News published on Federal Newswire in August 2015

News from August 2015


Murray Statement on Court Decision Supporting Basic Protections for Home Care Workers

News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA) released the following statement on the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the expansion of minimum wage and overtime protections to home care professionals.


Upstate New York Man Convicted for his Role in Attempting to Develop Lethal Radiation Device

News Release: Upstate New York Man Convicted for his Role in Attempting to Develop Lethal Radiation Device.


Jefferson County Man Sentenced To 210 Months On Methamphetamine Related Charges

News Release: A Jefferson County man was sentenced on Aug. 20, 2015, to federal prison on methamphetamine related charges, Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced today.


News Release: The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today that Derrick Dawon Burns, 22, of Chicago, Illinois, pled guilty in federal court to four federal charges stemming from a series of bomb threats and threats of violence directed toward Southern Illinois...


Fifth Annual Science in the Seashore Symposium

News Release: The Atlantic Research and Learning Center at Cape Cod National Seashore will host the fifth annual Science in the Seashore Symposium at the Salt Pond Visitor Center on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 1 to 5 PM. This popular program features a diverse group of scientists and scholars sharing with the public the natural and cultural research projects they are conducting within the seashore.


News Release: Fourteen individuals have been charged by federal indictment with conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and related immigration fraud charges.


News Release: Greenbelt, Maryland - Theresa Darlene Snead, age 56, of Suitland, Maryland pleaded guilty today to theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal over $115,000 in social security benefits.


News Release: In San Antonio today, 40-year-old Gabriel Espinoza of San Antonio, TX, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of 30 years in federal prison for production of child pornography announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge James Spero, San Antonio Division.


News Release: The Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, chaired by Rep. Phil Roe (R-TN), will hold two field hearings next week to examine efforts by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would dramatically alter the way franchise businesses operate.


Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on Ongoing Devastating Wildfire Season

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2015 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today made the following statement: "This year, we are experiencing yet another devastating wildfire season, particularly in the drought-ravaged West. Climate change, drought, fuel buildup, insects and disease are increasing the severity ...


Statement from Secretary Tom Vilsack on the Loss and Injury of U.S. Forest Service Firefighters in Washington State

News Release: WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2015 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today made the following statement regarding the loss of three U.S. Forest Service firefighters near Twisp, Wash. An additional U.S. Forest Service firefighter and two Washington State Department of Natural Resources firefighters also sustained life threatening injuries.


News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that bank zweiplus ag (Bank Zweiplus) and Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino (Banca Stato) have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. “Swiss banks continue to accept responsibility for their involvement in the concealment of foreign ...


OSHA News Release: 23-year-old worker loses part of finger in machine [08/20/2015]

News Release: PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A 23-year-old machine operator making nuts and bolts suffered a partial amputation of his right middle finger when it was caught in a machine at a Painesville manufacturer. He had only three weeks' experience with the equipment when the injury occurred.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Aug. 20, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.