News published on Federal Newswire in April 2015

By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: New assessments to focus on expanding water supply in drought-affected areas WASHINGTON, April 9, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today $73 million to be invested this year to rehabilitate and assess dams across the nation to ensure this critical infrastructure is protecting Americans from harm, securing public health and expanding water supplies in drought affected areas. About 150 projects and assessments in 23 states will be funded.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: A new partnership agreement with the Softwood Lumber Board announced to promote innovative wood building technologies WASHINGTON, April 9, 2015 - Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of over $9 million to expand and accelerate wood energy and other wood product markets. The federal funds will leverage $22 million in investments from partners, resulting in a total investment of $31 million in 23 states.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney John W. Vaudreuil of the Western District of Wisconsin and Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Shields Jr. of the FBI’s Milwaukee Division announced that Joshua Ray Van Haften, 34, of Madison, Wisconsin, has been charged with ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: A Las Vegas tax return preparer was indicted yesterday on 66 counts of preparing and causing the filing of false tax returns, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement on the departure of U.S. Attorney John Kacavas: “For nearly six years as United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, John Kacavas’ impressive record of public service has reflected his dynamic leadership, his consummate skill ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: A former trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol was sentenced today in Columbus, Ohio, to 60 months in federal prison for coercing four female victims to engage in sexual acts in exchange for lenient treatment in connection with potential criminal cases and traffic tickets.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: United States Sues Two Other Companies and Three Individuals for Similar Violations Cardiovascular testing disease laboratories Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. (HDL), of Richmond, Virginia, and Singulex Inc., of Alameda, California, have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: A resident of Commerce Township, Michigan, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison to be followed by one year of supervised release for criminal contempt, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division. In July 2014, Doreen Hendrickson was ...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: A member of the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as “Carder.su” was sentenced today to 150 months in federal prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards over the Internet. He was further ordered to pay $50.8 million in restitution.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: Three Montgomery, Alabama, men were sentenced to prison today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama for their participation in a stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) tax scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. of the Middle District of Alabama.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that Shelbie Brooke Richards, 21, of Pearl, Mississippi, and Sarah Adelia Graves, 22, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Jackson for their roles in a federal hate crime conspiracy involving racially motivated assaults, ...

By Fed Newswire | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued a final rule to expand the applicability of its Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement and also apply it to certain savings and loan holding companies.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman today released a new report that shows that the number of jobs supported by goods exports continues to rise in states across the country. The report also includes individual success stories, in all 50 states, of small and medium sized businesses that are using exports to expand their businesses and support well-paying American jobs.

By Commerce News Now | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews today announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce is partnering with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) throughout the Western Hemisphere to enter new markets and grow. Deputy Secretary Andrews made the announcement with IDB President Louis Alberto Moreno at the Seventh Summit of the Americas in Panama.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The owner of two East Rutherford, New Jersey, companies will pay $322,094 in back wages and penalties after U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division investigators found the companies willfully violated a provision of the H-1B visa program, which allows guest workers to be temporarily employed in the United States.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: HOUSTON — Imagine living on less than $300 a week in an area where a month's rent averages $1,000 or more. That's a reality for many workers in specialty grocery stores in Houston, reports the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. The finding results from a multiyear enforcement initiative by the division that found widespread minimum wage and overtime violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is accepting 2015 applications for targeted-topic training grants and capacity-building training grants under the Susan Harwood Training Grant Program. A total of $3.5 million is available for nonprofit organizations, ...

By Labor Gazette | Apr 9, 2015

News Release: ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — An inspection of a wood crate manufacturer found that permanent and temporary employees faced excessive noise , improper hand protection and respiratory irritation due to wood dust exposure at the North American Container Corp. in Adairsville. The company makes crates and corrugated ...

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

By DOT News Wire | Apr 9, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 9, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.