News from April 2016
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: LUBBOCK, Texas - A 30-year-old Lubbock, Texas, man, Justin Boyet Johnson, was sentenced on Friday by U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 27 months in federal prison, following his guilty plea in January to an indictment charging one count of attempted transfer of obscene material to a minor, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Court Finds That “The Tax Firm” is Successor to Previously Enjoined Operation, “The Tax Factory,” Flouted Court’s Earlier Order Finding that she “is not competent, or if competent, she is not willing to prepare returns that comply with the law,” a federal court yesterday held Stephanie Edmond in contempt ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Two former high-ranking executives of a Boston-based financial services company that is one of the world’s largest asset managers and custody banks were charged in an indictment that was unsealed today with a scheme to defraud at least six of the bank’s clients through secret commissions applied to billions ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement Tuesday on the departure, effective Apr. 14, of Acting Associate Attorney General Stuart F. Delery: “For over seven years – since the very first day of the Obama Administration – Stuart Delery has been an indispensable source of wisdom, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: The owner and operator of a Detroit-area home health care agency was sentenced to 57 months in prison today for his participation in a $3.4 million health care fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade of ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: “College” Created as Part of Homeland Security Investigations Sting Operation Twenty-one brokers, recruiters and employers from across the United States who allegedly conspired with more than 1,000 foreign nationals to fraudulently maintain student visas and obtain foreign worker visas through a “pay to stay” New Jersey college were arrested this morning by federal agents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman for the District of New Jersey announced.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: A former resident of Portland, Oregon was sentenced to 37 months in prison today for her role in a tax refund fraud scheme, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: Thousands of Kentucky Claimants Improperly Received Disability Benefits A retired administrative law judge, a lawyer and a psychologist were charged in a federal indictment unsealed today for their roles in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $600 million in federal disability payments for thousands of claimants.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: A federal grand jury sitting in Billings, Montana, returned an indictment on Feb. 17, which was unsealed today, charging a Saint Ignatius, Montana, couple with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and three counts of tax evasion, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter of the District of Montana.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker issued the following statement today on the release of the February 2016 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services monthly data. U.S. exports of goods and services increased to $178.1 billion in February from $176.3 billion in January. In February, travel services registered a new record, with $15.3 billion of exports. In addition, growth in goods exports was largely driven by consumer goods, up $1.1 billion from January.
By Commerce News Now | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that as part of the Department’s Digital Economy Agenda, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) issued a Request for Comment (RFC) on questions posed by the growth of the Internet of Things (IOT). This Request is an important step in the Department’s continued effort to promote the Internet of Things, the broad category of devices, appliances, and objects that can be connected via the Internet.
By Labor Gazette | Apr 5, 2016
News Release: WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a $1.9 million grant competition to recruit, train and retain women in high-skill occupations, such as advanced manufacturing, transportation, energy, construction and information technology. The Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations program will fund the grants.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a five page proposed rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By USDA Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Agriculture Department published a three page proposed rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 5, 2016
The US State Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State News Post | Apr 5, 2016
The US State Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Apr 5, 2016
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on April 5, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
