News from May 2014
By State Newswire | May 21, 2014
News Release: Washington, DC - U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Jim Inhofe (R-OK) today introduced legislation condemning the death sentence of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, a Sudanese Christian woman accused of apostasy, and calling for her immediate and unconditional release from prison, where she remains with her 20 month-old son.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
Release: Washington, DC, May 20, 2014 - Today, Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced new flexibility for school districts working to meet updated whole grain requirements for school meals. During the current school year, USDA received feedback from schools...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Washington - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is accepting applications for loans and grants to support community development projects, business expansion and job creation.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: KANSAS CITY, KAN. - A Johnson County man was sentenced Tuesday to 36 months imprisonment for tampering with a witness in a federal criminal case, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.
By State Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H.Res. 573, introduced by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL). Chairman Royce is an original cosponsor of the resolution, which condemns the abduction of female students by armed militants from the al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group Boko Haram in Nigeria.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Urbana, Ill. -- U.S. District Judge Michael P. McCuskey today sentenced Deshawn Lewis, 36, of Kankakee, Ill., to 157 months (13 years, 1 month) in the federal Bureau of Prisons for distribution of crack cocaine. Lewis was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release upon his release from prison.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Albuquerque, New Mexico, May 20, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that $15 million in targeted assistance will be provided to help farmers, ranchers and private forest owners in rural areas of 20 states that experience "persistent poverty." The funding, part of USDA's StrikeForce ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 - Today, Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon announced new flexibility for school districts working to meet updated whole grain requirements for school meals. During the current school year, USDA received feedback from schools ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Revolving loans, micro-lending help create jobs, spark business expansion, increase rural manufacturing WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the Department is accepting applications for loans and grants to support community development projects, business expansion and job creation.
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Check out the Forest Service's Aerial Fleet for Wildland Fire Management 2014 infographic (PDF, 1.8MB) WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 - In the face of what is shaping up to be a catastrophic fire season in the Southwest, the U.S. Forest Service is adding four additional aircraft to its next-generation firefighting ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Congress passed the Hunger-Free Kids Act in 2010 with bipartisan support to help ensure every American child had access to the nutrition they need to grow into healthy adults. One goal of the law was to help reduce America's childhood obesity epidemic and reduce health risks for America's children by ...
By USDA Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Vilsack Also Reiterates Need for Fire Funding Solution as Projected Cost of Fighting Wildfire Exceeds This Year's Budget DENVER, May 20, 2014 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced action to help 94 national forest areas in 35 states to address insect and disease threats that weaken forests ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that it will require ConAgra Foods Inc., Cargill Inc., CHS Inc., and Horizon Milling LLC to divest four competitively significant flour mills in order to proceed with the formation of Ardent Mills, a flour milling joint venture. The department said that the divestitures ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The Justice Department filed a joint motion today for entry of a landmark consent decree to resolve allegations that the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) engaged in widespread and systemic discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Under the proposed consent decree, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Daniel Layug pleaded guilty in the Southern District of California today to accepting more than $10,000 in cash, consumer electronics and travel expenses from a foreign defense contractor in exchange for classified and internal Navy information.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Jordan-based Arab Ship Management Ltd. pleaded guilty today in federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, to one count of violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, the Justice Department and the U.S. Coast Guard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: Today a federal grand jury in Milwaukee returned a two count indictment charging Paul Carter, aka Pimpin’ Paul, with sex trafficking offenses dating from 2012 through 2013, the Justice Department announced. Carter, 44, of Milwaukee, is charged with one count of sex trafficking of an adult female by force, ...
By DOJ Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: A Texas man pleaded guilty today to conspiring to smuggle and to traffic in counterfeit and misbranded pharmaceuticals, including Viagra tablets, from China, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General David A. O’Neil of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.
By Fed Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Western Bank (PDF), Lordsburg, New Mexico Order of assessment of civil money penalty dated May 16, 2014 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: TCM ...
By Fed Newswire | May 20, 2014
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the issuance of an Order of Dismissal dismissing the enforcement action against Louis A. DeNaples, an institution-affiliated party of First National Community Bancorp, Dunmore, Pennsylvania. The Order terminates a previous Cease and Desist Order against DeNaples issued by the Board on April 12, 2012.
