News published on Federal Newswire in July 2015

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 9, 2015

News Release: Defendant Lied About Bulkhead Construction Completed without Proper Permits.

By Commerce Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Ways and Means Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX), and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) today called on the disability community and other interested stakeholders to bring ideas to the table on how best to address...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Antietam National Battlefield announces that as of Oct. 1, 2015, 37 acres will be available on the historic Roulette Farm for the use of a hay lease. These acres will be administered under a special use permit, issued by the Resource Management Division of the battlefield. A flat rate of $25.00 per acre will be assessed bi-annually in the months of October and April.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: The House of Representatives today approved the Student Success Act (H.R. 5). Introduced by Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN), the legislation replaces the current K-12 education ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Wholesaler Supplied Counterfeit Goods to Small Retail Stores.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 WASHINGTON — Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson and Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas participated in a roundtable discussion with the American Jewish Community to discuss collaborative efforts to keep communities across the country safe.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: A Burbank, Washington, businesswoman was sentenced yesterday to serve more than three years in prison following her February 2015 conviction of 10 counts of failing to pay over federal employment taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after a five-day jury trial in U.S. District Court for the Eastern ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: A Morris County, New Jersey, doctor was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for accepting $1.8 million in bribes to refer millions of dollars in business to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, as part of a long-running scheme operated by the lab, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Valerii Georgiev, 42, a Russian citizen, and the former chief mate of the ocean cargo vessel M/V Murcia Carrier, was sentenced to a term of three months prison for failing to maintain an accurate oil record book in violation of the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS), by the Honorable Joseph Rodriguez, the Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division and the U.S Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey announced today.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: The president and chief executive officer and two former Asia-based executives of a Las Vegas investment company were indicted today for their roles in an alleged $1.5 billion Ponzi scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Daniel ...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: A resident of Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, and the owner of two automotive businesses pleaded guilty today for his involvement in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Allen Polite Jr. of the Eastern District of Louisiana.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Three Miami real estate developers were sentenced to prison terms today for their roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that caused losses of $27.8 million.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: A former military contractor who ran two Kuwaiti companies during the Iraq War was sentenced today to 54 months in prison for paying a $15,000 bribe to a lieutenant in the Army National Guard in exchange for the award of a contract. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania made the announcement.

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Two Northern California real estate investors pleaded guilty for their role in bid-rigging conspiracies and mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Northern California, the Department of Justice announced today.

By Fed Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today announced the availability of the 2015 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities will receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration as community development.

By Fed Newswire | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on June 16-17, 2015. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.

By Commerce News Now | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks to more than 1,800 Walmart executives, potential suppliers, and state economic development organizations at the U.S. Manufacturing Summit in Bentonville, AR. The U.S. Manufacturing Summit brings together existing and potential Walmart ...

By Commerce News Now | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced 12 new communities that have received designations under the Obama Administration’s Investing in Manufacturing Communities Partnership (IMCP) initiative. She announced the designees during remarks at the U.S. Manufacturing Summit at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, AR.

By Labor Gazette | Jul 8, 2015

News Release: SAN ANTONIO — Tipped employees may know the value of a hard-earned dollar better than anyone. Every dollar counts in their profession because tips account for all but a small portion of hourly wages. So, when they receive improper minimum wage and overtime pay, it stings. For 82 waiters and kitchen employees of China Sea Restaurants in San Antonio, this happened.

By DOT News Wire | Jul 8, 2015

The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on July 8, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.