes de la Hispanidad.


OSHA News Release: $10.1 million in Susan Harwood safety and health training grants awarded to 70 organizations by US Department of Labor's OSHA [09/16/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration today awarded $10.1 million through the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program to 70 nonprofit, community and faith-based organizations; employer associations; labor unions; joint labor and management associations; ...


OSHA News Release: US Labor Department's OSHA working with agriculture community [09/16/2013]

News Release: Agriculture industry records highest fatality rates of any industry WASHINGTON — The agriculture sector accounted for 475 deaths in 2012. With a fatality rate of 21.2 per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers, agriculture recorded the highest fatality rate of any industry sector. Additionally, 48,300 ...


ETA News Release: US Department of Labor funds re-employment assistance for Texas workers displaced by layoffs at Fort Hood and Red River Army Depot [09/16/2013]

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $4,131,089 National Emergency Grant to provide re-employment assistance to approximately 1,120 workers affected by layoffs at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas, and the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana, Texas.


What did Transportation Department publish on Sept. 16?

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


What did State Department publish on Sept. 16?

The US State Department published a one page notice on Sept. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.