News from November 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A woman with a 40-year history of fraudulent conduct who used checks stolen from a woman in a West Hills nursing home to purchase hundreds of dollars in merchandise - a crime she committed while on supervised released in another federal fraud case - was sentenced today to 58 months in federal prison.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 9, 2015
News Release: KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that two Kansas City, Mo., men were sentenced in federal court today on charges related to drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms.
By State Newswire | Nov 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement regarding the meeting between the leaders of the President of the Republic of China (ROC) Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Singapore, the first such meeting since the Chinese civil war...
By State Newswire | Nov 8, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Representative Eliot L. Engel, the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the elections in Burma...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $900,000 to Kansas State University for the development of technology that can help defend building ...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 While the facts and circumstances surrounding the tragic October 31 crash of Metrojet Flight 9268 on the Sinai Peninsula are still under investigation, Transportation Security Administrator (TSA) Peter Neffenger and I, out of an abundance of ...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, November 6, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed members of the USDA Minority Farmers Advisory Committee (MFAC). The committee provides farmer, rancher, industry and public perspectives on USDA strategies, policies and programs that impact minority farmers and ranchers.
By USDA Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON, Nov. 6, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today awarded more than $4.5 million to 49 American veterinarians to help repay a portion of their veterinary school loans in return for serving in areas lacking sufficient veterinary resources. The awards, made through the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) administered by USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), will help fill shortages in 26 states.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: Verdict Brings Total of 22 Individuals Convicted in Scheme A jury in Central Islip, New York, convicted six men yesterday on felony charges of conspiracy and fraud in the sale of candy vending machine business opportunities, the Department of Justice announced. Edward Morris “Ned” Weaver, 42, of Perrysburg, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that following a comprehensive investigation it will not pursue federal criminal civil rights or other federal charges against the federal agents involved in the in-custody altercation that resulted in the death of Mexican national Anastasio Hernandez-Rojas.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: A former medical director and three therapists from defunct health provider Health Care Solutions Network Inc. (HCSN) were sentenced today in Miami for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and Florida Medicaid more than $63 million.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: The former CEO of TierOne Bank, a $3 billion publicly traded commercial bank formerly headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, was convicted by a federal jury today for orchestrating a scheme to defraud TierOne’s shareholders and to mislead regulators by concealing more than $100 million in losses on loans and declining real estate.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: A former high-ranking paramilitary leader in the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC or the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia) was sentenced to 198 months in U.S. federal prison today for conspiring to import into the United States and distribute ton-quantities of cocaine, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: A Bedford, Virginia couple was convicted today in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia of theft of government funds and other federal crimes, announced Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Anthony ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a Los Angeles man and owner of a medical supply company today for his role in a $4 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker of the Central District ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: Thank you, Don, for your kind introduction and for your service as chair of NEMA’s Board of Governors.
By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released two TPP Opportunities Industry Reports that spotlight key market access benefits and commitments of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The reports detail how eliminating various tariffs in respective industry sectors will benefit American companies ...
By Commerce News Now | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today released the following statement on the October jobs report, which showed that U.S. employment rose by 271,000 last month. Growth accelerated in most industries above their previous 12-month average, in particular professional and business services, retail trade, and construction.
![OPA News Release: Statement of US Labor Secretary Perez on October employment numbers [11/06/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/de/f4/11410099/webp_adobestock_298161024.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the October 2015 Employment Situation report released today: "The nation continues to bounce back from our worst economic crisis in generations. October was the most robust month of job growth in 2015, with total nonfarm employment increasing by 271,000.
![ILAB News Release: Department of Labor, Government of Paraguay commit to support new $6 million program to combat child labor [11/06/2015]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/jnswire/jns-media/dd/20/11410073/webp_adobestock_164215990.webp)
By Labor Gazette | Nov 6, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON — When the government of Paraguay established its Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security in 2014, it demonstrated a commitment to tackling important challenges, including combating child labor and strengthening enforcement of its labor laws. To help achieve this goal, it reached out to the U.S. Department of Labor to help build the capacity of its new ministry.
