News from December 2014
By DOJ Gazette | Dec 8, 2014
The US Justice Department published a four page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 8, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Dec 8, 2014
The US Transportation Department published a three page proposed rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 8, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 8, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a four page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce News Now | Dec 8, 2014
The US Commerce Department published a two page rule on Dec. 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution’s one-and-a-half-year investigation into an illicit prescription drug trafficking ring culminated last week with the arrests of 20...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings (WA-04) delivered the following statement on the House floor today in support of H.R. 5781, the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014.
By USDA Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
Release: Washington, DC, December 8, 2014 - Today USDA announced the selection of eight states to participate in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fruits and Vegetables, as directed by the Agricultural Act of 2014, also known as the Farm Bill. Under the pilot, California, Connecticut, Michigan, New York, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin will be able to increase their purchases of locally-grown fruits and vegetables for their school meal programs.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the next full-scale, Trails Forever restoration will begin on Alum Cave Trail in 2015. The Trails Forever crew will focus restoration efforts on several targeted locations along the 5-mile trail to improve visitor safety and stabilize eroding trail sections. The restoration work will require temporary trail closures throughout the 2-year process.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: United States Attorney Brendan V. Johnson announced that a Canton, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Interstate Transportation of Stolen Property, Wire Fraud, and Money Laundering.
By DOL Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C.- Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today applauded Senate approval of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) nominee Lauren McGarity McFerran to serve as a Member of the NLRB.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Thomas Caul, Special Agent in Charge, Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General (SSA-OIG), announce that Brenda Harden, 56, of Okeechobee, Florida, pled guilty today to charges of embezzlement and theft of government monies, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 641.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - A Lakewood, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to one year and one day in prison for his part in a real estate investment fraud scheme that defrauded investors of more than $1 million, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: The collaboration of local, state and federal law enforcement under the Detroit One program led to convictions of three individuals who were involved in a violent, armed drug gang located in northwest Detroit, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: Supreme Foodservice Agrees To Pay $389 Million In Fines, Damages and Penalties.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: As part of the President’s Climate Action Plan and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Western Solar Plan, the BLM is releasing three Environmental Assessments analyzing impacts for three proposed utility-scale solar energy projects in the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone in Clark County, Nevada. Following...
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today released a new report, “Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Involvement in ‘Operation Choke Point’, " detailing the agency’s close relationship with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to effectively target legal businesses the administration...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Lott, 39, of Vallejo, was sentenced to 14 years in prison yesterday after entering guilty pleas to drug trafficking charges in a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute MDMA and crack cocaine. In imposing sentence, Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. said the defendant was at the center of a massive drug conspiracy and his conduct warranted a significant sentence.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 8, 2014
News Release: GREENSBORO, N.C. - Twenty-seven men and three women have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Greensboro, North Carolina on charges of drug trafficking and illegal weapons possession, announced Ripley Rand, United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina. The defendants reside in Alamance and Guilford Counties.
