News published on Federal Newswire in October 2014

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2014

News Release: WICHITA, KAN. - A Wichita woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to operating a prostitution business, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2014

News Release: Johnstown, Pa. - A resident of Detroit, Mi., has been sentenced in federal court to three years’ probation, with home detention for the first six months; and 50 hours of community service to be served within one year, on her conviction of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 9, 2014

News Release: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Joplin, Mo., attorney was sentenced in federal court today for stealing more than $576,000 from his clients.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that RAYMOND BRIDGES, age 53, and MARY DOUGHTY, age 65, both residents of Bogalusa, were sentenced yesterday having previously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine base and misprision of a felony, respectively.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Sea Grant is supporting research at the Oregon State University's Molluscan Broodstock Laboratory pictured here to develop oysters that are more resilient to ocean acidification. (Photo: Pat Kight/Oregon Sea Grant)

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - Jamie Estrada, 41, of Los Lunas, N.M., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William P. Johnson for his conviction on unlawful interception of electronic communications and false statement charges arising out of the unlawful interception of wire communications intended for others...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Prosecution is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: CDC Media Relations 406-639-3286 DHS Office of Public Affairs 202-282-8010 New layers of screening at airports that receive more than 94% of West African Travelers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs & Border Protection (CBP) this week will begin new layers of entry screening at five U.S. airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: A former owner and manager of two Detroit-area home health care agencies has pleaded guilty in federal court for his role in a $22 million Medicare fraud conspiracy. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Federal inmate Kevin Marquette Bellinger, a former resident of Washington, D.C., and an inmate at the United States Penitentiary in Hazelton, West Virginia, was sentenced today to life in prison for the murder of another inmate.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: An indictment was unsealed today charging two managers and operators of three Los Angeles medical clinics with Medicare fraud and conspiracy to pay illegal kickbacks for medical procedures that were never actually provided. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Five Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang members from Dallas were sentenced to prison this week for their roles in the violent ABT enterprise, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson of the Southern District of Texas.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 16-17, 2014. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an ...

By Fed Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the appointment of William English as adviser to the Board for Monetary Policy in the Office of Board Members. Mr. English has served as director of the Board's Division of Monetary Affairs and as secretary to the Federal Open Market Committee since July 2010 and will continue to serve in those roles until a successor is in place.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the members of its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC) and the president and vice president of the council for 2015.

By Commerce News Now | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Group of 27 Nationally-Recognized Private Sector, Nonprofit, and Academic Leaders to Advise Commerce Secretary on Expanding Entrepreneurship, Promoting American Innovation U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the 27 individuals who have been selected to serve on the National Advisory ...

By Commerce News Now | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Group of 27 Nationally-Recognized Private Sector, Nonprofit, and Academic Leaders to Advise Commerce Secretary on Expanding Entrepreneurship, Promoting American Innovation U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced the 27 individuals who have been selected to serve on the National Advisory ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. — Manchester-based Rockville Construction LLC has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration for 25 serious violations of workplace safety and health standards. The contractor, responsible for the Hockanum Mill renovations in Rockville, faces $107,100 in fines for inadequate safeguards against lead exposure, respirator deficiencies, falls and electrical hazards.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: October 8, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Name of Defendant: Raydar Inc., formerly known as Raydar & Associates Inc., Raydar & Associates Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Allegations: Raydar Inc. was the plan sponsor of the Raydar & Associates Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. During the period ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 8, 2014

News Release: Date of Action: October 8, 2014 Type of Action: Complaint Name of Defendant: Raydar Inc., formerly known as Raydar & Associates Inc., Raydar & Associates Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan Allegations: Raydar Inc. was the plan sponsor of the Raydar & Associates Inc. Safe Harbor 401(k) Plan. During the period ...