News published on Federal Newswire in October 2015

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Building off its work to examine drinking water challenges for small and rural communities, the Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL), has scheduled a legislative hearing for Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at 10 a.m. in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing is entitled, “Technical Assistance for Rural Water Systems: S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act."

By DOL Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: Employer name: Koch Foods Inc., doing business at Aspen Foods Inc.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: Scores of Unmarked Assault Rifles and Silencers Seized.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: Hawaii National Park, HI - Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park continues its tradition of sharing Hawaiian culture and After Dark in the Park programs with the community and visitors in November. All programs are free, but park entrance fees apply. Programs are co-sponsored by the Hawai'i Pacific Parks Association, and your $2 donation helps support park programs. Mark the calendar for these upcoming events.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: POTOMAC, Md. -Starting October 5, 2015 through Jan. 12, 2016, safety improvement work will be performed on the entrance and access roads in the Great Falls Tavern area in Potomac, Maryland. The project was developed to improve road safety, improve vehicle flow at the fee collection booth, and enhance...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: Paul E. Draper, 35, of Hanna, Wyoming, was sentenced by Federal District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson on Oct. 15, 2015, for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. Draper was arrested in Hanna, Wyoming. He received 33 months imprisonment, to be followed by four years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay a $250.00 fine and a $100.00 special assessment. This case was investigated by the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation.

By Interior Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: Innovative Program Showcases Iconic Features such as El Capitan, Mariposa Grove, and Mirror Lake.

By Commerce Newswire | Oct 15, 2015

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders this week sent letters to 17 state health exchanges as the committee continues its investigation of the federal government’s oversight of state health exchanges established under Obamacare. The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee recently held a hearing to review how the federal government spent more than 5 billion taxpayer dollars on failed or failing exchanges.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: Assistant U.S. Attorney George C. Burgasser, who handled the case, stated that between June 2013 and July 2014, Travis sold marijuana to co-defendant Damario James for redistribution.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: In Del Rio today, a federal grand jury indicted a former GEO Group’s Val Verde Correctional Facility supervisor for allegedly having sexual relations with a prisoner announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs.

By Homeland Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 I congratulate Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey on his retirement after 46 years of public service. His nearly half century on the beat has made our cities – and our homeland – safer.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it has reached an agreement with Postal Express Inc., a delivery and logistics company with locations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. The agreement resolves a charge filed with the Justice Department’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: A resident of Lima, Peru, who was charged with operating call centers that lied to and threatened Spanish-speaking victims in the United States, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: The Department of Justice announced that a California man and a New Jersey man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati in connection with the prosecution of a nationwide prescription drug diversion scheme. Fernando Galan, 50, of Simi Valley, California, pleaded guilty before U.S. District ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: The Boeing Company has paid the United States $18 million to settle allegations that the company submitted false claims for labor charges on maintenance contracts with the U.S. Air Force for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft, the Justice Department announced today. Boeing, an aerospace and defense industry giant, is headquartered in Chicago.

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: The former CEO and president of a pharmaceutical marketing company was sentenced to three and one half years in prison for participating in a scheme to defraud the company in which he obtained more than $2 million in fraud and kickback proceeds, and for willfully failing to report that unlawful income ...

By DOJ Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: Clinical Director and Therapist Also Plead Guilty An owner, a clinical director, and a therapist pleaded guilty today for their roles in a health care fraud scheme involving three Miami-based mental health centers.

By Fed Newswire | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application under sections 10(e) and 10(c) of the Home Owners' Loan Act, as amended, by Synchrony Financial, Stamford, Connecticut, to operate as a publicly owned savings and loan holding company and retain control of its subsidiary federal savings association, Synchrony Bank, Draper, Utah, and to continue to engage in certain business activities through its control of non-savings association subsidiaries.

By Labor Gazette | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services cited for more than 30 violations after tragedy OMAHA, Neb. – Moments before a blast ripped through a railcar on April 14, 2015, a check of the air quality inside indicated a serious risk of an explosion. Despite the warning, Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services sent ...

By Labor Gazette | Oct 14, 2015

News Release: OMAHA, Neb. — Moments before a blast ripped through a railcar on April 14, 2015, a check of the air quality inside indicated a serious risk of an explosion. Despite the warning, Nebraska Railcar Cleaning Services sent two employees, aged 41 and 45, into the railcar to work without monitoring the air continuously for explosive hazards as required, nor providing the employees with emergency retrieval equipment or properly fitted respirators.