News published on Federal Newswire in April 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: COEUR D'ALENE- Pamela J. Unruh, 58, of Rainer, Washington, was sentenced yesterday to two years of probation for false statement or fraud to obtain Federal Employee’s Compensation, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. United States District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Unruh to complete 100 hours of community service.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce more than 3 tons collected, breaking previous record by more than half a ton.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Department of Justice. U.S. Attorney’s Office. District of Connecticut. Tuesday, April 29, 2014. Follow @USAO_CT. Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL ROSA, also known as “Mo Betta" and “Fab," 43, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Defendant Allegedly Described Deadly Plot To Undercover Officer.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: National Park Service Rangers and SAR partners have safely rescued JR Kimber and his two children from Congaree National Park after spending over 2 days lost in the backcountry. The rescued are all in stable condition and are being transported by ambulance to the local hospital for observation.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that three men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a heroin-trafficking conspiracy in Columbia, Mo.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security today announced the expansion of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) expedited screening program, TSA Pre✓™, to include eligible customers of Air Canada, the first international carrier to participate. TSA is working with additional international carriers to join TSA Pre✓™.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 Major Disaster Declared for Arkansas, Federal Teams Supporting Affected Areas WASHINGTON – At the direction of President Obama, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is continuing to support areas ...

By USDA Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Second major small farmer package this year includes research awards, technical assistance and marketing support WASHINGTON, April 29, 2014 – Today, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional support and resources for America's small and midsized farmers and ranchers. Today's announcement includes ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Li Fangwei, who is more commonly known by his alias “Karl Lee,” is charged with violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by using United States-based financial institutions to engage in millions of dollars of U.S. dollar transactions in violation of economic sanctions that prohibited ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: A federal jury convicted certified public accountant Jeffery Deshon Applewhite, aka Jeffrey Donald Mason, a resident of Los Angeles County, California, of 20 counts of aiding and assisting the preparation and presentation of false tax returns late yesterday, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Dr. Dayo Obebe of Muscogee County, Georgia, was sentenced today to serve 12 months and one day in prison for tax evasion and ordered to pay $189,661 in restitution, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael J. Moore for the Middle District of Georgia. Obebe pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion on Feb. 6, 2014.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Harvey James was sentenced today to serve 110 months in prison for his role in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Assistant Attorney General Kathryn Keneally of the Justice Department's Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for the Middle District of Alabama. James previously ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Oneike Mickhale Barnett, a Jamaican citizen, was sentenced today in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in connection with his role in a fraudulent lottery scheme based in Jamaica that targeted victims in the United States, the Justice Department announced. Barnett was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge William J. Zloch to serve 60 months in prison and 5 years supervised release. Barnett also was ordered to pay $94,456 in restitution.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Perry Sylvester Jackson, 28, of Marysville, Calif., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez to serve 70 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act in a 2011 racially motivated attack against a white man and an African-American ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: Charmaine Anne King was sentenced today in connection with her role in a fraudulent international lottery scheme that targeted U.S. citizens, the Justice Department announced. King was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore in Miami to serve 57 months in prison and 5 years supervised ...

By Fed Newswire | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Cornerstone Bancorp, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida Written Agreement dated July 23, 2012 Terminated April 24, 2014 Liberty Bancorp and Liberty Bank, both of South San Francisco, California Written Agreement dated Oct. 25, 2011 Terminated April 25, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: EDISON, N.J. — Plant, tree and shrub firm Barton Nursery Inc. has signed a consent judgment agreeing to pay $27,056 in back wages to 12 nonimmigrant foreign workers hired under the H-2A visa program of the Immigration and Nationality Act. Investigators from the Wage and Hour Division's Southern New Jersey ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 29, 2014

News Release: SOUTH MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Following injuries to seven workers at Cooper Power Systems LLC, including chemical burns to the skin and irritation to their respiratory tracts requiring urgent medical treatment, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited the company ...

By DOE Gazette | Apr 29, 2014

The US Energy Department published a two page notice on April 29, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.