News published on Federal Newswire in June 2014

By EPA Newswire | Jun 11, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC -The Communications and Technology Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), today held a hearing to assess the state of media ownership, and the rules that govern it, in the digital age. Members discussed the FCC’s inaction on the statutorily required 2010 quadrennial review of...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 11, 2014

News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A federal grand jury Wednesday returned an indictment charging a defendant in a state murder case with a federal firearms violation, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

By DOE Newswire | Jun 11, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - The Subcommittee on Energy and Power, chaired by Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-KY), has scheduled a hearing to review EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas regulations for existing power plants on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: WICHITA FALLS, Texas- A Wichita Falls, Texas, man, Stuart Ray Mitchell, 40, who pleaded guilty in January 2014 to one count of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute methamphetamine, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 151 months in federal prison. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: SAVANNAH, GA: A federal indictment, today unsealed in Savannah, has charged 54 defendants for their alleged roles in a massive fraud upon the WIC and Food Stamp programs. The indictment represents one of the largest federal food program frauds ever prosecuted, which fraud allegedly involved the purchase...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that three Kansas City, Kan., residents were indicted by a federal grand jury today for the armed robbery of an Excelsior Springs, Mo., bank.

By Homeland Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 On June 13, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson will travel to Illinois where he will be joined by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and U.S. Representative Luis Gutierrez to conduct site visits to review regional U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

By USDA Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: Infrastructure investments will help create jobs, expand rural manufacturing WASHINGTON, June 10, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the award of $22.5 million in loans and grants for organizations in nine states to promote rural economic development.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a comprehensive agreement with the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, as well as Missoula County, Montana, and the Montana Attorney General’s Office, to resolve the department’s investigation of alleged gender bias in the prosecution of sexual ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: WASHINGTON—Attorney General Eric Holder announced Tuesday that the Justice Department would formally support a proposal under consideration by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to allow certain individuals serving time in federal prison for nonviolent drug offenses to be eligible for reduced sentences.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: William P. Danielczyk Jr., formerly of Oakton, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of willful failure to collect and pay over employment taxes for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2010, and one count of theft or embezzlement from an employee benefit plan for the calendar year 2010, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: A former Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (Rabobank) Japanese Yen derivatives trader pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud by manipulating Rabobank’s Yen London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) submissions to benefit his trading positions.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: A grand jury in Miami, Florida, indicted two individuals and two corporations for allegedly operating call centers in Peru that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims into paying fraudulent settlements.

By DOJ Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: The Justice Department today announced a settlement with the city of San Jacinto, California, that resolves a lawsuit alleging disability discrimination filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Under the settlement, San Jacinto has changed its laws to comply with the Fair ...

By Fed Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Allied First Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), Oswego, Illinois Written Agreement dated June 6, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: On June 9, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F42 Total Amount Awarded: $77,769,000,000 ...

By Commerce News Now | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: Remarks As Prepared For Delivery Thank you. It is an honor to be here at the Big M Convergence with engineers, business leaders, and investors who are moving American manufacturing forward. And a special thanks to our hosts, SME and your current President, Mike Molnar. I am so pleased to be here because ...

By Commerce News Now | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered keynote remarks at the Big M Convergence event in Detroit, Mich., a gathering of manufacturers and policymakers dedicated to developing and implementing real-world solutions to the most complex challenges facing the manufacturing industry. In ...

By Labor Gazette | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio — Appalachian Oilfield Services LLC has agreed to pay 25 heavy equipment operators $129,802 in overtime back wages after an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found the company was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. At eastern Ohio drilling locations, the workers provided cleanup services and hauled away muck ejected from wells in the oil fracking process.

By Labor Gazette | Jun 10, 2014

News Release: PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Liberty Tire Recycling LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for repeat and serious safety violations for exposing workers to falls, fire/explosion and dangerous, unguarded equipment. OSHA cited the Port St. Lucie recycler following a Site-Specific Targeting inspection in January 2014. Proposed penalties total $45,000.