News published on Federal Newswire in May 2014

News from May 2014


Two Individuals Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Launder Bribes Received In Afghanistan

News Release: Memphis, TN - Jimmy W. Dennis, 44, formerly of Clarksville, TN, and James C. Pittman, 45 of Rossville, GA, have each pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging conspiracy to launder approximately $250,000 in bribe payments received from Afghan contractors in Afghanistan, announced Assistant Attorney...


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on today’s election of Petro Poroschenko to be the next President of Ukraine...


News Release: Petrified Forest, AZ- Level II fire restrictions are now in effect in accordance with Apache County due to the extreme fire danger from prolonged hot and dry weather conditions. These restrictions will remain in effect throughout Petrified Forest National Park until further notice.


News Release: A Perrysburg man was indicted on four counts related to child pornography, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.


News Release: The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that a federal grand jury in Anchorage, Alaska, returned a superseding indictment yesterday charging Michael D. Brandner, an Anchorage physician specializing in plastic surgery, on three counts of tax evasion. Brandner has also been charged with seven counts of wire fraud in an indictment returned in September 2013.


News Release: The Justice Department filed a lawsuit today against Mississippi-based developer Dawn Properties Inc. (Dawn) and its affiliated companies for violating the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The lawsuit alleges that the defendants violated these laws when they designed and constructed five or more residential properties with barriers that make them inaccessible to persons with disabilities.


News Release: A former employee of a U.S. contractor pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to defraud the United States in connection with a contract to provide reconstruction-related services in Afghanistan.


News Release: Scott B. Miserendino, Sr., 55, a former government contractor who performed work for the United States Navy Military Sealift Command , and Timothy S. Miller, 57, a businessman whose company sought contracting business from the Military Sealift Command, were indicted today on charges including conspiracy and bribery.


News Release: Kenneth Gaddie, aka K.G., 24, of Nashville, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy in federal court in Nashville, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney David Rivera for the Middle District of Tennessee and Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey L. Fulton for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Nashville Field Division.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US State Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Labor Department published a two page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Interior Department published a one page notice on May 23, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.