News published on Federal Newswire in August 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 5, 2014

News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Mercer County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pain pills, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the former mayor of Grandview, Mo., was sentenced in federal court today for a wire fraud scheme in which he used a bogus charity to steal $35,000 in contributions from International House of Prayer, a local nonprofit organization.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has selected Amber L. Cargile as the new Deputy State Director for Communications in Arizona.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: RIVERSIDE, California - A man who left pipe bombs in a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs near the residence of an ex-girlfriend was sentenced today to 72 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession of an unregistered destructive device.

By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, August 4, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking public input concerning a proposal to provide more information to the public about the amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits used by participants at individual grocery stores and retailers. ...

By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: Secretary Vilsack: Overwhelming Interest Illustrates Eagerness Across the Country to Partner, Invest in Cleaner Land and Water WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today that USDA's new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which brings together businesses, tribes, ...

By USDA Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: Three New USDA Directories Help Connect Consumers and Farmers through Local Food Opportunities WASHINGTON, Aug. 4, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Administrator Anne Alonzo announced over the weekend that USDA's National Farmers Market Directory ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: A Beverly Hills, California man was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to serve six months in prison and one year of home confinement for filing a false federal income tax return for tax year 2007, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS), the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve multiple lawsuits alleging that the company knowingly billed government health care programs for inpatient services that ...

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: Five alleged members of the violent Almighty Imperial Gangsters Nation gang have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida for their roles in multiple murders. A sixth alleged gang member was indicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: A North Carolina couple pleaded guilty for leading a Costa Rican sweepstakes fraud scheme that defrauded hundreds of elderly Americans.

By DOJ Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: A federal jury in Omaha, Nebraska, found Donna Marie Kozak guilty on Friday of conspiracy to file and filing false liens against two U.S. District Court judges, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, two Assistant U.S. Attorneys and an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) special agent, the Justice Department announced.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — LinkedIn Corp. has paid $3,346,195 in overtime back wages and $2,509,646 in liquidated damages to 359 former and current employees working at company branches in California, Illinois, Nebraska and New York. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that ...

By Labor Gazette | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: Dimensional Machine Works LLC fined $57,750 HOUSTON — Dimensional Machine Works LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 13 safety violations, including seven repeat, for continuing to expose workers to possible amputation hazards by failing ...

By Labor Gazette | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: ROCHELLE, Ga. — McCleskey Mills Inc. has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 28 safety and health violations for exposing workers to amputations, falls and other safety hazards. The agency initiated the February 2014 inspection at the peanut processing plant in Rochelle after receiving a complaint. Proposed penalties total $72,553.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: AUBURN, Ala. — Jose Rodriguez, doing business as J and N Construction, was cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for two repeat and two serious safety violations for exposing employees to fall and amputation hazards following a June inspection at the East Lake subdivision work site. Proposed penalties total $42,240.

By Labor Gazette | Aug 4, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy invites state governments and other interested stakeholders to participate in an online dialogue from Monday. Aug. 4, to Monday, Aug. 18, on hiring, retaining and advancing workers with disabilities. "State Governments: What Can We Do? Join the Conversation for Change ," will help inform ODEP's technical assistance to states.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

The US Interior Department published a one page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By Interior Newswire | Aug 4, 2014

The US Interior Department published a two page notice on Aug. 4, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.