News from February 2015
Cemetery Visit Assistance Offered by Big South Fork on May 16 and 17
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2015
News Release: The Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area will provide assistance on Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17, 2015, for family members who wish to visit remote cemeteries and do minor clean-up of graves of their relatives. This assistance will be provided to the park cemeteries that are not...
Corker Statement on Murder of Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2015
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement today regarding the murder of Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was shot to death on Friday night in Moscow.
Corker Statement on White House Veto Threat Against Bipartisan Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2015
News Release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made the following statement regarding the White House’s threat of a presidential veto against his bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of any comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran.
ENGEL STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF RUSSIAN DISSIDENT BORIS NEMTSOV
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on the murder of prominent Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov...
Collaborative Project to Construct Pedestrian Bridge
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2015
News Release: Sulphur, OK -- On Feb. 23, 2015, the National Park Service approved the Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the Construct a Bridge, Trails, and Parking Improvements Environmental Assessment (EA) for a collaborative project with the Chickasaw Nation to constructa pedestrian bridge that will allow visitors access to and from the Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Chickasaw NRA) and the Chickasaw Nation Cultural Center (Chickasaw Cultural Center).
USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC Programs
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Farmers Now Have Until March 31 to Update Yields and Reallocate Base Acres; Deadline for Choosing Between ARC and PLC also Remains March 31 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2015 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs ...
Bipartisan Group of Former Agriculture Secretaries Urges Congress to Pass Trade Promotion Authority
By USDA Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Former Secretaries Say Boosting Exports and Trade Critical to American Agriculture Economy WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2015 – A bipartisan group of former U.S. Agriculture Secretaries, representing all past Administrations from those of President Jimmy Carter to President George W. Bush, today issued the following ...
Former Enzyme Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns and Perjury
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: A Fort Wayne, Indiana, resident pleaded guilty yesterday in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Indiana to two counts of filing a false tax return and one count of perjury, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
Florida Man Pleads Guilty for Role in Puerto Rican Identity Trafficking Ring
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: A Florida man pleaded guilty today for his role in a large-scale identity trafficking ring, which sold the identities of Puerto Rican U.S. citizens to foreign nationals to allow them to enter or remain in the United States illegally. To date, a total of 14 individuals have been charged for their roles in this identity trafficking ring, and four have pleaded guilty.
Former Puerto Rico Police Officer Sentenced for Committing Perjury During Civil Rights Investigation
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Former Police of Puerto Rico Sergeant Antonio Rodriguez Caraballo was sentenced today to serve 46 months in prison and three years supervised release for making a false statement under oath to the federal grand jury investigating civil rights violations stemming from the fatal beating of Jose Luis Irizarry ...
Michigan Psychotherapy Clinic Owner Sentenced to 87 Months in Prison for his Role in $3.3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: A former Michigan resident who directed a $3.3 million psychotherapy fraud scheme, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of the Eastern District of Michigan, Special ...
Two Miami Residents Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Their Roles in $63 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Two Miami residents were sentenced to serve 72 months in prison for their roles in a $62 million Medicare fraud scheme involving intensive mental health treatment programs.
Tilghman Island Fisherman Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Fish Harvesting in the Chesapeake Bay
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Michael D. Hayden, 43, of Tilghman Island, Maryland, today to 18 months in prison to be followed by six months of home detention and three years of supervised release for conspiring to violate the Lacey Act and defraud the United States through the illegal ...
Two Miami Tax Preparers and Client Sentenced in Fraudulent Refund Scheme
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Three Miami residents were sentenced for their roles in a tax refund scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Special Agent in Charge Kelly R. Jackson of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation’s (IRS-CI) Miami Office.
Joint Statement By the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence on the Declassification of Renewal of Collection Under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: Early last year in a speech at the Department of Justice, President Obama announced a transition that would end the Section 215 bulk telephony metadata program as it previously existed, and that the government would establish a mechanism that preserves the capabilities we need without the government holding this bulk data.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the applications by Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, to (1) acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities from Doral Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pursuant to section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and (2) establish and operate branches at the locations of the acquired branches of Doral Bank, pursuant to section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Banco Popular North America
By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the applications by Banco Popular North America, New York, New York, to (1) acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities from Doral Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pursuant to section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and (2) establish and operate branches at the locations of the acquired branches of Doral Bank, pursuant to section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.
Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Centennial Bank
By Fed Newswire | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the applications by Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, to (1) acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities from Doral Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico, pursuant to section 18(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and (2) establish and operate branches at the locations of the acquired branches of Doral Bank, pursuant to section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act.
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ILAB News Release: World Vision awarded $7 million to combat exploitative child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in Honduras [02/27/2015]
By Labor Gazette | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs today announced the award of a $7 million cooperative agreement to World Vision to implement a project to combat exploitative child labor and improve labor rights and working conditions in Honduras. World Vision is "dedicated ...
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ILAB News Release: Department of Labor issues report on worker rights concerns in Honduras, Honduras pledges to work closely with the United States [02/27/2015]
By Labor Gazette | Feb 27, 2015
News Release: TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — The U.S. Department of Labor released a report today that raises serious concerns regarding the effective enforcement of labor laws in Honduras under the labor chapter of the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). The report provides ...
