News from October 2015
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: ALBUQUERQUE - U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez released the following statement regarding the death of Albuquerque Police Officer Daniel Webster.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON - Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., praised increased access to trade documents for Congressional staff that went into effect this week under new consultation and engagement guidelines released by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Wyden successfully fought for the new guidelines, including increased staff access to trade documents, as part of the Trade Priorities and Accountability Act passed earlier this year.
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: For Immediate Release DHS Science & Technology Press Office Contact: John Verrico, (202) 254-2385 Washington, DC – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) awarded $1.2 million to the University of Michigan for the development of technology that can help defend ...
By Homeland Newswire | Oct 29, 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 $2.5 million to HRL Laboratories, LLC, of Malibu, Cal., for the development of technology that can ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Innovative Center Will Provide Tailored Assistance to States Working to Help SNAP Participants Gain Employer-Valued Skills and Find Jobs WASHINGTON, Oct. 29, 2015 – Today Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the creation of the nation's first Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment ...
By USDA Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: LOUISVILLE, Oct. 29, 2015—Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced a commitment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to prioritize $5.6 billion over the next two years within USDA programs and services that serve new and beginning farmers and ranchers. Deputy Secretary Harden also announced a new, tailored web tool designed to connect burgeoning farm entrepreneurs with programs and resources available to help them get started.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: The government has intervened in three False Claims Act lawsuits and filed a consolidated complaint against SavaSeniorCare LLC and related entities (Sava) alleging that Sava knowingly and routinely submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not medically reasonable ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Former Tate County, Mississippi, Lieutenant Randy T. Doss pleaded guilty in federal court today to unlawfully tasing an inmate at the Tate County Jail. The tasing, which occurred in 2012, caused J.W., a pre-trial detainee, to fall to the concrete floor and fracture his skull.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: The Justice Department announced today that it reached a settlement with the operators of Pikes Peak Wrestling League, a youth wrestling league that serves approximately 4,000 children across the state of Colorado, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement resolves allegations that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Former President and Three District Managers Also Face Criminal Charges Warner Chilcott U.S. Sales LLC, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturer Warner Chilcott PLC, has agreed to plead guilty to a felony charge of health care fraud, the Justice Department announced today. The plea agreement is part ...
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: A West New York, New Jersey, man today admitted that he conspired to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman of the District of New Jersey and Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel of the FBI’s Newark, New Jersey, Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: The Department of Justice announced today that Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (Luzerner), Habib Bank AG Zurich (HBZ), Banque Heritage S.A. and Hyposwiss Private Bank Genève S.A. (Hyposwiss Geneva) have reached resolutions under the department’s Swiss Bank Program. These banks will collectively pay penalties totaling more than $25 million and continue to cooperate with the department.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: A Smith’s Creek, Michigan resident, who specialized in repairing classic and rare cars was sentenced today to two years in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, for tax evasion and failure to file income tax returns, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Anthony Joseph, a commercial fisherman from Levittown, New York, was sentenced today in federal court in Central Islip, New York, to seven months in prison for federal violations stemming from his role in systematically underreporting fluke (summer flounder) that was being harvested as part of the federal Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program, the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: A Bolingbrook, Illinois, man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge that he attempted to travel overseas to join a designated foreign terrorist organization in Syria.
By DOJ Newswire | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Sixteen Search Warrants Executed in New Mexico and California as Part of Continuing Investigation into Alleged Violations of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act Three New Mexicans have been charged with violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by conspiring to import and fraudulently sell Filipino-made ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker delivered remarks at the AmCham Germany Annual Transatlantic Business Conference to address critical strategic and economic priorities facing the U.S.-German relationship.
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews spoke about the importance of understanding cybersecurity risk for financial institutions at the Mid-Atlantic Executive Cybersecurity Conference. Addressing a crowd of 150 regional banking leaders, Deputy Secretary Andrews highlighted the work the ...
By Commerce News Now | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today issued the Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems to help U.S. communities better withstand and rebound from the shocks of severe weather, earthquakes and other hazards.
By Labor Gazette | Oct 29, 2015
News Release: WASHINGTON – Results from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses released today show that private industry employers reported nearly 3 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2014. While the total recordable cases incidence rate fell 0.1 cases per 100 full-time workers, the rates for cases involving days away from work and for cases of job transfer or restriction only were unchanged.
